About Al Maabar
Al Maabar is led by a team of well experienced executives with in-depth regional and international experience across the real estate development and investment sectors.
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Yousef Al Nowais
Managing Director
“As Al Maabar approaches its fourth anniversary, we have begun to reap the rewards of hard work, insightful long-term planning and a constant commitment to excellence in every single aspect of our business."
Mr. Yousef M. Al Nowais is the Managing Director of Al Maabar, and has been leading the development and implementation of the company’s strategic plans since its inception in March 2007.
In addition to over twenty five years experience in banking, finance, investment and tourism sectors, Mr. Al Nowais has been actively involved in developing and setting up new businesses as well as the acquisition of various organizations.
Prior to joining Al Maabar, Mr. Al Nowais occupied the position of Finance Director for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and was General Manager of Ruwais Fertilizer (FERTIL) a subsidiary of ADNOC. He had also occupied the position of Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the Emirates Holdings Group and sat on the Boards of several of its subsidiaries.
Mr. Al Nowais is currently the Chairman and Managing Director of Arab Development, a family-owned business group. He is also Chairman, Vice Chairman and Member of the Board for a number of prominent government and private institutions including AlDhafra Insurance Company, Sorouh Real Estate, Technical Metal Industries (TMI), and Drake and Skull International.
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Abdallah Hageali
Chief Executive Officer
“As Chief Executive Officer of Al Maabar I am proud to be in the business of crafting prosperity, both for our partners and the communities we serve”.
As Chief Executive Officer, Abdallah is responsible for the strategic management of Al Maabar. This includes overseeing the day-to-day operations of Al Maabar’s subsidiaries across the world and also the strategic planning, monitoring and management of the company’s numerous developments. Abdallah is an industry veteran with over 23 years experience in real estate development in the United States, Lebanon and the UAE. Prior to joining Al Maabar, Abdallah was Group CEO of Tameer Holding Investment. Abdallah earned his MSc in Civil Engineering (Construction Management) at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He has also completed a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
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Azmi Oran
Chief Development Officer
“By leveraging the technical expertise and business acumen of our employees, partners and associates we are creating exciting destination developments that ignite economic potential”
Azmi joined Al Maabar in August 2007 with over 25 years of experience in both planning and development of mega projects, asset management and corporate general management. He has worked with a number of high profile companies in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, including Sorouh and Nakheel. Azmi has a Bachelor of Science from Farleigh Dickinson University, USA.
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Tan Wui-Hua
Chief Financial Officer
“Al Maabar, and each of its projects, represents and reflects the certainty of Abu Dhabi’s cultural and financial roots, as well as the sustainability of its future”
Tan joined Al Maabar in May 2009 with more than 15 years of finance and investment experience with various multi-national companies both in the UAE and internationally. Prior to Al Maabar, Tan spent three years in Dubai working with Al Futtaim and Morgan Stanley on a private equity development fund and also the Omniyat Group working on a private equity investment fund in conjunction with Credit Suisse. He was also with Lum Chang Holding Ltd and Lend Lease Real Estate Investments Asia for a total of 10 years. Tan holds a Master's in Professional Accounting from the Victoria University of Technology in Australia. He also earned a Bachelor's in Business Administration with a focus on Economics from the University of New Brunswick, and a BSc. in Mathematical Science from the University of McMaster, Canada.
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Ahmed Abdullah Khamees Al Shamsi
Director, Business Development
“The Al Maabar business model involves targetting economically attractive and sustainable opportunities that will deliver maximum growth potential for all partners and stakeholders”
Ahmed is the Director of Business Development at Al Maabar. In this role, he is responsible for identifying and developing Al Maabar’s new business opportunities in international markets. He oversees the preparation and development of projects from concept stage to the awarding of operator contracts. Prior to joining Al Maabar in January 2009, Ahmed worked as the Deputy Director at the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development where he was responsible for overseeing projects in Sudan, Uzbekistan, Senegal, Egypt, Yemen, Algeria and Morocco. He also assisted in the implementation of marketing campaigns for several major development projects located in Abu Dhabi. Ahmed is a retired Major from the UAE Army. He holds an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology in Abu Dhabi.
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Hussain Mohammed Mohsin
Director, Corporate HR & Admin
“It is uniquely motivating to be involved with a company that opens doors and creates optimism on so many levels; as much for our individual employees as for the local communities that benefit from our work”.
Hussain joined Al Maabar in December 2007 as the Director of Corporate Human Resources & Administration. He is responsible for the development and implementation of HR Policies and Procedures. Prior to joining Al Maabar, Hussain had extensive experience in both strategic and operational HR activities gained with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Sorouh Real Estate Development.
He is a certified professional in HR & Compensation from the Human Resources Management Education Institute.
