UK qualified lawyer and senior compliance officer. Isahaq acts as an advisor to several internationally renowned organisations and HNWI. He is an affiliate o f the UKICSA. Building on hislegal and regulatory acumen, he sits a s a corporate secretary o n various committees.
As Partner of Integra Global Partners, Isahaq oversees the firm’s compliance, AML, data protection and corporate service provider mandates, bringing deep UAE free zone and cross border structuring expertise to complex client engagements.
Isahaq has a proven track record and over 10 years of experience in establishing both regulated and nonregulated businesses in UAE’s financial free zones and in other jurisdictions, in addition to 6 years of legal practice in the UK. Isahaq acted as a Director of Compliance for at Unitas Client Advisory and provided compliance and MLRO for a number of regulated firms in the DIFC and ADGM and lends his credentials to firms who are looking for a proactive and practical compliance officer. He acte d as an ICSA approved corporate secretary and he sits as an independent member of audit and risk committees for several reputable firms. Isahaq was at the
forefront of corporate service provider services and data protection services and single handedly pivoted the business to become the leader in the domain. Prior to joining Unitas, Isahaq was the Head of Compliance for the Abu Dhabi Financial Group (ADFG), where he was instrumental in establishing the compliance and MLRO frameworksin multiple jurisdictions and creating new entities for both Financial and Non Financial Companies. Furthermore, he was responsible for structuring a number of trusts, SPV’s and LTD companies in numerous jurisdictions. Consequently, he has excellent relationships with regulators at the UAE Central Bank, the DFSA,DIFC and FSRA inADGM.
Between 2015-2017, Isahaq worked as an associate at Praesidium LLP, and specialised inter alia in creating compliance and MLRO framework. Isahaq led the regulatory team and his role included handling both the DFSA and DIFC regulations with regards to compliance and AML risk, risk assessments incorporations and establishments. He has experience in handling regulatory applications across the different spectrum of prudential categories and was the lead in developing firms’ required systems and controls, prior to a regulatory submission. Additionally, Isahaq developed unique compliance monitoring
programmes enabling new cost-efficient measures of control and monitoring.
Isahaq has been recognised as the go-to person on regulatory matters, based on his attention to detail, extensive knowledge and personable approach to handling client matters in a considerate and efficient manner.
Isahaq, a British qualified solicitor, is an Honours graduate in Bachelor of Law from the De Montfort University, UK, and is also affiliated with The Chartered Governance Institute (ICSA) in the UK.