Profile
Taj Awad is Head of Legal. He holds a Master’s in Law and Sharia from Omdurman Islamic University and began his career as a judge in the Sudanese Judiciary, presiding over civil, commercial and family cases.
In the UAE he served as a Senior Criminal Investigator with the Abu Dhabi Police General Authority and as Legal Advisor to Deyaar Development PJSC. From 2004 to 2021 he held senior roles at Dubai Islamic Bank, including Vice President, Senior Legal Counsel and Head of the Litigation Unit, and later served as Senior Legal Counsel at Emirates Advocates and Consultants.
Taj specialises in corporate, commercial, contracting and banking law, with particular strength in litigation, contract drafting and legal opinions, board meetings and corporate governance, and Islamic financial products.