Major General (Ret.)
Jamal Salem Al Jallaf.
A career of investigative authority — translated into private counsel for individuals, families and institutions in the United Arab Emirates.
With H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai.
Major General (Ret.) Jamal Salem Al Jallaf
Profile
A career that shaped the security of a city.
Major General (Ret.) Jamal Salem Al Jallaf served as Director of the General Department of Criminal Investigation at Dubai Police, and later as Security Advisor on Criminal and Traffic Affairs to the Deputy Chief of Police and Public Security. Over thirty-five years in uniform, he led investigations that drew international attention — from transnational organised crime to financial frauds with global reach.
He holds a Master's degree in International Commercial Law from Northumbria University in the United Kingdom, a Bachelor of Law and a Diploma in Police Sciences from the Dubai Police Academy, and was a member of the first cohort of the Mohammed bin Rashid Programme for Leadership Development — Executive Leaders track.
On 7 August 2025 he was personally received by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the U.A.E. and Ruler of Dubai, as one of the retired senior officers who, in His Highness's words, "established the foundations of security and stability in the emirate." (Dubai Media Office)
Today he brings that same forensic discipline to private practice. Clients of the firm benefit from counsel that understands both sides of a courtroom: the procedure, the precedent — and the investigation that preceded it.
- Rank
- Major General (Retired), Dubai Police
- Former Role
- Director, General Department of Criminal Investigation
- Education
- LL.M., International Commercial Law — Northumbria University, U.K.
- Languages
- Arabic, English
"The law is not what is written in the book alone. It is what is proven, what is found, and what is defended."
— Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Jamal Al Jallaf
Career
Three decades of service.
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2025
Audience with H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Personally received as one of the retired senior officers who shaped Dubai's modern security architecture.
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Until 2023
Security Advisor — Deputy Chief of Police
Advisor on Criminal and Traffic Affairs to the Deputy Chief of Police and Public Security in Dubai.
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Years of service
Director, General Department of Criminal Investigation
Led major-crimes, financial-crimes and anti-narcotics divisions of Dubai Police CID.
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Programme
Mohammed bin Rashid Leadership Programme
First cohort, Executive Leaders track — a flagship national programme for senior governmental leadership.
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LL.M.
Master of Laws, International Commercial Law
Northumbria University, United Kingdom.
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Foundation
Bachelor of Law & Diploma in Police Sciences
Dubai Police Academy.
Audiences & Honours
In the company of the nation's leadership.
A selection of audiences and ceremonies with members of the Federal and Dubai leadership across three decades of service.
Distinctions
103 medals. Three decades of recognition.
From U.A.E. and international agencies for service in criminal investigation, intelligence cooperation, and public security — alongside the Mohammed bin Rashid Programme for Leadership Development and over 1,800 international intelligence exchanges coordinated across more than thirty jurisdictions.
Notable CaseworkRecognitions
Honours, recognitions, public service.
- 103 medals and certificates of appreciationFrom U.A.E. and international agencies for service in criminal investigation, intelligence cooperation and public security.
- Mohammed bin Rashid Leadership ProgrammeFirst cohort, Executive Leaders track — a flagship national programme for senior governmental leadership.
- Director, Dubai Police CIDLed the General Department of Criminal Investigation, overseeing major-crimes, financial-crimes and anti-narcotics divisions.
- Security Advisor — Deputy Chief of PoliceAdvisor on Criminal and Traffic Affairs to the Deputy Chief of Police and Public Security in Dubai.
- Interpol cooperationOver 1,800 international intelligence exchanges coordinated across more than thirty jurisdictions.
- Master of Laws, Northumbria UniversityInternational Commercial Law — United Kingdom.
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