Dr. Ahmad Bin Hezeem Al Suwaidi
Senior Partner,BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem Advocates & Legal Consultants
Bio:
Dr. Ahmad is a Senior Partner in “BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem Advocates
& Legal Consultants”, which based at the DIFC in Dubai, UAE. He has over 24 years’ experience working in several law enforcement and judicialgovernmentalinstitutionsanddepartmentsinthe Government of Dubai. His profile of work experience include; Dubai Police, Executive Office of HH Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai at the time, the Ruler Court of Dubai, and the Dubai Courts. His legal and litigation experience is expansive covering international law, commercial law, civil law, and breach of contracts. Dr. Ahmad is a former member of many strategic governmental bodies and committees in Dubai and UAE. He has sat as a member of the Executive Council of Dubai for 8 years. He also served at the Judicial Council of Dubai, the Federal Judicial Council, and the Dubai Judicial Institution’s Council. His leadership skills and capabilities were recognized by the Dubai Government Excellence Program, and he was awarded in 2001 as the Best Employee in the Management Sector in Dubai Government.
Inthecommunityservices,Dr.Ahmadhasservedseveral institutions such as the UAE Red Crescent, the Advisory Board of the
Law Department at UAE University at Al Ain, the Advisory Board of
the Saint Joseph University in Dubai, the Board of the British
University in Dubai, and Al Shabab Club of Dubai.
EDUCATION
Dubai Police Academy , Dubai , UAE , LLB , 1991 .
The Nottingham University ,N o t t i n g h a m ,U K , LLM, 1 9 9 5 .
The University of Wales at A b
E X P E R I E N C E
Senior Partner | BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associat s
L L P , D u b a i , U A E , 2 0 1 4 - P r e s e n t
Dr. Ahmad is the Senior Partner in the firm and is based in the DIFC office in Dubai, UAE. He specializes in litigation, especially civil, commercial and real estate and has almost 24 years of experience in the government sector. Dr. Ahmad joined BSA as Senior Partner with a focus on developing the firm’s practice areas and its presence in the local, national, and regional markets.
Director General | D u b a i C o u r t s , D u b a i , U A E , 2 0 0 6 -
2014
Dr. Ahmad is well versed with the legal systems in Dubai Government and the UAE in general having served as the Director General of the Dubai Courts for 8 years, where he engaged in the strategic planning and policy making as well as the daily
operations of the courts and judicial institutions at the local and
Federal level. His term at this post witnessed major shift toward the intensive use of automation and information technology in courts
operations,
as
well
as
introducing
many
new organizational
and
judicial
initiatives
at
Dubai
Courts.
The creation
of
the
Specialist
Courts
(The
Commercial,
Labor, Criminal, Civil, Real Estate, and The Family Court) at the First Instant Court and the establishment of the Mediation Center are only short listed of those significant initiatives.
Deputy Director | The Ruler Court of Dubai
Government , Dubai , UAE , 2005 - 2006
In 2005, Dr. Ahmad moved away from the Dubai Police and served at the Executive office of HH Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai at the time, then at the same year he was appointed as the Deputy Director General of the Ruler Court of the Dubai Government. At this post he engaged in all administrative and protocol affairs of the Ruler Court in Dubai.
Deputy Director | T h e G e n e r a l D e p t . o f
A d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d F i n a n c e , D u b a i P o l i c e H . Q . , D u b a i , U A E , 2 0 0 4 - 200 5
At this post, Dr. Ahmad was serving at the Dubai Police Head Quarter and was responsible of a variety of administrative and financial operations which by its nature influence the dynamic and the efficiency of the entire operations of the Dubai Police.
Assistant Dean | D u b a i P o l i c e A c a d e m y , D u b a i , U A E ,
200 0 - 200 4
Dr. Ahmad served at the Dubai Police Academy as professor of
international law and as first assistant of the Dean of the Academy. For four academic years Dr. Ahmad engaged in teaching
(Principles
of
Public
International
Law
Course
& International Organizations Course) and managing academic programs at the Academy, including the bachelor and the master courses in law and police sciences.
S K I L L S
During his 24 years of work at various Dubai Government departments, Dr. Ahmad acquired and developed a long list of skills and competences through high quality training programs and intensive work experience. He was fortunate to be among the pioneers 30 young leaders selected by the Mohammad Bin Rashid Development Program for Leadership in 2003-2005. Beside his legal qualification, Dr. Ahmad is highly competent with outstanding management skills such as: Research Skills - Quality Management – Strategic Planning – Finance – Human Resources
Management
–
Leadership
Skills
–
Knowledge Management – NLP Practice – KPI Management – Presentation and Public Speaking – Effective Meeting and Time Management – Strategic
Change
Management
–
Crisis
Management
– Communication and Body Language Skills – Risk Management – Strategic Thinking & Scenario Planning – Team Work Skills – Coaching and Mentoring Skills – Emotional Intelligence Skills – Dealing with Media – Negotiation Skills