
Amjad El-Tayeh Phd, Msc, MAPM
Vice President @ Majid Al Futtaim | Community Development, Placemaking
The move
MoveMawarid International Development Company → Majid Al Futtaim
TitleDirector of Development → Vice President
LocationAbu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRooted in UAE★
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE26.5
Total experience25.8 years
Majid Al Futtaim headcount10,001+ employees
Majid Al Futtaim industryRetail
Majid Al Futtaim HQDubai
Majid Al Futtaim founded1992
Majid Al Futtaim typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Vice PresidentMay 2025 — Present
Majid Al Futtaim· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Senior Director - DevelopmentFeb 2024 — Present
Majid Al Futtaim· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Director of DevelopmentSep 2021 — Present
Majid Al Futtaim· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Director of DevelopmentJun 2019 — Sep 2021MMawarid International Development Company· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Manager / Head of Design - DevelopmentMar 2015 — May 2019
Bloom Holding· Abu Dhabi· Full-time - Senior Manager / Project Development & ArchitectJan 2014 — Feb 2015
DAMAC Properties· Dubai - Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) - SABBATICALDec 2009 — Dec 2010UUniversity of the West of England· Bristol, United Kingdom
- Senior Project / Design ManagerJan 2007 — Dec 2013
Dewan Architects & Engineers· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Project LeadDec 2002 — Oct 2004AArup Associates & Vaioni Group Limited· Manchester, UK
- Project ArchitectJul 1998 — Jul 2002
American Consultant Office· Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Field ArchitectAug 1997 — Jun 1998
GeoVision S.A.L· Beirut, Lebanon
Education
- Alliance Manchester Business SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD · Business Administration, Management and Operations2003 — 2006
- Beirut Arab UniversityBachelor's degree · Architectural Engineering1992 — 1997
- The University of ManchesterMaster's degree · Project Management2002 — 2003
Languages
- Arabic
- English