Mr Anas Eltahir
Dubai Government
Senior Information Security Specialist – Acting Head of Information Security Unit
Anas Eltahir is a veteran IT CxO with over 20+ years of experience leading digital transformation
across the Dubai Government, driving enterprise IT strategies, and spearheading innovation across
public sector organizations in the UAE and GCC. His career has been defined by a strong focus on
modernizing public services, enabling smart governance, and accelerating cloud adoption through
data-driven platforms and emerging technologies. Within the Dubai Government, Anas has held
strategic CIO roles, where he led department-wide modernization initiatives in alignment with key
national directives such as the Dubai Services 360 Strategy, the Dubai Paperless
Strategy, and the Digital Maturity Model. His professional portfolio includes major achievements in
cloud infrastructure migration, enterprise architecture design, digital service
reengineering, and adherence to regulatory frameworks including ISR, ISO/IEC 27001, and other
international standards. A recipient of several prestigious local and international awards Anas Eltahir
is widely recognized for shaping visionary IT ecosystems that are secure, scalable, and citizen-centric,
advancing the future of digital government in the region.