Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri

Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri is a Lieutenant General who serves as the current chief of Dubai Police since 1 March 2017.
Al Marri is also a member of the Executive Council of the Government of Dubai.

Early life and education

Al Marri was born in 1965. He obtained a bachelor's degree in sociology from United Arab Emirates University in 1991. He then joined the Dubai Police Force in 1992, where he went on to obtain a diploma in Police Science in the same year from the Dubai Police Academy.

Career

Dubai Police

Al Marri joined Dubai police in 1992. In 2004, he became the Director of the police's VIP security department. In 2014, he became deputy director of Protective Security and Emergency Department in Dubai Police.
On 1 March 2017, Al Marri, who was then a Major General, became the 7th Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police Force.
In March 2020, Al Marri was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.