Director requirements in Abu Dhabi Global Market
What Abu Dhabi Global Market requires of a board and who may supply a director.
Summary
- Is the provider licensed
- yes
- Is arranging an appointment caught
- no — statute regulates provision to ADGM entities
- Is nominee status public
- noThe Record of Beneficial Owners is not published publicly. Access is limited to designated personnel of the ADGM Registration Authority, and the Registrar may disclose to third parties only under section 967 of the Companies Regulations or with the consent of the entity concerned. Beneficial Ownership and Control Regulations 2022, enacted 14 December 2022. Asource
- Resident director required
- noADGM Companies Regulations: at least one director is required and at least one director must be a natural person. No residency requirement is imposed on directors. Asource
Governing provision
The licensing position above is recorded in the firm's verified register under entry DL-013. The primary texts behind it are listed in the Sources section below.
No entries for this jurisdiction are pending verification.
Regulator
ADGM Registration Authority
Advisory perimeter
broad outside the ADGM perimeter
Liability of the appointed person
Not yet confirmed against a primary source. This entry is published once the position has been verified.
Sanctions
Not yet confirmed against a primary source. This entry is published once the position has been verified.
Last reviewed: 2026-08. Source status: CONFIRMED.
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Sources
Every statement above is tied to an entry below. Confidence A means a primary text or a regulator statement. Confidence B means a consistent professional source, or a conclusion drawn from the absence of a provision.
- B alternative route — No resident director is required in this jurisdiction, so no substitute arrangement arises. Derived from JF-023
- A nominee status public — The Record of Beneficial Owners is not published publicly. Access is limited to designated personnel of the ADGM Registration Authority, and the Registrar may disclose to third parties only under section 967 of the Companies Regulations or with the consent of the entity concerned. Beneficial Ownership and Control Regulations 2022, enacted 14 December 2022. ADGM Registration Authority
- A resident director required — ADGM Companies Regulations: at least one director is required and at least one director must be a natural person. No residency requirement is imposed on directors. ADGM Rulebook s. 145 and Registration Authority incorporation checklist