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Restricted words in ADGM company names
Restricted words in ADGM company names

This article lists the words that are restricted from being used in an ADGM company name without Registrar approval

Updated over a week ago

Names suggesting a connection with a government or public authority and some sensitive words and expressions cannot be used in the name for an ADGM company without express approval from the ADGM Registrar.

Sensitive words and expressions

The approval of the Registrar is required for a company to be registered by a name that includes one of the following words or expressions (or a plural form of any of the below):

  • Abu Dhabi

  • Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

  • Abu Dhabi Investment Council

  • Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

  • Accredited

  • Adjudicator

  • ADNOC

  • Ajman

  • Al Ain

  • Al Dar

  • Al Khaleej

  • Asset Management

  • Association

  • Assurance

  • Audit office

  • Bank

  • Chamber of commerce

  • Charity

  • Chartered

  • Commission

  • Co-operative

  • Danat

  • Dibba

  • Diyar

  • Dubai

  • Emirates

  • Etehad

  • Etihad

  • Federation

  • Foundation

  • Fujeirah

  • Fund

  • Government

  • Gulf

  • Inspectorate

  • Institution

  • Insurance

  • Insurer

  • Judicial appointment

  • Khalifa

  • Kohrfakkan

  • Licensing

  • Masdar

  • Mubadala

  • Mutual

  • National

  • Patent

  • Patentee

  • Police

  • Post office

  • Ras Al Khaimah

  • Reassurance

  • Reassurer

  • Registrar

  • Regulator

  • Reinsurance

  • Reinsurer

  • Saadiyat

  • Sharjah

  • Sheikh

  • Social service

  • Standards

  • Stock exchange

  • Tribunal

  • Trust

  • UAE

  • Umm Al Quwain

  • Underwrite

  • United

  • United Arab Emirates

  • University

  • Zayed

  • Names of continents, countries, capitals of countries and names of the cities

Names suggesting a connection with government or public authority

The approval of the Registrar is required for a company to be registered with a name that would be likely to give the impression that the company is connected with a government or public authority. Therefore the following words should be avoided in a company name:

  • Financial Regulator,

  • the Registrar,

  • Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates,

  • Insurance Authority of the United Arab Emirates,

  • Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority,

  • Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi,

  • Abu Dhabi Municipality,

  • Abu Dhabi Global Market,

  • Abu Dhabi Global Market Registration Authority,

  • Abu Dhabi Global Market Financial Services Regulations Authority,

  • ADGM,

  • ADGM Registration Authority,

  • ADGM Financial Services Authority,

  • ADGM RA,

  • ADGM FSRA.


It is noted that this list is the current advertised list on the ADGM website as at 19 April 2023 and is subject to change by the Regulator.

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