Firaz Cassim- MCIPS-Chartered, FCIOB, MRICS,MCIArb,CMILT,FCMI
Dual Commercial Chartered MRICS+MCIPS I Procurement & Commercial Expert I Strategic Procurement & Supply Chain I Logisticians I Sourcing I CIOB Mentor I Speaker I Procurement Award winner I Pursuing PhD (US)
The move
MoveMekdam Holding Group QPSC → Azizi Developments
TitleGROUP PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR → Executive Director / Deputy CPO- Procurement
LocationQatar → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Qatar → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE3.5
Total experience19.6 years
Azizi Developments headcount10,001+ employees
Azizi Developments industryReal Estate
Azizi Developments HQDubai, -
Azizi Developments founded2007
Azizi Developments typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Executive Director / Deputy CPO- ProcurementApr 2026 — Present
Azizi Developments· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - GROUP PROCUREMENT DIRECTORMay 2023 — Mar 2026
Mekdam Holding Group QPSC· Qatar· Full-time
- Head Of Procurement & Contracts / DirectorJul 2020 — May 2023AAdvanced Construction Technologies· Qatar· Full-time
- Senior Procurement ManagerJan 2019 — Jun 2020AAlghanim International General Trading & Contracting Co. WLL· Qatar· Full-time
- Corporate Procurement ManagerJan 2016 — Feb 2019DDrake & Scull International PJSC· Qatar
- Procurement ManagerOct 2011 — Dec 2015
Consolidated Contractors Company· QATAR - Senior Contract & Procurement EngineerAug 2009 — Jul 2011AAl ARRAB CONTRACTING COMAPNY· SAUDUI ARABIA
- Senior Contract & Procurement Engineer ( Switched)Feb 2006 — Jun 2009
BESIX· Dubai & Abudhabi
Education
- CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supplylevel 6 · Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts ManagementApr 2022 — Apr 2024
- The University of WolverhamptonBachelor's Degree · Quantity Sureying2009 — 2012
- The University of SalfordMSc · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementAug 2016 — Jul 2018
- Chartered Management InstituteChartered Fellow Member · CharteredAug 2023 — Aug 2024
- College of Technology - Ratmalana,SrilankaCivil Enineering (NDET) · Civil Engineering Technology2003 — 2005
- Robert Gordon UniversityAssociate's Degree · PGdip in Construction Law - University of RGU(UK)2009 — 2011
- ConfidentialReading Doctor of Philosophy - PhD · ProcurementApr 2024 — Sep 2027
- Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK)level 6 · Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts ManagementJan 2024 — Jun 2026
Languages
- English · Full professional