Director
Jones Lang LaSalle
Total years of experience :20 years, 2 Months
Member of JLL Regional BD Committee
• Regional Operations and Business Development (Valuation Advisory and Transactions Services) and CRM
• Leading and oversight on valuation advisory assignments and structured investment transactions in MENA
• Managing government, family offices and HNI advisory RFP/RFQs, proposal and client interface
• Financial oversight of Valuation Advisory Department (budgeting, forecasts, A/R, revenue recognition,
aging/debt collections)
• Operation oversight of Valuation Advisory Department (department strategy, recruitment, restructuring,
clientele prioritization, resourcing and mobilization)
Heading the group’s real estate department for Al Dhafra Region specifically Ruwais City directly manag-
ing a team of 24 personnel
• Managing in excess AED 12 billion worth of real estate assets, comprising 10, 059 residential units, 30, 000
sq.ft of office space, 200, 000 sq.ft NLA retail space and 186 ancillary retail shops with an annualized rev-
enue exceeding AED 800 million
• Major Achievements:
- Set up the real estate policies & procedures and operating guidelines for Al Dhafra Region
- Lead PPP initiatives through different investment structures; JVs (Armed Forces Club, Danat Hotels
and Resorts, SABIS, TESLA, SEHA, ENEC), BTS (Al Dhafra COOP, MAF, Al Maya Group), BOT
(McDonalds, Dynatrade) and others
- Took handover of and leased 2, 583 new residential units increasing overall rental revenue by 15%.
- Managed the snagging of the new released development phase comprising 663 villas
- Took loss making educational and hospitality assets into profit by implementing new operating model
- Improved retail quality and revenue by tendering and mobilizing an experienced retail PM company
- Directly sourced, negotiated and leased critical retail assets bringing in 10 new concepts into the city
- Pre-leased 100% of the Traditional Souq comprising 53-line shops and F&B outlets
Capital Markets - Strategy and Investment Advisory (MENA)
• Real estate portfolio structuring, optimization strategy and marketing/exit strategy implementation
• Advised developers, private and institutional groups on their real estate portfolios and funding options.
• Provided strategic and development advice for developers and owner-occupiers regarding project viability
based on comparative market performances and operational structures, be it Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT),
Sale & Leasebacks (SLB), Built-to-Suit (BTS), JVs and other structures.
• Led and participated in the origination, structuring and execution of real estate transactions across a range
of geographies, specifically UAE, KSA and Qatar, extending to both standing asset acquisitions as well as
greenfield developments across a range of asset classes including development land, education industrial
and mixed-use projects in excess of US$ 800 million
• Major Achievements:
- Al Rajhi Holdings / ARCAPITA Portfolio comprising 4 logistics assets and 2 retail assets UAE and
KSA - Portfolio Sale, SAR 1.4 billion
- HSBC Office Building, DIC, Dubai, UAE - Commercial Leasehold Asset, AED 105 million
- International Tower, Abu Dhabi, UAE - Commercial Freehold Asset, AED 850 million
- Capital House Tower, Abu Dhabi, UAE - Residential Freehold Asset, AED 550 million
- Sarai Tower, Doha, Qatar - Residential Freehold Asset, QAR 470 million
- Hartland International School, Dubai, UAE - Education Sale & Leaseback, AED 375 million
- Lulu Markets (EMKE Group), Riyadh, KSA - Retail/Industrial Build to Suit, SAR 90 million
- Hamdan Retail Centers, Riyadh, KSA - Retail Freehold Assets, SAR 100 million
- DMCC Damac Land, Dubai, UAE - Development Land, AED 35 million
- ENBD Fund Office Building, Dubai, UAE - Commercial Freehold Asset, AED 80 million
• High profile clients; Emaar, Abu Dhabi UPC, ADM, AlDar PJSC, Mubadala, Abu Dhabi Pension Fund,
ENBD REIT, Emirates REIT, NBK Capital, HSBC, TECOM, Al Rajhi Holding and others.
Valuation and Transaction Advisory (MENA - UAE, KSA focus)
• Undertook valuations and analysed the financial and strategic viability of major real estate and mixed-use
developments for major clients such as Nakheel, Emaar, Dubai Properties, MAF, Bloom Properties, SBG,
Al Rajhi, Mubadala and others.
• Real estate portfolio advisory and valuations for major HNIs such as Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
H.E. Abdullah Al Masood, Sheikh Hussain Al Amoudi, Sheikh Walid Al Sayigh, Al Ajou Family, Al Fut-
taim and others
• Major Achievements:
- Emaar (EMG) IPO valuation, 2014
- AlDar PJSC & Sorouh merger valuation, 2013
- Bloom Properties (H.H Sheikh Saif