Ameena AlOnaisi

Board Member

Ameena Al-Onaisi is an Executive Director at the Bahrain Economic Development Board, responsible for overseeing the corporate legal department and for supporting internal and external stakeholders with respect to the legislative and regulatory initiatives in Bahrain.

During her ten-plus years at Bahrain EDB, Ameena has contributed to the development of economic regulatory policies and laws in support of Bahrain's business-friendly environment, such as commercial and electronic transaction laws.

Ameena holds a Bachelors of Law degree from the University of Bahrain and a Masters of Law from the University of London's International Programme.  Ameena has previously worked in private practice, providing legal advice on various commercial, corporate and employment matters, representing Bahraini and multinational companies. She has served as a tribunal member in a number of BCDR cases.