ANNUAL REPORT
2016
E
xecutive Management
Educational Background / Work Experience
Mr. Ibrahim Al Soqabi holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
from George Washington University, DC, USA, and a Master of Business
Administration (MBA) from Maastricht University.
Over all, he possesses a cumulative practical experience of 18 years,
diversified among the fields of Civil Engineering, project and construction
management, risk analysis and management, enterprise and corporate
governance, operational system management, in addition to business
and strategic planning. Mr. Al Soqabi was successful in turning the
pioneering Kuwaiti Managers Company – a fully owned organization
by one of the most prominent “Shari’a compliant enterprises, Kuwait
Finance House (KFH) – into a Holding entity, encompassing seven
different subsidiaries which have been undertaking several activities
ranging from contracting and projects management, to real estate
valuation, management and development, both locally, regionally, and
internationally, such as Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries,
Turkey, and Hong Kong. Moreover, Mr. Al Soqabi assumed multiple
directorship positions in several real estate organizations at the local
and regional levels. Currently, he holds the Group CEO post for Mazaya
Holding, a leading real estate development company, with numerous
successful subsidiaries, not only focusing on the GCC market, but
extending well into other geographical settings, hence diligently oversees
its growth through a relentless perseverance and endeavors into selective
opportunities that are compatible with its vision and aspiration, thus
enhancing the company’s position and share within which it operates.
Educational Background / Work Experience
Eng. Salwa Malhas - holds a Bachelor and a Master Degree in Civil
Engineering from the Jordanian University and has more than 20 years of
experience in Real Estate Development, Business Models and Feasibility
Studies.
Eng. Malhas has more than 25 years of experience in Real Estate
Development, Business Models and Feasibility Studies. Eng. Salwa
is Chief Business Development and Marketing & Sales Officer at Al-
Mazaya Holding. The role – held since January 2004 – entails, building,
structuring, setting up and assessing the company business plan; sourcing
and overseeing the development and growth of profitable new business;
participating in tendering projects with government; conducting feasibility
studies for different business opportunities, and Corporate & project
marketing. Prior to this position, Malhas was General Manager at Al-
Masaken, a subsidiary of ACICO and Ghassan Al-Khaled Group for eight
years – where duties encompassed sourcing and overseeing new lands
for profitable real estate development projects, research, tendering and
corporate marketing, and prior to that, served as tendering engineer
at Al-Zaben International company (as a first grade contractor). Malhas
was a professor assistant in the engineering department of TECNO Jordan
University in 1993. In addition to that, Malhas has sat on the board in
many real estate and investment companies, was a board member in Al
Nawadi for 5 consecutive years, and currently a board member in Seven
Zones Real Estate Company & and Vice Chairman in First Dubai Real
Estate Development Company (above 300 million dollars capital).
Eng. Ibrahim Al Soqabi,
MBA
Group CEO
Eng. Salwa Malhas,
ME
Chief Business Development and
Marketing & Sales Officer
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