Website designer for Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Website designer in Dubai for company sites that stay in step in Arabic and English
I'm Maniruzzaman Jubayer, and when a company needs a website designer in Dubai for its whole site, not a single page, it deals with me directly: from Dhaka, two hours ahead, I lead the senior team that designs and builds multi-page company websites in Arabic and English. Each site comes with a CMS your marketing team runs in both languages, hreflang so Google shows the right version, and forms that ask for consent the way the UAE PDPL expects, and we share 8 hours of your working day.
If the English site changed this morning, the Arabic site should have changed with it.
Free 30 min intro call · One fixed quote · Arabic and English in one CMS
Teams that have trusted me with their websites and products
- Years leading a design team
- 3+
- Products shipped
- 50+
- Behance gallery features
- 22
Product designer and design lead, with a senior team behind me
Arabic and English website design in the UAE: four problems I fix
Arabic is the UAE's official language, and every road sign and shopfront here carries English beside it. A Dubai company site has to do the same, page by page, for years after launch. These are the problems companies bring me most often.
Problem 01
The Arabic pages fall behind
A new service goes live in English in March and the Arabic page still shows last year's team in June. Without hreflang and return links, Google may also show visitors the wrong version. I build one content model where every page holds both languages, so nothing publishes half done.
Problem 02
Every edit waits for a developer
An Eid opening hours banner, a new partner profile or a hiring notice sits in a queue for whoever built the site. I set up a CMS with Arabic and English fields side by side, roles and previews, then train your marketing team until routine changes need nobody else.
Problem 03
Buyers cannot find their answer
An Emirati client may look for your trade licence and an Arabic contact, an investor abroad wants your track record and time zone, and a resident wants the nearest branch. I map the questions each group brings and give every one a path from the home page, in both languages.
Problem 04
Rules surface in launch week
Consent on enquiry forms under the PDPL, WCAG 2.1 AA on federal government sites, a Trakheesi permit on every property ad, DFSA rules on financial promotions. Found late, any one of them delays launch. I list the rules that apply in the scope and design room for them.
Company websites my team designed, picked for Dubai
A website for a real estate law firm, a landing page for a real estate company and a product website for a fintech SaaS, each designed by my team. Property and finance both carry their own disclosure rules in Dubai, permit numbers for one and regulatory status for the other, and a law firm's site is read just as closely.
Website design · Legal
JurisLex
A website and identity for a Sydney-based firm specialising in real estate law.
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Landing page · Real estate
Homelo
A real estate landing page with its full page structure, style guide and responsive layouts.
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Website design · Fintech
Fintech SaaS website
A dark, product-led website for a fintech SaaS, designed for Webflow.
View case study →Arabic pages a year behind the English ones? Let's put them back in step.
Ahlan, let's talkWeb design in Dubai: what every site from my team includes
Each part below is named in the written scope, with the pages and languages it covers, so nothing about Arabic, consent or speed is left for after go-live.
A sitemap and URL plan for two languages
One page list for Arabic and English, a URL scheme such as /ar/ and /en/, and hreflang tags in which every version names itself, its partner and an x-default, as Google asks.
Templates mirrored the right way
Every template drawn in both directions, with the reading direction set in the HTML rather than in CSS, Arabic type tuned for long reading, and mixed lines of Arabic, English and digits tested.
A CMS your marketers run
Collections for services, people, news and listings, with Arabic and English fields side by side, previews in both directions, a written guide and a training session for your editors.
Forms and cookie choices for the PDPL
Enquiry forms that ask for marketing consent separately, a cookie banner that gives non-essential cookies a real choice, and privacy links in both languages. Firms in DIFC get the same, built to its own law.
Accessible in Arabic and English
Contrast, focus order, headings and screen reader labels checked against WCAG 2.2 AA, a step above the 2.1 AA level the national policy sets for public service sites.
Fast on a mid-range phone
Arabic web fonts subset, images sized for each screen and scripts kept light, aiming for Google's 2.5 second Largest Contentful Paint at the 75th percentile, tested over mobile data.
How a Dubai website project runs, from call to go-live
The four steps of my website design process, set to Gulf Standard Time and to the approvals a bilingual company site needs.
- 01
Free 30 minute intro call
On Google Meet, in Dubai time. Show me the current site, the pages that bring enquiries and who approves the Arabic, and I tell you plainly whether a full rebuild or a smaller fix makes sense.
