Dr. Aldhaheri has over two decades of experience in business and a proven track record of success. Upon completing his MBA with distinction from the American University in Washington DC, Aldhaheri put his knowledge to work in founding, launching, and managing several successful business entities across a number of different sectors: IT, finance, education, tourism, and real estate. Recently, in keeping with his philosophy of continual learning, Dr. Ali completed his PhD studies with Durham University.
Dr. Aldhaheri has been involved at a high level with government tourism and development strategy, MICE and education management, to name a few.
Dr. Aldhaheri currently holds a number of key positions, such as Chairman & Founder of Abu Dhabi University, CEO of Abu Dhabi University Holding Company, Managing Director of Bin Harmal Group, Chairman of Liwa Education, and Magna Investments.
Dr. Aldhaheri serves on various boards and committees; such as, Amanat Holding PJSC, Al Ramz Corporation, the Economic Cooperation Committee for Government and Private Sectors Abu Dhabi, Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities and Sandooq al Watan. He also serves as the First Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
With an extensive background in the Banking Industry, Mr. Osseiran is a seasoned professional who has honed his expertise in various disciplines, such as Corporate Finance, Corporate Banking, Asset Management, M&A. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated proficiency in managing Private Equity, Assets, and Investments in diverse sectors, ranging from Education and Hospitality to Financial Services, Real Estate, Private Equity, and Venture Capital.
Abdallah started his career at Arab Bank, one of the leading banking institutions in the Arab world spending 16 years where Abdallah developed solid foundations in the financial & managerial realm. In late 2001, he moved to UAE as a financial advisor to one of the prominent royal family members. He devoted his four years tenure to overseeing a large investment portfolio and successfully negotiated strategic investments within diverse sectors such as Real Estate, Fixed Income, Equities and Private Equity, as well as provided sound financial advice and secured strategic business partnerships.
Since January 2006, Abdallah has been the Managing Director for Magna Investment in Abu Dhabi that controls several entities in key sectors with investments covering Education, Hospitality, Takaful, Financial Services, Real estate, Private Equity, and Venture Capital.
Abdallah graduated from the Lebanese American University with a BBA and holds a Banking Diploma from the University of Saint Joseph.
He sits on several Boards and Committees on Publicly Listed Companies and Private, renowned Organizations.