Arif Ustadi
Executive Director Projects
The move
MoveMohammed bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development → Dubai Holding
TitleLeadership Program → Executive Director - Projects
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcBoomerang (UAE-educated, foreign stint)★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish, Arabic
Years in UAE8.4
Total experience17.2 years
Dubai Holding headcount10,001+ employees
Dubai Holding industryFinancial Services
Dubai Holding HQDubai, Dubai
Dubai Holding typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Executive Director - ProjectsMay 2025 — Present
Dubai Holding· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Leadership ProgramSep 2024 — Jun 2025
Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Part-time - Senior Director - ProjectsJul 2023 — May 2025Dubai Holding· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Director - Development / ProjectsJun 2019 — Jul 2023
Emaar· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Director - Project ManagementSep 2014 — May 2019
TECOM Group Dubai - Projects ManagerSep 2012 — Jun 2014
wasl group - Associate Planner – Planning PolicyDec 2011 — Aug 2012
Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council· Abu Dhabi - Head of Projects - Building & InfrastructureOct 2008 — Dec 2011
Nakheel
Education
- Georgetown UniversityMaster of Arts - MA · International Business and PolicySep 2025 — Present
- Georgetown UniversityMaster of Arts in International Business and PolicySep 2025 — Jun 2026
- King's College LondonMaster of Laws - LLM · MSc Construction Law and Dispute Resolution2011 — 2013
- Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development (MBRCLD)Leadership DegreeSep 2024 — Jun 2025
- Higher Colleges of TechnologyBachelor in Engineering · Civil Engineering2008 — 2010
- Higher Colleges of TechnologyHigher Diploma in Engineering · Civil Engineering Technology2003 — 2008
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- Hindi · Limited working