Ahmad Amiri

Ahmad Amiri is a Dubai lawyer who has practised at AMIRI Advocates & Legal Consultants since 2011. He combines public-prosecution, court and private-practice experience: eight years at Dubai Public Prosecution (1993–2001), first as an investigation secretary and then as head of the Traffic Prosecution registry, followed by four and a half years as an enforcement officer at Dubai Courts (2001–2006). He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Beirut Arab University (1998) and is the author of Sharh Qanun al-Uqubat al-Imarati ("Commentary on the UAE Penal Code"), published by Dar Kitab for Distribution and Publishing in 2014. Before entering private practice, he served as editor-in-chief of Al Alam newspaper (2006–2009) and as a senior editor at Dubai Customs (2009–2011), and he writes for Al Ittihad newspaper. He welcomes legal enquiries.