Abdulfattah Mustafa, UN/Legal Translator (Arabic)

About

A professional UN/legal translator and reviser (Arabic) based in the UAE, with over 15 years of experience in UN translation.

Experience

Alsun Legal Translation

Aug 2024 – Present

Dubai

Senior Legal Translator

Leading the Arabic translation team responsible for translating and revising high-stakes translation projects commissioned by UN agencies and NGOs, including UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, IMF, IMO, FAO, WHO, UN Women, UNHCR, OHCHR, DRC, IASC, and IRC. Main fields of translation included international law and justice, peace and security, refugees, peace-keeping, international justice, human rights, ending poverty, food, gender equality, health, children, climate change, countering terrorism, economic development, and disaster relief.

Bayan Group

Jul 2013 – Mar 2023

Egypt

Translation Team Lead

Leading the Arabic translation team responsible for translating and revising legal, financial, banking, commercial, and corporate documents for various clients in GCC, including government entities, banks and financial institutions, and law, consultancy, audit and accounting firms. Key projects included court rulings, agreements and contracts, financial statements, balance sheets, tax returns, and annual reports.

Top Notch Consolidated

Jan 2010 – Jan 2013

Egypt

Legal Translator

Translated and revised translation of high-stakes legal, banking, and financial documents for major GCC clients.

Egyptian Armed Forces

Jan 2007 – Jan 2010

Egypt

Legal Translator

Managed critical translation and interpretation tasks in air defense, cyber defense, aviation, and international strategy. Delivered language support for both manned and unmanned deployment contexts.

Education

Al-Azhar University

Jul 2002 – Jul 2007

Ba in Simultaneous Interpretation, Translation and Interpretation

Abdulfattah Mustafa

UN/Legal Translator (Arabic)

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