Zubair Ahmad Chaudhry

Zubair Ahmad Chaudhry is a Senior Tax Consultant at Habib Al Mulla and Partners, specialising in Tax Advisory Law. With over a decade of experience in corporate tax matters in both the UK and UAE, he brings deep technical expertise and strategic insight to complex domestic and cross-border issues.

He has extensive experience in the design and drafting of tax legislation, the development of technical guidance, and the coordination of large-scale implementation projects. During his time at the Federal Tax Authority, he played a leading role in the introduction of the UAE’s Corporate Tax regime, including legislative drafting, policy development, stakeholder engagement, and public guidance. He also represented the UAE in key international tax forums including the OECD, BRICS and BRITACOM.

Prior to this, he served as a Tax Litigator at HM Revenue & Customs in the United Kingdom, representing the government in complex, high-value direct tax disputes and leading litigation strategy before the tax tribunals. He also held senior roles as a Corporate Tax Specialist, Technical Lead, and Tax Investigator, and contributed to international tax projects representing the UK at the OECD.

Zubair holds an MSc in Taxation from the University of Oxford (Distinction) and an MSc in Fiscal Policy and Economic Governance from HMRC & Manchester Metropolitan University (Distinction). He is a Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) and holds additional qualifications including ADIT, ATT, and DITT. He speaks English.