Al Tamimi & Company

Tax

Partner, Head of Taxation

Shiraz is a UK qualified lawyer with over 23 years of international tax experience.  Prior to joining Al Tamimi & Company, he was the global head of tax at a leading multinational where he was responsible for the tax affairs in over 100 countries.  He has also worked for a top international law firm in the UK and big 4 firms in both the UK and the Middle East.

Shiraz specialises in advising on international tax structuring and tax aspects of cross border M&A, private equity, structured finance, Islamic finance and real estate transactions. He has in-depth knowledge and expertise across all taxes including corporate tax, withholding taxes and VAT in a wide range of industry sectors.  He has particular expertise in advising multinational corporations on structuring their investments and operations into the region and financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, real estate investment companies, family offices and private equity groups based in the region on their international investments.

Shiraz regularly speaks at conferences and seminars on international tax issues and has been involved in advising governments on the drafting of tax laws.

English

2002 – Professional Bar Qualification, Inns of Court School of Law, UK

2001 – Bachelor of Laws, LLB, King’s College