Faisal Sawalmah
VP of Development @ AlDar | Master’s in Construction Management
The move
MoveGargash Hospital → ALDAR
TitleChief of Operations → Vice President of Development
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRooted in UAE★
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageArabic, English
Years in UAE11.1
Total experience9.3 years
ALDAR headcount10,001+ employees
ALDAR industryReal Estate
ALDAR HQAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
ALDAR typePublic Company
Career arc
- Vice President of DevelopmentOct 2025 — Present
ALDAR· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Chief of OperationsJan 2025 — Oct 2025
Gargash Hospital· Full-time - Director of OperationsJun 2024 — Feb 2025Gargash Hospital· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Contract
- Head Of FacilitiesSep 2021 — Dec 2023Gargash Hospital· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Part-time
- ArchitectMar 2017 — Aug 2021
Dubai Municipality· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Project ManagerDec 2016 — Sep 2019Gargash Hospital· Al Wasl, Dubai· Full-time
- InternOct 2016 — Dec 2016
ARCHIDENTITY· Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
- Project ManagerJun 2016 — Aug 2016
Gargash Infertility Center· Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- InternshipMay 2016 — Jun 2016EEng. Adnan Saffarini Office - Africa· Deira, Dubai
Education
- American University in DubaiBachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) · Architecture2011 — 2016
- City, University of LondonMaster's degree · Construction ManagementSep 2021 — Oct 2022
Languages
- Spanish · Limited working
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- English · Native or bilingual