LITIGATION · ARBITRATION · GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

Ahmed Almahi

LEGAL ADVISER

Ahmed Almahi is a Legal Adviser at Algharib & Partners LLC whose career spans judicial service, private legal practice, government-contract work and legal consultancy across Sudan, the UAE and Oman.
He served in the Sudanese judiciary from 1979 to 1990 before establishing his own legal practice. He later worked as a legal consultant in the UAE and with the Ministry of Legal Affairs in Oman, where his responsibilities included government contracts, tenders and oil and gas agreements.
He joined Algharib & Partners LLC in 2019 and supports clients through legal advice, litigation and arbitration memoranda, and the drafting and review of contracts and agreements.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

JUDICIAL SERVICE: Sudan · 1979–1990

GOVERNMENT WORK: Oman · 2015–2019

ALGHARIB:
With the firm since 2019

LANGUAGES:
Arabic · English

ABOUT

Judicial, advisory and government-contract experience.

Ahmed’s professional background spans the judiciary, private advocacy, legal consultancy and government legal work.

That breadth of experience informs his work at Algharib & Partners LLC, where he advises clients and prepares litigation, arbitration and contractual documentation.

JUDICIAL SERVICESudan · 1979–1990

GOVERNMENT WORKOman · 2015–2019

ALGHARIBWith the firm since 2019

LANGUAGESArabic · English

JUDICIAL CAREER

A foundation in judicial service.

After graduating in law and passing the Sudan Bar Exam in 1978, Ahmed joined the Sudanese judiciary in 1979.

A foundation in judicial service.

After graduating in law and passing the Sudan Bar Exam in 1978, Ahmed joined the Sudanese judiciary in 1979.

Professional Focus

He served until 1990 and progressed through judicial roles including second-class judge, President of Judicial Council and first-class judge.

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

Complex public-sector contract review.

From 2015 to 2019, Ahmed worked with the Ministry of Legal Affairs in the Sultanate of Oman.

Complex public-sector contract review.

From 2015 to 2019, Ahmed worked with the Ministry of Legal Affairs in the Sultanate of Oman.

Professional Focus

His responsibilities included reviewing and preparing construction and EPC contracts, civil-engineering consultancy contracts, tenders, variation orders and oil and natural gas agreements.

LITIGATION & ARBITRATION

Written advocacy and dispute support.

Ahmed has accumulated experience in litigation and arbitration, including drafting legal memoranda and offering legal opinions.

Written advocacy and dispute support.

Ahmed has accumulated experience in litigation and arbitration, including drafting legal memoranda and offering legal opinions.

Professional Focus

His work also includes drafting and reviewing contracts and agreements for private and institutional clients.

ROLE AT ALGHARIB

Legal Adviser since 2019.

Ahmed joined Algharib & Partners LLC in 2019 after returning to the UAE.

Legal Adviser since 2019.

Ahmed joined Algharib & Partners LLC in 2019 after returning to the UAE.

Professional Focus

His work supports client matters across commercial, criminal and civil law, together with litigation and arbitration.

CREDENTIALS

Professional foundation.

Bachelor’s Degree in Law, University of Khartoum, 1978; Sudan Bar Exam, 1978.

Professional foundation.

Bachelor’s Degree in Law, University of Khartoum, 1978; Sudan Bar Exam, 1978.

Professional Focus

Languages: Arabic and English.

PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Experience inside the judiciary changes how legal arguments are assessed.

Ahmed’s background as a judge, advocate, government legal professional and consultant provides multiple perspectives on the same legal problem. He approaches disputes by considering not only the argument being advanced, but how that argument may be scrutinised procedurally and institutionally.

His government-contract experience also reinforces the importance of precise drafting, clear allocation of responsibility and careful attention to the practical consequences of contractual language.

Good legal work considers how a position will be read, challenged and ultimately applied.

Get In Touch

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