Qadhi Saeed Almurooshid | |
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Founding Chairman - Al Murooshid Investment LLC | |
In office 2009 – Present |
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Director General - Dubai Health Authority (DHA) | |
In office June 2007 – November 2012 |
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Member - The Executive Council of the Government of Dubai | |
In office 2003–2012 |
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Chairman of the board of directors - Dubai Corporation of Ambulance Services | |
In office 2010–2012 |
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Chairman of the board of directors - Centre of Ambulance Services | |
In office 2007–2010 |
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Chairman of the board of directors - Unified Ambulance Centre | |
In office 2006–2007 |
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Director General - Dubai Health and Medical Services (DOHMS) | |
In office March 2002 – June 2007 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Dubai, Trucial States (now United Arab Emirates) |
16 January 1971
Qadhi Saeed Almurooshid (Arabic:قاضي سعيد المروشد), born 16 January 1971, is an Emirati businessman and a former member of the Government of Dubai. He currently serves as a member of several Dubai boards and as chairman of Al Murooshid Investment LLC .
After completing his formative education in the United Arab Emirates, Almurooshid continued his studies in the United States, where he graduated from Salem Teikyo University, West Virginia in 1994 with a bachelor's in business administration and marketing.
Following his graduation, Almurooshid returned to Dubai where he took his first position in the public sector in the Department of Economic Development. Working within the compliance department he quickly rose to become the head of the newly established Commercial Protection Unit (CPU), and soon after, the head of the Corporate Service Centre. During his time with the CPU, Almurooshid worked closely with major corporations where he earned a reputation for his effective campaigning against issues such as piracy and counterfeit goods.
With a primary focus on supporting international companies and brands successfully establish themselves in the UAE; Almurooshid was part of the team that helped to cultivate a business friendly environment for corporations arriving in the region. Working not only among companies, but also sectors, Almurooshid was also key in establishing initiatives such as the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) in 1996 and Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS). In 1998 he was appointed as head of compliance, and became responsible for overseeing a team of seventy.
Almurooshid references his time with the economic department as an inspirational period of his development that helped to shape his on going career, and indeed, the department has been the foundry for many Emirati business figures and government officials.
Almurooshid was one of the first members of the Executive Council of Dubai, established under Law No.3 issued in 2003 by the royal decree of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, in order address the Emirate's security, public services and economic and social progress. Almurooshid served as a founding member and vice chairman of the Executive Council’s Social Committee, member of the Budgetary Committee and member of the Safety and Justice Committee from 2007 till 2010.