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Ali Hussain Sajwani is a graduate of North Eastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, where he majored in Economics. He is currently pursuing his Level 3 CFA certification while overseeing day-to-day operations at global property developer, DAMAC Properties.

A young Emirati with a passion for sports cars and delectable cuisine, he unwinds by travelling to exotic destinations across the world. Ali strives to promote healthy living and physical fitness and actively pursues kickboxing, circuit training, weight training, horseback riding, skeet shooting, skiing and scuba diving. An avid collector of watches, he has a sizeable collection of bespoke models from around the world.

Having inherited an entrepreneurial mind-set, as one of Ali’s first private business ventures he established a VIP chauffeur drive service company, which grew into a successful business that he sold to investors after two years of operations.

An honour and a privilege to welcome His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed to the DAMAC Properties stand on the opening day of Cityscape 2018.
“What I’d like to be part of is to drive our growth in London, New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong…” With Michael Dell at World Economic Forum, Davos 2019 With David Rubenstein and my father, Hussain Sajwani, at World Economic Forum, Davos With Bill Gates at World Economic Forum, Davos Their Highnesses Sheikh Maktoum, Sheikh Ahmed and Sheikh Mansoor at the wedding Honoured to have HH Sheikh Hamdan at my daughter Amira’s wedding Was honoured to host HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed at my home With Prince Andrew, the Duke of York and Hussain Nowais With my father, Hussain Sajwani at home over Suhoor, 2018 Grateful to be featured in the Arabian Business ‘40 and Under’ list of the region’s most influential young business leaders. With Amira and Abbas at the one year anniversary celebrations of the One Million Arab Coders Initiative A collaboration between DAMAC and Radisson Hotel Group to launch the Radisson Hotel in DAMAC Hills Celebrating my birthday with family and friends Celebrating the listing of DAMAC Properties’ 400 million USD sukuk at Nasdaq Dubai Dining with the Grammy-winning musician WILL.I.AM at my home With award winning musician and entrepreneur WILL.I.AM At the Arabian Business Awards, November 2017 At the DAMAC Quiz, October 2017 With Sheikh Hamdan at my home, October 2017 At the CEO Middle East Awards, September 2017 With Sheikh Hamdan at Cityscape, September 2017 With Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed at Cityscape, September 2017 At the signing of the historical Sultan Qaboos Port Deal, Muscat, July 2017 With my brother, and sister, at home, April 2017 With Tiger Woods, February 2017 With my family at home, June 2016 With the DAMAC team at DAMAC Hills, January 2016 With my father, Hussain Sajwani, and brother, Abbas, Mecca, September 2015 With HH Majid bin Mohammed, July 2015

Ali’s most recent entrepreneurial endeavour is the establishment of a highly targeted short term leasing company in Dubai. Considering the increasing number of luxury-seeking holidaymakers and corporate travellers who visit the country every year, he accurately identified the profitability of leasing luxury hotel apartments and serviced residential properties on short term basis, and established a niche letting company that address the needs of discerning travellers and investors.

Ali is a seasoned entrepreneur who is keen to explore new frontiers with an eye on strategic business investments, especially in technology. He also invests and trades heavily in the US equities market with a focus on tech stocks.

ROLE AT DAMAC PROPERTIES - GENERAL MANAGER OF OPERATIONS

The son of Hussain Sajwani, Founder and Chairman of DAMAC Properties, Ali developed an entrepreneurial spirit at a young age. As a child, he was intrigued by the business affairs of his father, spending weekends at DAMAC’s office to learn about the business and attend board meetings. Each summer, he would shadow a different department head to learn the nuances and inner workings of his father’s real estate Company.

As GM of Operations, Ali’s day to day responsibilities include overseeing several key functions that are critical to the company’s growth, expansion and long-term strategy.

Ali is responsible for the overall sales function at DAMAC, working closely with the department heads to develop sales programmes and incentive campaigns for over 600 sales professionals. Ali is also in charge of sales recruitment and oversees the HR element of the department, including the selection of new senior sales hires.

Additionally, Ali is responsible for the ongoing development of DAMAC’s Management Information Systems (MIS) which is the backbone of any company, and provides him with a dashboard view across all the company’s functions and departments.

Ali is spearheading the data transformation initiative at DAMAC in consultation with global leading consultants and data architects to allow for better organisation, deeper business insights and therefore, greater operating efficiencies.

Ali is spearheading the IT and data transformation initiative at DAMAC in consultation with global leading consultants and data architects to allow for better organisation, deeper business insights and therefore, greater operating efficiencies.

He also leads design development for DAMAC’s international projects including DAMAC Tower Nine Elms London and was initially involved in the resort development in the Maldives.

Ali sits on the board of the family office for investments, with a focus on US equities and venture capital funds.

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