Rohan Mustafa (; born: 7 October; 1988) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He is the former captain of the United Arab Emirates national team. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler. Early life Mustafa was born in Kohat, in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. His family moved to the UAE when he was 10, where his father had a car sales business in Sharjah. He soon enrolled in the Sharjah Cricket Academy to pursue his career in cricket and his father provided him huge support to fulfill his cricketing ambitions. His father was also one of his cricketing mentors from his young age. His father died suddenly when he was 15. Soon after the death of his father, his family had returned to Pakistan. He initially struggled to cope up following his father's death and also endured difficulties to pursue his cricket career due to the financial constraints faced by his family. He was eventually picked for UAE U-19 national team in 2007. His mother and sister currently live in Pakistan while his brother had relocated to Chile. Domestic career He made his List A debut against Oman on 30 November 2007 during the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. He made his first-class debut on 12 March 2013 against Ireland at Sharjah at the 2011–2013 ICC Intercontinental Cup. He made his T20 debut against Ireland on 21 March 2013. On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Brampton Wolves franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. International career Mustafa made his One Day International debut against Scotland on 1 February 2014. One month later, on 17 March 2014, he also made his Twenty20 International debut against the Netherlands during the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. After the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, Mustafa was appointed vice-captain of the UAE. In September 2014, he faced a major legal battle when a Dubai court banned him from entering the country for one year after being found guilty of absconding from duty. He was accused of playing for another corporation without any written permissions from his employers thereby breaching the contract. He immediately returned to Pakistan but he won the court