Career Biography

Omar Rahman has over 25 years of multi-jurisdictional experience in leading international law firms, banks and corporates across the region. Rahman qualified as an English solicitor in London at the international law firm Simmons & Simmons in 1997. He moved to the UAE in 1999 with the law firm Dentons and then moved inhouse in 2005 as the regional counsel of Western Union. In 2007, he became the General Counsel of Noor Bank, and he remained in this position until 2020, when Noor Bank was acquired by Dubai Islamic Bank and he became Chief Legal Officer of Dubai Islamic Bank.

At DIB, Rahman heads a team of over 40 lawyers and support staff. He advises on M&A transactions, complex structured finance transactions, multi-jurisdictional litigation and arbitration, and all aspects of the legal affairs of a vibrant and busy bank. Rahman’s public recognitions include being awarded the title “UAE General Counsel of the Year” in 2024, and he has also been recognised in Legal 500’s GC Powerlist for the Middle East in the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.