Corporate documents, UAE
Power of Attorney for Share Transfer in the UAE
A power of attorney for share transfer in the UAE lets a named person sign the sale of your shares, or accept shares, when you cannot attend. We draft it and our in-house notary public notarises it at our Business Bay office, online or at your home.
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From AED 1,500
Our fee for a share transfer POA
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Arabic and English
Drafted in both languages together
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In-house notary public
We notarise your document at our Business Bay office
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Three ways
In person, online or at your home
What this power of attorney does
A share transfer needs the seller and the buyer, or people acting for them, to sign the transfer papers and the amended memorandum of association. If a shareholder is abroad, busy or unwell, they sign a power of attorney instead. It names an attorney and lists the acts: sign the share sale agreement, sign the amended memorandum, attend the registrar, and receive or pay the price. A general power of attorney usually will not do. A share transfer disposes of property, so the document has to name the company, the shares and the transfer itself.
Who it is for
A seller who cannot attend
From AED 1,500
Authority to sign the sale of your shares and the amended memorandum.
A buyer who cannot attend
From AED 1,500
Authority to accept the shares and sign as the new partner.
A partner leaving the company
From AED 1,500
Authority to sign the exit and any waiver the other partners need.
A shareholder living abroad
From AED 1,500
Signed in your country, then attested for use in the UAE.
A corporate shareholder
From AED 1,500
A company that holds shares acts through a person it authorises.
A transfer within a family
From AED 1,500
Shares moving between relatives, with the same care over the scope.
Three ways to get it notarised
What the document must contain
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The company
Name, legal form and trade licence number, as on the licence.
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The shares
How many shares, or what percentage, are being transferred.
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The other party
The buyer or seller, named as on their passport or trade licence.
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The acts
Sign the sale agreement, sign the amended memorandum, attend the registrar.
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The price
Whether the attorney may receive or pay it, and into which account.
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The term
An end date, if you want one.
Getting the scope right
Under Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025 (Article 871), a power of attorney written in general terms covers acts of management only. Selling or transferring shares goes beyond management, so name the transfer in the document.
How it is prepared
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Send the company papers
Trade licence, memorandum and the agreed terms of the transfer.
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We draft the scope
Company, shares, parties, price and the acts the attorney may sign.
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You approve the Arabic and English
Nothing is signed until you are happy with the wording.
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Our in-house notary public notarises it
At our Business Bay office, online or at your home.
What it costs
| Document | Fee | What we need |
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| Power of attorney for share transfer | From AED 1,500 | Trade licence, memorandum, passports and IDs, transfer terms |
| Memorandum of association | From AED 600 | Owner consent, ID or passport, originals and copies |
| Shareholder or board resolution | From AED 2,000 | Word draft, trade licence, share certificate, passport or ID |
| Share sale agreement | We quote after reading the document | The draft or the agreed terms |
Fees may vary with the document; we confirm the figure before you sign.
What to bring
Your original passport or Emirates ID, the trade licence, the memorandum with every amendment, and the buyer’s or seller’s details as on their ID.
Sign through an attorney or in person
Sign through an attorney
You sign one power of attorney now. The attorney signs the transfer papers later, at the registrar, without you.
Sign in person
You attend when the transfer papers are signed. No power of attorney is needed.
Check the memorandum first
Many memorandums give the other partners a first right to buy shares that are sold. If yours does, the attorney may need to show their waiver.
- Read the transfer clause in the memorandum
- Get the other partners’ consent in writing
- Name the waiver in the power of attorney if needed
Who signs, who attends, what is checked
The shareholder giving the authority
Original passport or Emirates ID
Trade licence, current
Memorandum with every amendment
Number of shares or percentage
Buyer or seller name against their ID
Attorney’s full name and ID number
Price and payment terms, if included
Where it is refused, and why
The registrar refuses a share transfer POA that does not name the transfer, gives a share count that differs from the memorandum, or names a party wrongly. We check each against your papers before you sign.
Rejection reasons, and the fix
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It is a general power of attorney
Fix: name the company, the shares and the transfer.
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The share count does not match
Fix: copy the holding from the current memorandum.
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The buyer is named wrongly
Fix: copy the name from their passport or trade licence.
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The attorney cannot sign the amended memorandum
Fix: add that act to the scope.
After notarisation
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Signed abroad
The UAE is not a party to the Apostille Convention. A POA signed abroad is attested in that country, including by the UAE embassy, then by MOFAIC in the UAE.
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Used at the registrar
The attorney presents the original with the transfer papers to Dubai Economy and Tourism or the free zone registrar.
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Licence updated
The company’s records and trade licence then show the new shareholders.
If the deal changes
If the buyer, the price or the number of shares changes, sign a new power of attorney and revoke the old one. Revocation is covered by Article 898 of Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025.
Send the transfer terms. We draft the POA.
Company documents we notarise are presented to
Dubai Courts
Dubai Economy and Tourism
DMCC
DIFC
Emirates NBD
ADCB
ADIB
Public Prosecution
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Questions about a power of attorney for share transfer
Can one attorney act for both seller and buyer?
Ask us about your case first. The registrar and the other partners may object.
Can I sign it from outside the UAE?
Yes. Sign before a notary in your country, then have it attested there, by the UAE embassy, and by MOFAIC in the UAE. Or use our online notary public services.
How long is it valid?
There is no fixed legal period. It runs for the term the document states.
Does the attorney need to be a lawyer?
No. Any adult you can identify by passport or Emirates ID can be named.
Can the POA include receiving the price?
Yes, if you name it. State the account the money goes into.
Do the other partners need to agree?
That depends on your memorandum. Many need their consent or a waiver.
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Address
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Hours
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Phone
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