Mohamed Rashid Khalifa al-Fahed al-Mehairi

Company: Musanada
Position: CEO

Mohamed Rashid Khalifa al-Fahed al-Mehairi is CEO of Abu Dhabi General Services Company. Known as Musanada, meaning support, it is a publically-owned entity established in 2007 that works only for Abu Dhabi government clients. Its most active division is its construction arm, which is currently overseeing 82 projects with a total value of AED33bn ($9bn).

Of these, 20 are housing and infrastructure schemes, 14 are in the education sector, 12 are civic and sports projects, and 36 are special projects and office buildings. One of the largest schemes is the Al-Wathba North housing project near Al-Ain, which is currently in the design stage.

Al-Mehairi began his career at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and also worked at the UAE Ministry of Finance & Industry as director of the investment department. During this time, he was also elected the UAE executive director for the World Bank. Al-Mehairi has a degree in management from Boston University in the US.

Website: www.musanada.co.ae