His Excellency is involved in community and volunteer work, having founded and led the Dubai Juvenile Awareness and Care Association. He is the Chairman of the Emirates Talent Association, the Dubai Award for Community Service, the Emirates Intellectual Property Association, and the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University Board of Trustees. He received numerous awards during his time with the Dubai Police, including the World Energy Award in the Environmental Award category from the World Energy Conference at the United Nations in New York in 2016, the "Golden Peacock International Award" for leadership excellence in public service for the year 2016, and the "Innovation in Security Solutions" award for his efforts in security.
H.E. Lt. Gen. Dhahi received the " Plato Golden Medal" from Aflatoun Child Social & Financial Education for supporting children's rights in the Middle East in 2015, as well as the "Biz Award for the World Business Federation" from the World Business Federation Organization in Houston, Texas. H.E. also got the award for the finest regional executive figure in the Middle East, as well as the United Nations Award for the most significant Arab character in the drug issues. Dhahi Khalfan was awarded numerous medals and badges, including the Dubai Police Sincere Service and Excellent Service Medals (three times each), as well as the Dubai Police First-Class Medal (five times).
"The Black Points System and Its Impact on the Effectiveness of Traffic Control", "Police and Human Rights", "The Role of the Police in Treating and Rehabilitating Repentant Addicts", "Operating Rooms and Their Role In Raising the Efficiency of Police Performance", "Managing Operations in Critical Reports, Crises, and Disasters" and "Crime" are some of the books written by H.E Lt. Gen. Dhahi Khalfan on the efficiency of police performance. Lieutenant-General Khalfan authored the books "Rashid's Journey into Building and Development", "Concern and Insomnia", "Speech in Advertising and Marketing", "Attentive Planning", "Soft Power in Zayed's Leadership Qualities," and "How to Make the UAE a Remarkable Country" in the field of public issues.


