Nationality: Sudanese
Court Admissions: All Courts of Different Types and Grades, in Addition to Local, Regional and International Arbitration Tribunals.
Memberships & Fellowships: Sudanese Bar Association / Accredited Arbitration Saudi Ministry of justice/ International Court for Dispute Resolution, London/ American Institute for International Commercial Arbitration/ Special Arbitration UNIT, Equity College, London / Association for Young Mediators, UK,
Language: Arabic and English
Practice Areas: All Areas of Legal Work.
Areas of Focus: Criminal Law, Family Law & Inheritances, Intellectual Property, Insurance, Labor & Employment, Administrative Law, Arbitration & ADR; with outstanding knowledge and experience in the areas of Shariah Transactions and Government Contracts.
Dr. Alfaqi is a founding partner. He is a legal expert holding PhD in comparative law. He started his professional career in 1987 as a trainee lawyer, then obtained a lawyer’s license in 1988, before being appointed as a legal counselor at the Sudanese Ministry of Justice in 1989, and then moved to Saudi Arabia in 1990. He worked as a legal advisor in both private and public sectors for more than thirty-five years, of which he spent more than thirty years in Saudi Arabia, with law firms, companies, institutions, and government agencies, supported by his dual study of Sharia and law; at the bachelor’s, master’s, and PHD levels.
Through his extensive career, Dr. Alfaqi worked on providing Sharia, legal and regulatory advice to clients in the public and private sectors, and a wide range of services in various fields of law including the formation of companies, articulation of contracts & agreements and litigation before various courts including general, personal, commercial, criminal, administrative, and labor courts and before quasi-judicial committees and arbitral tribunals. He also participated in preparing and providing legal advice related to the membership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the WTO.
His extensive experience in Shariah transactions, criminal law, Real-estate, Intellectual Property Laws and Arbitration & ADR, among other fields, contributes a lot to the practice of Naseer Law Firm.
Academic and Professional Credentials:
2020 Adjudicator in the International Court for Dispute Resolution.
2020 Mediation, International Contracts and Arbitration Diploma, CCA
2019 PhD in Comparative Law, Omdurman Islamic University.
2006 Accredited Arbitrator, Saudi Ministry of Justice
- Master of Shariah and Law, Omdurman Islamic University
1988 Advocacy License, issued by the Sudanese Advocates Admission Committee.
1987 Sudanese Bar Examination Certificate issued by the Legal Profession Regulation Council and organized under the supervision of the Attorney General’s Chamber.
1985 Bachelor of Shariah and Laws, Omdurman Islamic University.
Professional Background:
- From 2001 to 2017 Dr. Alfaqi has been working as a legal counselor for the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance (https://www.moia.gov.sa/Pages/default.aspx) , where he handled a variety of legal issues and participated in the drafting and review of a large number of Saudi laws (Bills), and GCC laws (Bills), and memoranda of understanding between the Ministry and counterpart ministries in a number of Asian, African and European countries.
- From 1990 to 2001 he worked as a legal advisor for a number of Saudi law firms including Al-fraih Law Firm in Riadh, Al-Shawaf Law Firm in Riyadh, Al-Mizan Law Firm in Khamis Mushait, Al-Shibaili Law Firm in Ryadh.
Among his areas of practical experience while working in those law firms:
– providing legal advice to clients in various fields of law.
– drafting and reviewing contracts, agreements and other types of legal instruments.
– articulation and periodical review of various regulations and bylaws for companies and establishments.
– handling litigation before courts and arbitration tribunals.
– participation in reviewing and commenting on draft laws, and regulations (Bills).
- From 1989 to 1990 legal counselor at the Sudanese Ministry of Justice, where he gained extensive knowledge of the laws and legal environment in Sudan.
- From 1987 to 1989, trainee attorney and then a licensed advocate.
