Iftikhar Khan

Iftikhar Khan is General Counsel & Board Secretary at Abu Dhabi Airports, having joined the organisation in January 2010. He is responsible for providing commercially focused legal advice on various matters, including awarding contracts, policies, procedures, HR matters, intellectual property, dispute resolution, compliance, corporate governance and risk. With almost two decades of legal experience, he is also responsible for advising on all legal issues arising from the substantial redevelopment of all five Abu Dhabi Airports, including acting as Project Counsel for the new Terminal A.

Prior to joining Abu Dhabi Airports, Iftikhar worked for a number of international law firms, including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Simmons & Simmons. He is a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, a member of the Law Society of England and Wales, and an International Airport Professional (IAP), having successfully completed the ACI-ICAO Airport Management Accreditation Programme.