(Repeats story from late Monday)
Nov 25 (Reuters) - Dubai has set up a nine-man committee to tackle the global financial crisis. The advisory council reports directly to the ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, also the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates.
Its mandate is to assess and review Dubai government finances, the real estate and banking sectors and equity markets. It will also look to encourage further central bank action to ensure banks and companies have access to sufficient liquidity.
The committee is made up of key business and political figures including the heads of the top three property firms and the sovereign wealth fund, the chief of both of Dubai's bourses, and federal government representation through the UAE Cabinet Affairs Minister and the vice-chairman of the central bank.
THE ADVISORY COUNCIL
MOHAMED ALI ALABBAR - Chairman, Emaar Properties
Once the face and voice of Dubai in the early days of the boom, Mohammed Ali Alabbar has spent much of the last three years quietly building up a regional property empire, overseeing the construction of the world's tallest tower and biggest malls and battling shareholder discontent. The finance and business graduate has been brought in to chair the new advisory council and will be its spokesman. Alabbar is also the director-general of the Dubai Department of Economic Development.
NASSER BIN HASSAN AL-SHAIKH, Director-General of the Dubai Department of Finance, Chairman of Amlak Finance and Deyaar
Like Alabbar Shaikh has been pushed into the limelight over the last few weeks after returning to a position similar to one he held previously as head of Dubai's Department of Finance. In charge of Dubai's sovereign debt, the calm and measured Shaikh has also been leading the merger between Amlak and fellow mortgage lender Tamweel.
MOHAMMED AL-GERGAWI, UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Chairman of Dubai Holding
One of Sheikh Mohammed's closest aides, Gergawi's role will also be to link any Dubai action with federal action in his capacity as minister of state for cabinet affairs. He is chairman of the Executive Office, a top government body led by the ruler, and is chief executive of the ruler's private company Dubai Holding, which is an investor in Sony and EADS. Its real estate arm Dubai Properties is one of the emirate's leading three developers.
ESSA KAZIM - Chairman of Borse Dubai and the Dubai Financial Market
Kazim was director-general of the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) from 1999 to 2006 before assuming the role of chairman and taking a more hands-on approach to the development of the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX). His membership gains further importance given the DFM falling almost 70 percent this year. Kazim has also overseen the sale of a 33 percent stake in DIFX to NASDAQ OMX and last week its rebranding into the NASDAQ Dubai.
MOHAMMED AL-SHAIBANI, Director-General of Dubai Ruler's Court, CEO of Dubai's sovereign wealth fund Investment Corporation of Dubai
Widely deemed to be the man behind the scenes, Shaibani wears many hats. He has come into greater prominence over the last year taking on new positions such as chairman of Dubai Islamic Bank, leading the emirate's anti-corruption drive and assessing the emirate's key entities. He heads up the ruler's court and is chief executive of its sovereign wealth fund. He also sits on the board of Emaar.
OMAR BIN SULAIMAN, Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre and Vice-Chairman of the UAE Central Bank
As governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre, bin Sulaiman's mandate is to convince the world the Middle East's Canary Wharf can compete on a global stage and become the bridge between east and west. Among his many roles, he is also chairman of DIFC Investments, which holds a 2.2 percent stake in Deutsche Bank. He was recently appointed to the board of the UAE central bank as vice-chairman.
SULTAN BIN SULAYEM - Chairman of Dubai World
Since the onset of Dubai's construction boom in 2002 bin Sulayem has filled the pages of the international media with some of Dubai's most glamorous and ambitious projects. From three man-made palm-shaped islands to a map of the world reclaimed from sea and now plans for a kilometre-high tower, bin Sulayem has made his name in property through Nakheel. His mandate as chairman of Dubai World also covers the world's fourth-largest port operator DP World.
ABDUL AZIZ AL-MUHAIRI - Managing Director of the Investment Corporation of Dubai
Muhairi joined Dubai's sovereign wealth fund after stepping down from his position as chief executive of Dubai Bank in May. With a bachelor of science degree, Muhairi was one of the architects in converting Dubai Bank into an Islamic bank and paving the way for it to become one of the world's largest Islamic financial institutions within five years.
MARWAN BIN GHALITA - Chief Executive of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA)
An engineering graduate from California State University, Ghalita has spent the bulk of his career at the Dubai Land Department. Ghalita holds the keys to Dubai's real estate sector after being handed the top job of regulating the industry and clamping down on malpractice in 2007. Since RERA's creation, Ghalita has overseen a new mortgage law, the introduction of Escrow and the end of property flipping.
(Compiled by John Irish; Editing by Inal Ersan, Jon Loades-Carter and Simon Jessop