Ali Rashid Lootah
Ali Rashid Ahmad Lootah | |
|---|---|
| عَـلِي رَاشِـد أَحْـمَـد لُـوْتَـاه (in Arabic) | |
| Born | 1960 |
| Occupation | Vice Chairman of Mashreq bank |
Ali Rashid Ahmad Lootah (Arabic: عَـلِي رَاشِـد أَحْـمَـد لُـوْتَـاه) is the vice chairman of Mashreq bank and former chairman of Nakheel,[1] a property development company in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2][3]
Early life and career
Lootah was born in 1960[4] in Dubai, and pursued his education in civil engineering at Clarkson University in the United States.[5] He established the UAE Society of Engineers, in which he became a member of founding board.[6]
He started his career working in the UAE's Ministry of Public Works, where he was later appointed as Assistant Under-secretary of the Ministry.[7] Lootah was appointed as chairman of Nakheel in 2012 replacing Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, and led the new strategy for the company also restarting some of its development projects.[8] He was replaced as chairman in 2020.[9]
References
- ^ Darasha, Yazad (30 March 2010). "Lootah appointed Nakheel's new chairman of the board". Gulf News.
- ^ "Nakheel sued over staff discount". The National. 24 April 2011.
- ^ Sean, Cronin (2018-05-11). "A look behind Dubai's Nakheel Chairman Ali Rashid Lootah's 'instrumental' vision'". Arab News. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ علي راشد لوتاه (in Arabic). Aliqtisadi. 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- ^ Karrar-Lewsley, Tahani (2012-07-03). "Once 'Bold' Nakheel Tries a New Approach". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ About Us, UAE Society of Engineers, archived from the original on 2011-09-27
- ^ Bringing Us Together, Kenya Friendship Society UAE, archived from the original on 2012-03-30
- ^ "Nakheel to restart six projects". The National. 17 August 2010.
- ^ Nagraj, Aarti (2020-01-21). "Dubai developer Nakheel appoints new chairman". Gulf Business. Retrieved 2022-02-04.