𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲. 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞. Alia Noor is 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 – 𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩, 𝐔𝐀𝐄 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, and 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐀𝐄 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲'𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 (𝐁𝐀𝐆). For more than 18 years, Alia has advised multinational groups, family businesses, investors, trusts, foundations, and privately held enterprises on taxation, corporate structuring, international expansion, business setup and market entry strategies across the UAE, GCC, Malaysia, and Indonesia, together with business valuations, feasibility studies, and a broad range of cross-border business and investment matters. An EY alumna, Alia's professional background combines expertise in 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐀𝐌𝐋), 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐬, 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤, 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬. She is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (FCMA), holds the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation through the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK, and an MBA in Finance. Her professional credentials further include the ICA/MOET Certificate in AML/CFT for DNFBPs awarded by the International Compliance Association (ICA), UK, the COSO Certified Professional designation awarded by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and the Oxford FinTech Programme certification from the University of Oxford and specialized certifications in UAE Taxation and International Taxation from PwC Academy. Beyond taxation and compliance advisory, Alia has supported boards, business owners, and executive leadership teams in strengthening governance frameworks, risk oversight, performance management systems, management reporting, and strategic decision-making, helping organizations align operational execution with long-term business objectives. An 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 Alia has delivered presentations and led discussions for leading professional and business organizations, including 𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐏, 𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐄𝐖, 𝐂𝐏𝐀, 𝐈𝐂𝐌𝐀, 𝐀𝐂𝐅𝐄, and major executive forums such as 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬' 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐢, 𝐂𝐅𝐎 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 and 𝐋𝐄𝐀 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 Beyond advisory and speaking engagements, Alia contributes regularly to professional discourse through 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥, 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬, 𝐀𝐂𝐅𝐄 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐂𝐌𝐀 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬. Her published work explores taxation, governance, risk oversight, fraud prevention, internal audit, compliance, and emerging technologies, translating technical and regulatory developments into practical insights for business leaders and decision-makers. Known for combining technical depth with creative communication, she has developed innovative theme-based presentations, including "𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐬: 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐀𝐄 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬" and "𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐚𝐱 (𝟎𝟎𝟕)," making complex tax, audit, and compliance topics more engaging and accessible for business audiences. Her contributions to the profession have been recognized through multiple industry awards and leadership recognitions, including being named among Gulf News' UAE Top Business Leaders and receiving awards for excellence in taxation, advisory, consulting, entrepreneurship, and professional leadership.