Abdulrazak Al-Faris

Chief Economic Advisor, Department of Economic Development (Dubai Economy), Dubai

Prof. Alfaris works at present as The Chief Economic Advisor at Dubai Economy (DED) and prior to that he held the position of: Director of Economic Planning Division in Policies and Economic Studies Sector at Dubai Economy (DED) (2017-2019. He obtained his Ph.D. in Economics, from University of Oxford, April 1990. He Occupied several Academic and official positions, including; Professor of Economics, UAE University (1990-2007), Associate Dean for Scientific Research, College of Business, UAE University (1996-1998), Deputy Secretary General for Economic Affairs and Chief Economic Counselor, Dubai Economic Council (2007-2017), Alternate Executive Director, IMF (1999-2001), Visiting Scholar at Oxford University, MIT, Dundee University, and OPEC. Prior to joining Academia, he held several governmental positions in the UAE, including: Assistant under Secretary for Planning, Ministry of Education (1980-1982). In addition, he worked as a consultant to: UNDP, Crown Prince Court (Abu Dhabi), Ministry of Economy, National Assemble, Dubai municipality, Department of Economy (Dubai), and Economic Advisor to the Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Tanmia. His research interests include: Energy Market, with special emphasis on oil and Gas, Economics of Labor Markets, Education and Human Resources, Poverty and Income Distribution, and Macroeconomics Policies and Public Finance. He published 14 books, and numerous articles in international refereed Journals in both English and Arabic, and attended More than 300 International and regional conferences, Forums, and Symposium.