Dr. Sara Aghaei

Dr. Sara Aghaei is a PhD-qualified lawyer and Partner at Al Safar & Partners with deep expertise in UAE personal status and family law. Her academic credentials, combined with fluency in Farsi, English, and Arabic, position her as the firm's leading advisor to Persian-speaking clients and Iranian nationals navigating the UAE legal system.

Dr. Aghaei's practice focuses on family law and personal status matters under UAE Federal Law No. 28 of 2005 and related legislation — including divorce proceedings, child custody and guardianship disputes, alimony and maintenance claims, matrimonial property division, and international child abduction cases. She handles matters with the sensitivity and discretion that family law demands, while ensuring clients' rights are fully protected at every stage of court proceedings.

Beyond family law, Dr. Aghaei advises Iranian individuals and businesses on a range of UAE civil and commercial matters — from residency and visa-related legal questions to business structuring and commercial contract disputes. Her cultural and linguistic connection to the Iranian community in Dubai gives her a distinctive ability to advise clients who often feel underserved in a legal market that lacks Farsi-fluent counsel.

Dr. Aghaei is a published legal academic whose research has explored aspects of personal status law and comparative family law in the Middle East. She brings this analytical rigour to her client work, providing advice that is both legally precise and grounded in genuine understanding of the personal and cultural dimensions of each client's situation.