Muhammad Alabbar...A Little more than Emaar Properties
Mohamed Alabbar,
best known as the founder of Emaar Properties, the developer of assets such as the BurjKhalifa and the Dubai Mall is an Emarati businessmen and one of the top ranked
developers. Adding to this he is also director of noon.com, an e-commerce
ecosystem for the Arab world and largest GCC e-commerce company and the
chairman of Americana Group, in food industries.
When talking about the tallest tower
the man who is all set to beat his own record after future completion of Dubai
Creek Tower have succeeded in developing much appreciated communities like,
Downtown, Dubai Hills and Dubai Creek Harbour to name a few.
Alabbar is not just a businessman enjoying
all the hereditary fruits but he was indeed a scholor in commerce and completed
his education in UK, this was his dedication which served him a job serving the
government of Dubai and ranked him as chief finance advisors to the rules of
Dubai, Sheikh Muhamaad Bin Rashed Al MAkhtoom.
Alabbar has served as
Director on the Board of the Emirates Stock Exchange Authority, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and National Bank of Dubai (now EmiratesNBD). He was Chairman of Amlak Finance Company (2000
to 2007) and headed the Dubai Quality Board, and served as Director of Gulf
International Investment Group, and Chairman of UM Land in Malaysia and Smelter Asia.
Alabbar is a champion of
e-commerce and digital revolution in the Arab world, reminding a packed house
at the Majlis of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, that “the internet is the
future of trade, where websites now enjoy far more margins than traditional
companies.”
He is the founder and major
shareholder of RSH, the leading Singapore-based pan-Asian marketer, distributor
and retailer of international fashion and lifestyle brands
He has been included in
numerous lists such as the 10 most influential people in the United Arab
Emirates, the top 5 UAE business leaders, and the 100 most powerful Arabs.
In 2005, Alabbar partnered with Giorgio
Armani to establish Armani/Hotels, with locations
in Milan and Dubai.
Additionally, Alabbar leads
Adeptio AD Investments, which purchased Americana
Group in June 2016. It owns the Middle East
franchises for fast food chains KFC and Pizza
Hut, from its majority stockholder
Alabbar founded noon.com,an e-commerce marketplace in the Middle
East, now the largest GCC e-commerce company,
operational in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, operating
through three fulfillment centers and 30 distribution centers. He met with Jeff
Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, in Dubai in
November 2016. In March 2017, it was announced that
Amazon.com would acquire Dubai-based e-commerce company Souq.com, following which Alabbar immediately submitted a competing
$800 million bid via his Emaar Malls subsidiary. However Souq.com culminated a
deal with Amazon.com due to an exclusivity agreement signed prior to Alabbar's
bid
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