Essa Kazim is the Chairman of the Dubai Financial Market. Mr. Kazim began his career as Senior Analyst in the Research and Statistics Department of the UAE Central Bank in 1988 and then moved to Dubai Department of Economic Development as Director of Planning and Development in 1993. He was then appointed Director General of the DFM in 1999. He holds a Master degree in Economics from the University of Iowa and a Bachelors degree in Mathematics, Economics and Computer Science from Coe College, USA. In 1998, he also achieved a Masters degree in Total Quality Management from the University of Wollongong in the UAE.