- 02
Written scope and one fixed quote
Every template in both languages, the CMS, forms, integrations, the rules that apply and the approval rounds, set out in one document with one fixed quote for the whole site. No retainer follows.
- 03
Design and build on a staging site
Arabic and English templates designed side by side in weekly sprints, then built on a staging link where your Arabic reviewer and compliance team comment on the real pages, not on screenshots.
- 04
Launch, redirects and training
A redirect map from the old site, hreflang and speed checked, analytics that run only after consent, and a session that leaves your editors publishing in both languages from the first day.
Working with me from Dubai: the practical side
- Shared hours
- Dubai keeps Gulf Standard Time, two hours behind Dhaka, so 8 hours of your working day is shared
- Working week
- UAE government offices work Monday to Friday, with Friday ending at noon; Dhaka's weekend is Friday and Saturday, so Monday to Thursday is shared in full
- Languages
- meetings in English; the site in Arabic and English, with a native speaker on your side approving every Arabic word
- Platforms
- Webflow, Framer, or Next.js with a headless CMS, chosen for whoever edits the site
- Ways to talk
- Google Meet, one Slack channel and comments on the staging site
Industries Dubai is building, and what their websites must carry
Six sectors with their own website needs in Dubai. Every image is a screen from one of my team's projects in that field, never from a Dubai client.
Real estate
Dubai's Land Department requires a Trakheesi permit for every property ad, and since April 2025 a Madmoun QR code on each one. Listing templates need both as CMS fields, filled per property, beside Arabic and English enquiry paths.
Financial firms in DIFC
DFSA rules ask firms to take reasonable care that a financial promotion made in or from the DIFC is clear, fair and not misleading and gives their name, address and regulatory status. That belongs in templates, not a late footnote.
Clinics and hospitals
Dubai's health insurance law requires UAE nationals, residents and visitors to be enrolled in cover, so the insurers a clinic accepts belong on its site. Pages also need doctor profiles and booking in both languages, kept current by staff.
Law firms and advisers
235 law firms were registered with the DIFC Courts in 2025, 13 percent more than in 2024. Practice pages, partner profiles and a discreet first contact form have to read as carefully in Arabic as in English.
Startups and SaaS
The Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy helped 1,690 digital startups set up or expand in Dubai in 2025, three quarters of them global companies. Their sites have to explain the product to Gulf buyers meeting it for the first time.
HR and payroll software
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation enforces the Wages Protection System so private sector staff are paid in full and on time. HR products sold in the UAE need sites that answer the WPS question plainly, in both languages.
How I work with Dubai teams on a company website
Remote from Dhaka, inside most of your working day, with every decision written down.
You talk to the people building the site
There is no account manager. You brief me, and in reviews you meet the designers and developers doing the work, in English, with your Arabic reviewer joining whenever wording is on the table.
Two hours apart, four days fully shared
Dhaka is two hours ahead, so we share 8 hours of your day. Monday to Thursday is a working day for both of us; if launch falls on a Friday, when Dhaka is off, cover is agreed in the scope.
Written down, tracked, visible
Designs live in Figma, the build on a staging link and the reasons in a decision log. A Slack update lands every 48 hours and a review call runs weekly, so marketing and compliance see the same version.
I know the UAE's web rules
The PDPL and the DIFC's own data law, the national accessibility policy, Trakheesi permits, DFSA promotion rules, hreflang and right to left layouts. My guide to Arabic RTL design for the UAE shows how I handle the Arabic side.
Your Dubai company website: my team, an in-house hire or a freelancer
Each route can work. This is how they compare for a bilingual UAE site with a CMS, line by line.
| What you get | With me | In-house hire | Freelancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic and English templates designed and built together | Yes | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| Design, build, CMS and search set-up from one team | Yes | No | Sometimes |
| No visa, work permit or notice period before work starts | Yes | No | Yes |
| Hreflang, redirects and speed checked before launch | Yes | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| Consent, accessibility and sector rules written into the scope | Yes | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| On site in your Dubai office | No | Yes | Sometimes |
| One fixed quote for the whole site | Yes | No | Sometimes |
Who I help as a website designer in the UAE
Dubai organisations whose website has to work hard in two languages, under rules they cannot ignore.
Companies whose site has fallen behind
Your services, people and branches have changed, yet the site still shows the old ones and the Arabic half lags further. I rebuild it as one bilingual site your own marketing team keeps current.
