Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum is a businessperson who has been the head of 27 different companies and occupies the position of Chairman for Alliance Insurance PSC, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of The Emirates Group, Group Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Emirates Airline, Chairman of Transguard Group LLC and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Emirates (Germany) (which are all subsidiaries of The Emirates Group), Chairman for Dubai Air Wing, Chairman at Noor Takaful PJSC, Chairman for Dubai Duty Free, Chairman of Meraas Holding LLC, Director General at Dubai Supply Authority, Chairman for Istithmar World PJSC, Chairman for Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, Chairman at Istithmar World Capital PJSC, Chairman at Dubai Holding LLC, Chairman at Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd., Chairman of Dubai World Corp, Chairman at Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority, Chairman of Emirates NBD PJSC, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for dnata, Chairman for Noor Investment Group LLC, Chairman of Dubai Petroleum Establishment, Chairman of Dubai Aviation Corp., Chairman of Dubai International Airport and President at Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (United Arab Emirates).

He is also Chairman of The British University In Dubai and on the board of 6 other companies.

In the past Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum was Chairman of Dubai South, Chairman of Noor Bank PJSC and Vice President of Chelsea Football Club Ltd.

He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Denver.