Hesham Taha Muqbel

Company: Al-Rahji Construction
Position: Chief executive officer (CEO)

Hesham Taha Muqbel brings more than 30 years of civil engineering experience to his role as CEO of Al-Rahji Construction. The company is the construction arm of the Saudi-based conglomerate Al-Rahji Holdings and is engaged in a variety of projects in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, most notably the Haramain high speed rail project linking Mecca and Medina.

Al-Rahji is the lead contractor on the $1.8bn rail link for the client, Saudi Railways Organisation. The firm is also delivering infrastructure for the Shamkha South development in Abu Dhabi for the client, Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada); an aircraft maintenance facility at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz International Airport; and the Batinah Housing development in Oman.

Muqbel came to Al-Rahji from Dubai-based contractor Wade Adams, where he spent 27 years rising through the ranks to become a manager. He has a degree in civil engineering from Cairo University in Egypt.

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