RIYADH: Abdullah Sharafi has been apponted to the board of directors of the Dubai Financial Services Authority, or DFSA. 

Dubai's deputy ruler and deputy prime minister Maktoum bin Mohammed appointed Sharafi who sits on several other boards in the UAE, with over 20 years experience at Emirates Industrial Bank. 

The appointment comes as a replacement of Abdul Wahid Al Ulama Chairman Fadel Al Ali said in a statement. 

It also reflects the authority’s efforts to consolidate the Dubai International Financial Centre as a major regional and global financial centre, he added.