Regulated firms
Banks, insurers and wealth firms in DIFC, DHA-licensed clinics and law firms, whose pages carry disclosures, licence details and consent that compliance signs off in both languages before anything goes live.
Suppliers to government
Teams building or running sites for federal bodies, where the National Policy for Digital Accessibility asks for WCAG 2.1 AA, an accessibility statement and pages that work for people of determination and older users.
Companies opening in the UAE
Firms arriving from Europe, India or elsewhere in the Gulf that need a UAE site with Arabic, local contact paths and PDPL consent, linked to the global site rather than copied from it.
More I design for Dubai companies
A new website often brings campaign pages, an app or a product redesign with it.
What clients say about working with my team from Dhaka
Working with Jubayer and the team has been a blast. Their creativity has honestly taken our platform to new heights. Incredibly professional and so proud to work with, we’re over the moon with their results, and we can’t wait to team up with them again.
I highly recommend Jubayer for any design project. He quickly grasps complex concepts, excels in standard design practices, and responds promptly.
Working with Jubayer on our website was fantastic from start to finish. He took the time to understand our vision and provided valuable insights.
Website designer in Dubai: questions companies ask before the call
What Dubai marketing and operations teams ask me most, answered in plain words.
Are you a website design company in Dubai or a freelancer?
Neither, exactly. I'm one senior designer who leads a team of designers and developers, working remotely from Dhaka. We are not a company registered in the UAE and have no office in Dubai. You brief me directly, as you would a freelancer, and the same team designs, builds and launches both language versions, so nothing passes between a design studio and a separate developer.
How much does website design cost in Dubai?
It depends on the scope, not a day rate: the number of unique templates, whether Arabic and English are both designed and built, who writes the copy, the CMS, integrations such as a CRM or booking tool, and the rules your sector adds. After a free intro call you get a written scope and one fixed quote for the whole site, with no retainer and no hourly billing.
Should our Arabic site sit at /ar/ or on a separate domain?
Usually a subfolder such as /ar/ on the same domain, because one site, one CMS and one set of analytics are simpler to run. Whichever you choose, each page needs hreflang tags that name itself and its partner, with links back both ways; Google says annotations that only point one way may be ignored. I also set an x-default for visitors whose language matches neither version.
Does a UAE website need a cookie banner under the PDPL?
Not because of a named cookie rule: the UAE has no cookie-specific law, and the PDPL's implementing regulations had still not been issued in early 2026. The law does bar processing personal data without consent, with some exceptions, so I design a banner that lets people refuse non-essential cookies as easily as they accept them. DIFC firms follow the DIFC's own law. Your legal adviser signs off the wording.
Do UAE websites have to meet WCAG accessibility standards?
Federal government sites do. The National Policy for Digital Accessibility, issued in March 2024, says public service sites must meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA, and it covers the firms that build websites for federal entities. Local government, semi-government and private bodies are asked to make their best efforts too. I design and check every site against WCAG 2.2 AA in both languages, a step beyond that requirement.
Can our marketing team edit the Arabic pages without a developer?
Yes, once the CMS is built for it. Each collection, from services to news to team profiles, holds Arabic and English fields side by side, previews show both reading directions, and roles stop anyone breaking a template. A training session and a short written guide come with every site, so new pages, listings and seasonal banners go live from your own team.
What must a DIFC-regulated firm's website show?
At minimum, the firm's name, address and regulatory status on its financial promotions, and DFSA rules ask firms to take reasonable care that every promotion made in or from the DIFC is clear, fair and not misleading. Material meant for professional clients must not be aimed at retail visitors. I design fixed disclosure areas into the templates; your compliance officer confirms the wording against the DFSA Rulebook.
Do we need a full website or just a landing page?
If people need to understand the whole company, its services, people and credentials, in two languages, you need a website with a CMS. If you are running one campaign with one offer and a fixed date, a landing page is quicker to build and change. For campaign pages, see my landing page design for Dubai; many companies need both, and the same team designs them.
Who writes the Arabic content on our site?
Your team or your translator owns the Arabic words, and Arabic written for Arabic readers usually reads better than a line by line translation of the English. I plan the content model, the space each heading and button needs, and reviews in context on the staging site, so your Arabic reviewer approves the words on the real page instead of in a spreadsheet.