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Feryal Ahmadi

Go-getter · DISC type d
UAE Chairperson of BRICS Women’s Business Alliance at BRICS Women’s Business Alliance
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Feryal Ahmadi is the Deputy CEO and COO of DMCC, where she has been pivotal in positioning Dubai as a global trade hub. Educated at Harvard Business School, she is recognized as a strong, inspirational leader. She also serves as the UAE Chairperson for the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance.

Feryal is a passionate advocate for sustainability and women in leadership, holding a committee role with the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles. She is deeply interested in long-term community development and enjoys personal time baking with her daughter and catching up on reading.

She has been repeatedly named one of the "100 Most Powerful Businesswomen" by Forbes Middle East.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
UAE Chairperson of BRICS Women’s Business Alliance
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Personality Overview

How Feryal shows up

Vision Oriented
Decisive
Fast-Paced

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They respond well to confident salespeople. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Feryal cares about

Women in Leadership
Serves as the UAE Chairperson for the BRICS Women's Business Alliance and is a member of the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles committee, actively promoting female economic inclusion.
Sustainable Growth
She leads DMCC's Smart and Sustainable District Strategy and is a vocal advocate for integrating sustainability and ESG practices into business operations.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
UAE Chairperson of BRICS Women’s Business Alliance
BRICS Women’s Business Alliance
1-2025
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre)
11-2021
Board Member
Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
9-2019
Committee Member
Women's Empowerment Principles UAE
5-2019
Board Member
Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange
In the press

Media appearances

Press Accreditation Open: BRICS Women's Alliance Plenary and BRICS Business Forum to Address Global Inclusion, Innovation and Development. Featured in BRICS Women’s Business Alliance
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Education
2018 - 2019
Business Administration and Management
Harvard Business School
1999 - 2002
B.Sc (Hons)
American University of Sharjah
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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