H.E. Humaid Mohamed Ben Salem, Secretary General – Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce & Industry and Chairman – International Chamber of Commerce - UAE

H.E. Humaid Ben Salem was appointed as Secretary General of Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) in the year 2013. FCCI exists to create cooperation and coordination between the different emirates of the UAE to prepare ground for trade and investment to contribute the national economy at large. As Secretary General of one of the biggest federal institutions, he is the official representative of the UAE private sector.

He is also the former member of the UAE National Assembly (Parliament) where he played his role as active member, contributing to achieve the goals of the assembly.

His professional background as Director General of UAQ Chamber of Commerce & Industry for 20 years and his charismatic personality has been the main source of facilitating the local chambers and the private sector of UAE to achieve their goals.

He has a long history of accomplishments in the UAE process of modernization and development since 1997, particularly in the Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

He has been the board of director of International Chamber of Commerce – UAE since 2009 and was elected as Chairman in 2015. ICC UAE, with a national network of 500.000 companies, International Chamber of Commerce - United Arab Emirates (ICC-UAE) is the largest national representation of the commercial, industrial and business enterprises. Founded in 2004, ICC-UAE represents, supports and protects the interest of the business community in the UAE.

In addition to the above he has been instrumental in establishing several joint business councils and has always been active and regularly contributes to the projects pertaining to the Private Sector.

He holds a BA degree in Administration and Marketing from Davies and Alkenes Elkins College, United States of America.