H.E. Dr. Maryam Al Suwaidi
Deputy CEO for Financial Markets Operations Sector- Securities & Commodities Authority
(SCA)
Currently, the Deputy CEO for Financial Markets Operations Sector- Securities &
Commodities Authority (SCA), H.E. Dr.
Maryam Al Suwaidi has held several leadership positions over the last 15 years. She has
been the Leader of the SCA
International Competiveness Team achieving top ranks at both the Board of Director's
effectiveness indicator at the
World Competitiveness Yearbook of the International Institute for Management
Development, and the Investor Protection
Indicator in the World Bank Ease of Business Report for MENA Region; Chairperson of the
top policy making Technical
Committee in the SCA and Team Leader of the UAE Oversight and Supervision on Financial
Markets Committee of the GCC
Cooperation Council.
A holder of a Doctorate in Law from the University of Leeds (U.K), a Master’s Degree in
Commercial Law from the
University of Wales (U.K), a License (Shariah and Law) “Honor”, a registered Lawyer
(Non-Practicing List) at the UAE
Ministry of Justice, and a graduate of the UAE Government Leaders Program/Executive
Leaders organized by the Prime
Minister Office (2010-2011).
Listed in Forbes Top 100 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen for the years 2016, 2017 &
2018 and among Top 10 Women Heading
Government Departments in 2018 and appeared on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Market building on
13/10/2016 as part of the
two-week "Women in Technology" campaign.
HE Dr. Al Suwaidi is regarded as one of the few multi-faceted professionals of repute
from the region, with expertise
across a broad spectrum of specialized disciplines ranging from AML/CFT compliance and
corporate governance to
securities regulation and markets management to Islamic and conventional jurisprudence.
HE Dr. Alsuwaidi has also featured as a keynote speaker, panelist, and a moderator on a
broad range of events, some of
which are: Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime – Cambridge University,
2016, 2017, 2018; First
Conference of Social Responsibility, Institute of Training and Judicial Studies and
"Handy Human Rights," Abu Dhabi,
2015; the Arab Women in Leadership and Business Summit (2ND Edition), Dubai, 2015;
Second Conference of the Futures
Industry Association (FIA),2015; the Market Maker Conference, Abu Dhabi Securities
Exchange, 2014; Arabian Business
Women Forum 2013, the Emirates Government Excellence Conference, 2013; the 5th Annual
WIL (Women in Leadership) Forum
Middle East & Africa, Dubai, 2013; the 1st UAE Government Summit, organized by the Prime
Minister Office, Dubai, 2013;
the 3rd Arab Women Leadership Forum, Dubai, 2012; the SMARTS 7th Surveillance
conference, NASDAQ, USA, 2011; Trainings
and Conferences for Lawyers.
HE Dr. Al Suwaidi has been the FATF Mutual Evaluation Project Manager for the UAE from
March 2018 till August 2020, and
lead the UAE delegation to FATF Plenary meeting in 2020. She is also a Member of the
National Committee for Anti Money
Laundering and Combating Terrorist Financing and Chaired the Sub- Committee of the
National Risk Assessment on AML/CFT
in the UAE )2016- January 2021).
HE Dr. Al Suwaidi is Vice Chairman at Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance, board
member at Al Etihad Credit
Bureau, Ex-Board Member at Abu Dhabi Corporate Governance Centre and the Boards of
Insurance Authority, and Rapporteur
of Board at SCA until 2020.
• HE Dr. Al Suwaidi Received many accolades and awards for her distinguished work from
HH Sheikha Manal Bint Mohammed
Bin Rashid Al Maktoum - President of Dubai Women Establishment, the Prime Minister's
Office, HE Minister of Cabinet
Affairs, HE Minister of Finance, HE Governor of the UAE Central Bank, HE Minister of
Economy and SCA Chairman, HE the
Director General of the Federal Authority for Competitiveness and Statistics, HE the SCA
CEO, and the Training and
Judicial Studies Institute.