The world No 1 has not played since a shock fourth-round exit to Mischa Zverev in the fourth round of the Australian Open, and revealed he contracted shingles on returning from Melbourne.
Murray, 29, is top seed in the singles in Dubai and kicks off his campaign against Tunisian world No 47 Malek Jaziri in the first round on Tuesday.
The Briton, who was runner-up to Roger Federer in 2012, has said that he has been training flat-out over the past few weeks and is feeling fresh and raring to go.