Dhahi Khalfan Tamim | |
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ضاحي خلفان تميم | |
Commander in Chief of Dubai Police Force | |
In office 1980 – 23 November 2013 | |
Appointed by | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
Preceded by | Abdulla Khalfan Belhoul |
Succeeded by | Khamis Al Mezaina |
Personal details | |
Born | Dhahi Khalfan Tamim 1 October 1951 |
Alma mater | Royal Police College in Amman |
Dhahi Khalfan Tamim (Arabic: ضاحي خلفان تميم; born 1 October 1951) is a Lieutenant General and the current Deputy Chief of Police and General Security of Dubai Police.[1] He was chief of the Dubai Police from 1980 to November 2013.[2]
He came to international attention while overseeing the investigation of the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in 2010 in Dubai, where he uncovered passport forgery of multiple Australian and European passports used by Mossad to enter the United Arab Emirates.