Majid Ahmad Al Shamsi

Majid Ahmad Al Shamsi is the Director of the Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Department at the UAE Capital Market Authority (CMA), where he leads AML/CFT strategy, risk-based supervision, and financial-crime prevention across regulated capital markets. He brings over 16 years of experience spanning financial regulation, banking, auditing, and public-sector oversight. His areas of specialization include anti-money laundering, capital-markets supervision, corporate governance, and institutional accountability. His work encompasses regulatory inspections, compliance frameworks, and enforcement coordination. He emphasizes strong governance, clear accountability, and effective supervisory practices as foundations for protecting market integrity and investor confidence. Before assuming his current position, Majid served as Director of the Internal Audit Office, Head of the Audit Quality Monitoring Section, and Senior Financial Inspector within the Inspection and Compliance Departme