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ABOUT

Ali Hussain Sajwani oversees day-to-day operations at global property developer, DAMAC Properties. He holds a BA from the Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, where he majored in economics. 

Having inherited an entrepreneurial mindset from his father, Founder of DAMAC Properties Hussain Sajwani, Ali is keen to explore new frontiers with an eye on strategic business investments, especially in technology, sustainability and the startup ecosystem. 

He has set up several private business ventures, including a luxury transport business, which he exited in 2020, delivering a 200% return on equity. Ali went on to establish a specialised facilities management company with 1,500 staff members that provides services to the high-end hospitality segment. His most recent entrepreneurial endeavour is establishing a highly targeted short term leasing company in Dubai. 

Ali also sits on the board of the family office for investments, with a focus on US equities and venture capital funds. Through the fund, he participated in the acquisition of the global fashion brand Roberto Cavalli in 2019. He is also the founding board member of Emirates Angels Investors Association, a non-profit aiming to positively contribute to the early-stage investment ecosystem through their investor network. 

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.
California dreaming with my dear friends Wael El Saadi and Shonpierre. Smile is a universal language that spreads the happiness The bond with my brothers is a reassurance that our values will live on for many decades to come Great catching up with old friends from my university days in Boston Skiing is one of my best activities to enjoy the holiday. Spending a great time with my lovely brother Mehdi. Discussing business opportunities in PropTech and sustainability with Saoud Alqamra, Board Member of Al Qamra Holding. With my father and sister during a family get together With Abbas and Amira Enjoying winter break with my loved ones With the new American Ambassador, HE John Rakolta Jr, and his family, together with US Consul General, HE Philip Frayne, at my home A visionary leader who has helped shape Dubai's phenomenal growth, I'd like to wish HH Sheikh Hamdan a very happy birthday With the US-UAE Business Council Fin Tech delegates at our home Eid Mubarak Suhoor at home, May 2019 Celebrating Iftar at home with diplomats and consular representatives to the UAE, May 2019 “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 Amira's wedding Honoured to have HH Sheikh Hamdan at my sister 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
With a passion for sports cars and delectable cuisine, 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.

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ROLE AT DAMAC PROPERTIES - GENERAL MANAGER OF OPERATIONS

The son of Hussain Sajwani, Founder 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 learning about the business and attending 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 the general manager of operations for multi-billion dollar, publicly-listed global real estate development company DAMAC Properties, Ali’s day-to-day responsibilities include overseeing several key functions that are critical to the company’s growth, expansion, and long-term strategy. These include CRM development, handovers and collections, marketing & communications (traditional & digital), direct sales, information technology, and hospitality.

A true believer in the power of technology, Ali has developed the company’s technology roadmap to enable and accelerate future growth. He led digital transformation within the organisation to implement a data-driven decision-making process with a re-mapped customer journey for a customer-first approach.

His key achievements within the company include taking full oversight for all direct lead generation resulting in double-digit year-on-year growth in efficiencies across all KPIs, introducing procedures and initiatives that reduced marketing COAS for the direct channel, moving the company to an internal paperless process, streamlining the collections function by bringing in a bucket system similar to banking, along with maintaining the pace of collections during the Covid-19 pandemic, among others.

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