
Ziad Ahmad Mahafza
Vice President- Communications at Mubadala. Award-Winning Novelist. Certified Internal Trainer
The move
MoveEmirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, Abu Dhabi, UAE → Mubadala
TitleResearcher and Conferences Coordinator. → Vice President
LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRooted in UAE★
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE22.6
Total experience27.0 years
Mubadala headcount501-1,000 employees
Mubadala industryFinancial Services
Mubadala HQAbu Dhabi
Mubadala founded2002
Mubadala typeGovernment Agency
Career arc
- Vice PresidentOct 2025 — Present
Mubadala· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Senior AssociateMay 2020 — Oct 2025
Mubadala· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Advisor and Senior Scholarship Specialist.Jul 2002 — Jan 2019MMinistry of Presidential Affairs, the Scholarships Office, Abu Dhabi, UAE· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Researcher and Conferences Coordinator.Dec 1997 — Jun 2002EEmirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, Abu Dhabi, UAE· Full-time
Education
- Yarmouk UniversityMaster of Public Administration, MPA1994 — 1997
- Yarmouk UniversityBachelor of Administrative Sciences · Public Administration specialization1990 — 1994
Languages
- English
- Arabic