ibrahim  Balaha, Resident Manager

ibrahim Balaha

Resident Manager

Makarem Riyadh Hotel

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Diploma, Hotel Management
Experience
23 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 1 Months

Resident Manager at Makarem Riyadh Hotel
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since March 2011

Makarim Riyadh
Hotel, 248 rooms, 2 restaurant, 5 banquet
Halls, and 8 conference rooms, Recreation
Center, with 217 staff. In charge of all the
Operation departments (

General Manager at Makarem Tabuk Hotel
  • Saudi Arabia - Tabouk
  • March 2009 to January 2011

in Egypt .
5 star deluxe hotel, with 750 rooms, 7 outlets
3 conference halls, and recreation center .

Regional Director of Food & Beverage at Saudi Hotels & Resorts Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • November 2006 to March 2009

Proprieties), guiding the operation of the
Food & Beverage departments in those hotels,
Laying down the policies, procedures for the
Day to day operation.
Conducting interviews to choose the Food &
Beverage managers for those proprieties.
Assisting in designing the new kitchens and
Laundries in the new proprieties of the
Company.
Participating in the preparation of the
Feasibility studies of the new projects of the

General Manager
  • July 2009 to March 2009

of Makarim Tabuk Hotel
2011 a four star hotel with 120 rooms, 1 restaurant,
2 banquet halls, full recreation center . In
Charge of all the operation, sales and
Financial results of the hotel.

Regional Director
  • January 2001 to July 2006
at Al Suwaidi Services Company
  • to June 2006

A company consisting of three divisions,
Catering division, Accommodation division
And facility management division
With turnover of 250 million riyals per year .

Sales & Marketing Manager
  • January 2001 to July 2003
Director of Sales & Marketing
  • to October 1999
In charge at Kandarah Palace Hotel
  • Saudi Arabia
  • to October 1999

4 star hotel with 312 rooms, 42 villas
4 outlets, 3 banquet halls, and recreation
Center.

Executive at Steignberger hotel service co
  • January 2001 to January 1999
In charge at Bahrawi Trading Co
  • Saudi Arabia
  • to January 1999

of Importing, Storing, Displaying
And Marketing all the related catering
Equipment’s in the three regions of Saudi

Sales Manager at Catering Equipmen
  • to August 1996
In charge at Riyadh Palace Hotel
  • Saudi Arabia
  • to September 1994

5 star Deluxe hotel affiliated with Utell
International Hotels . 306 rooms, 2 outlets
2 banquet halls, and full recreation center.

Director of Sales & Marketing
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2009 to September 1988
  • Saudi Arabia
  • to September 1988

Responsible of all the sales activities of the hotel

Sales Manager at Riyadh Palace Hotel
  • January 2009 to September 1984
at Meridien Hotel
  • United Arab Emirates
  • to April 1984

5 Star deluxe hotel, with 375 rooms
2 outlets, 2 banquet halls, and recreation
Center.
Assisting the front office manager in the
Planning and operating of day to day
Operation of the front office department in the

Assistant Front Office Manager
  • January 2002 to May 1981
Front office agent at Hotel
  • Kuwait
  • to May 1980
General Manager at Makarim Tabuk Hotel
  • to
Regional Director at he Saudi Hotels & Resorts company
  • to
Catering Sales Manager at Al Suwaidi Catering company
  • to
Director of Sales & Marketing at Dhahran International Hotel in the Eastern
  • to
Assistant General Manager at Kandarah Palace hotel
  • Saudi Arabia
  • to
Director of Sales & Marketing at Riyadh Palace hotel
  • United Arab Emirates
  • to

years as Front office in Jeddah Meridien hotel in Saudi Arabia, conducted many training courses in Financial management, Front office management, Housekeeping management, food & beverage management, Marketing Management and human resources applications in the institute of the American Hotel and Motel association .

Resident Manager at Makarim Riyadh Hotel
  • to

Education

Diploma, Hotel Management
  • at Institute of the American Hotel & Motel Association
  • June 2005
Bachelor's degree, English Language
  • at Al Azhar University
  • May 1977

Specialties & Skills

Food & Beverage
Hotel Management
Operation
Rooms Division
Food & Beverage
Sales and Marketing
BUSINESS PLANS
COST CONTROL
FINANCIAL
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT

Languages

Arabic
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English
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French
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