Former RAK free trade head seeks to add Ruler Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr to suit

A Moroccan-born US businessman is seeking to have Ras Al-Khaimah (RAK) Ruler Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al-Qasimi added as a defendant to a suit for damages, which was originally filed in May against RAK Free Trade Zone Authority (RAKFTAZ) and the New York office of public relations agency Kreab. The plaintiff, Oussama El Omari, was employed by RAK Free Trade Zone (RAKFTZ) from the late 1990s until his dismissal in mid-2012, by which time he had risen to chief executive and director-general on a salary of some $32,000/month.