Emirati-Owned Hiring Platform Dawlati Reaches 20,000+ Emiratis

Dawlati, the Emirati-owned hiring platform built to connect UAE Nationals with private-sector employers, has reached a major milestone of 20,000+ Emirati professionals on its platform, strengthening its position as a growing national talent ecosystem supporting the UAE’s Emiratisation ambitions.

 Founded in the UAE, Dawlati was created to address one of the key challenges facing both Emirati jobseekers and private-sector employers: creating a faster and more effective way for the right national talent to find the right opportunities.

 The platform uses AI-powered technology to help employers discover, assess and shortlist relevant Emirati candidates based on their hiring requirements, while giving UAE Nationals greater visibility of opportunities aligned with their skills, experience and career ambitions. 

Reaching 20,000 Emiratis represents an important milestone for Dawlati as it continues to expand its national talent community and encourage stronger participation of UAE Nationals across the private sector. Zakaria Doleh, Co-Founder of Dawlati, said: “Reaching 20,000 Emiratis is a milestone we are incredibly proud of, but for us, the number represents something much bigger.

 It represents over 20,000 individuals with their own ambitions, skills and potential to contribute to the future of the UAE. “As an Emirati-founded platform, we understand that Emiratisation is about much more than meeting a target.

 It is about creating meaningful career opportunities for UAE Nationals and helping companies recognise the depth of talent that already exists within our country. “We built Dawlati to make those connections easier, faster and more meaningful, and reaching this milestone gives us even greater motivation to continue building an ecosystem that serves both Emirati talent and the organisations looking to hire them.” For employers, Dawlati is designed to simplify a traditionally time-consuming recruitment process. 

Through its technology, companies can access a growing pool of Emirati professionals, identify candidates aligned with specific roles and build relevant shortlists more efficiently.

 The milestone comes as Emiratisation continues to play an increasingly important role in the UAE’s private-sector workforce strategy, with companies looking beyond compliance towards longer-term approaches to attracting, developing and retaining national talent. 

As Dawlati continues to grow, the platform aims to deepen its relationships with employers across the UAE while expanding the opportunities available to Emirati professionals at different stages of their careers.

 Doleh added: “Our ambition has always been bigger than building another recruitment platform. We want Dawlati to become an institution that supports Emirati careers, helps businesses build stronger national workforces and contributes meaningfully to the UAE’s long-term economic development.”