who we are
baitulhikma is a leading law firm in the UAE
for the past forty years.
With over forty years’ worth of experience in the UAE, we’re no strangers to this market. We started here and we continue to grow here. Our team have been sourced both locally and internationally, speak a number of languages and are experts at practicing law in the Middle East. We represent many international businesses, particularly in finance, real estate and insurance sectors. We are committed to knowing how the law develops across the region and are determined to help others be successful.
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subhi ahmedSubhi Ahmad is Baitulhikma Law Firm’s Managing Partner. He has experience in a wide range of sectors, including banking and finance, general corporate and insurance. Subhi read law at the University of Baghdad and admitted to the Iraqi Bar in 1972. He has been practicing law in the UAE since 1980 and currently has rights of audience before the Dubai courts in the UAE; the Supreme Courts in the Sultanate of Oman; and all courts in Iraq.
Prior to establishing Baitulhikma Law Firm, Subhi was employed at the National Insurance Company of Baghdad for five years before moving to the Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company. From there, he moved to the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) in 1980, where he was primarily responsible for drafting a range of legal documents, including letters of credit, loan guarantees, loan agreements, syndicated loan agreements and bridge loan agreements.
He left NBAD in 1985 to establish his private practice, where he was quickly acknowledged as one of the leading attorneys in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
In addition to his experience managing his own practice, Subhi is a registered arbitrator at the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Arbitration and Conciliation Centre, and at the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Court of Arbitration.
Subhi is fluent in English, Arabic and Turkish.
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hani gawriehHani Gawrieh is a senior legal advisor at Baitulhikma Law Firm’s Abu Dhabi office. Hani is a Syrian-qualified attorney, with over 20 years’ worth of experience in the UAE and Syria. In addition to his work at Baitulhikma, Hani is also a registered legal expert with the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department.
Hani is fluent in Arabic and has a working knowledge of French.
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sabu damodaranSabu Damodaran is a senior legal advisor at Baitulhikma Law Firm’s Abu Dhabi office.
He is an Indian-qualified attorney with more than 15 years’ worth of experience in corporate and commercial matters in both India and the UAE. He specializes in general corporate matters including company formation, minority shareholder protections and shareholders agreements.
He is fluent in Malayalam, Hindi and English.
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tahir al tahirTahir Al Tahir is a senior legal advisor at Baitulhikma Law Firm’s Abu Dhabi office.
He is a Syrian and Egyptian qualified attorney with over 15 years’ worth of experience of general corporate matters. Tahir is the firm’s real estate specialist; with particular expertise in commercial and residential rent dispute matters in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Tahir is fluent in English and Arabic.
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ismail rababahIsmail is a senior legal advisor at Baitulhikma Law Firm’s Abu Dhabi office. He is a Jordanian-educated legal advisor with more than 15 years’ worth of experience in banking, insurance and general corporate matters in the UAE and acts as the firm’s representative in court-appointed experts’ meetings.
He is fluent in both English and Arabic.
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mohammed ayyadMohammed Ayyad is primarily responsible for drafting the pleadings before the Abu Dhabi Courts.
Mohammed read law at Ain Tanta University, Egypt and obtained a bachelor’s degree in law in 2006. Prior to joining Baitulhikma Law Firm, he was self-employed as a lawyer and legal advisor in Egypt.
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Munira Mohammed LariMunira Mohammed Lari is an advocate at the Abu Dhabi office of Baitulhikma Lawyers. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Law from Saint Joseph University College of Law (Dubai Branch) and is a fully accredited member of the Emirates Association of Lawyers and Attorneys. Munira is fluent in Arabic and English and is a key contributor to Baitulhikma Lawyers' success in the Abu Dhabi Courts.
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mohammed issa al suweidiMohammed Issa Al Suweidi is the Senior Partner at Baitulhikma Law Firm. He is a UAE-qualified attorney with more than 30 years’ worth of experience in the UAE and has rights of audience before all local and federal courts of the UAE.
Mohammed specializes in general corporate and commercial matters and holds a master’s degree in Commercial Law from Cardiff University. Prior to private practice, Mohammed served as the Labor and Social Affairs Undersecretary for the Federal government of the UAE for more than 15 years.
He is fluent in both English and Arabic.
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wael gaberWael Gaber is the head of the civil litigation division at Baitulhikma Law Firm’s Dubai office. He is an Egyptian qualified attorney that has more than 18 years’ worth of experience covering most areas of law, where his focus is on banking and corporate-commercial litigation.
Wael read law at Mansoura University in Egypt, where he was given a bachelor degree in law in 1996. Subsequent to that, Wael was admitted to the Egyptian Bar, with the right of audience before all courts of law in Egypt. Prior to joining Baitulhikma Law Firm, Wael managed his own practice, advising on a wide variety of corporate matters, while concurrently being employed as an arbitration counsel at the Egyptian Association for International Arbitration.
Wael is fluent in Arabic and has a working knowledge of English.
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ahmed hassaninAhmed Hassanin is the head of the execution division at Baitulhikma Law Firm’s Dubai Office. He is primarily responsible for the handling of all execution matters before the Dubai Execution Courts – an area of particular expertise for the firm. In addition to this, he is responsible for overseeing the sale of mortgaged properties through the specialised mortgage procedures in the Emirates of Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah.
Ahmed read law at Ain Shams University in Egypt and obtained a bachelor’s degree in law in 1998. Prior to joining Baitulhikma Law Firm, he was employed as an advocate and legal advisor at some of the most reputable law firms and corporates in Egypt and the UAE.
Ahmed is fluent in Arabic and has a working knowledge of English.
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mohammed fathiMohammed Fathi is the head of the mortgage sales & precautionary attachment department at Baitulhikma law Firm’s Dubai office. He has more than seven years of experience in the UAE and extensive knowledge in the precautionary attachment and the sales of mortgaged cars and is widely recognized as the leader of his field.
Prior to joining Baitulhikma, Mohammed was employed for two years with a leading real estate company in the UAE.
He is fluent in Arabic.
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