Rashed Al Ghafri


Major Dr. Expert Rashed Alghafri is Chairman of Dubai Police Scientist Council, Director of Training and Development at General Department of Forensic Sciences and Criminology. Specialized in Forensic Genetics, has been granted a patent by WIPO for inventing male DNA profiling tool. He is an active member in (12) working groups including boards, councils and committees in forensic, biosecurity and social sectors. An adjunct Professor at Murdoch University in Australian, Bond University in Australia and UAEU in UAE. Supervised (3) PhD and (7) master students in UK, Australia, Bahrain and UAE. Received (14) various rewards, locally, regionally and internationally. He is an alumnus of Impactful leadership and social leadership programs organized by MBRCLD. Finally, he is an alumnus of National Expert Program representing Research and Development sector within Economy Cluster.

Most research interests for a scientist

  • Forensic genetics
  • Genetics-relevant research collaborations
  • Human traits and phenotyping.
  • Human genetics such as mtDNA.
  • Forensic genetics applications.