Amina Al Rustamani
Amina Al Rustamani | |
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| Nationality | Emirati |
| Education | PhD in Communication and Engineering from George Washington University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
| Occupation(s) | Chief Executive Officer of AWR Properties, Director and Board Member of AW Rostamani Group, Board Member of Dubai Healthcare City Authority and Noor Bank. |
Amina Al Rustamani is an Emirati businesswoman who's currently the director of family business AW Rostamani Group.[1] She ranked number 9 in the CEO Middle East's fifth annual list of the world's most powerful Arab women in 2015.[2][3] She was picked as the Advertising Person of the Year by Dubai Lynx for 2015.[4]
Al Rustamani started her career in Dubai in 2001 as an electrical engineer with TECOM Investments (now TECOM Group), becoming one of few women in the Middle East to enter the profession.[5] She received her bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from The George Washington University in 1993, 1996, and 2001, respectively.[6] More recently, Amina was involved in the development of Dubai Design District[7][8] and Dubai Wholesale City.[9][10]
Al Rustamani left TECOM Group in February 2018 to take up the position as Chief Operating Officer of the AW Rostamani Group.[11][12] She was listed as number 20 in Forbes "Middle East Power Businesswomen 2021."[13]
Career (current)
[edit]- Chief Executive Officer of AWR Properties[14]
- Chief Operating Officer and board member of AW Rostamani Group[14][15]
- Board Member of Dubai Healthcare City Authority[16]
- Board Member of Noor Bank[16]
- Board Member of HSBC Bank Middle East[17]
Career (former)
[edit]- Group Chief Executive Officer of TECOM Group[18]
- Chairperson of the Dubai Design and Fashion Council[19]
- Member of the Board, Dubai Media Incorporated[20]
- Member of the Board, National Media Council[21]
- Member of the Board, Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower)[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr Amina Al Rostamani". Gulf Business. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "The 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2015". Arabian Business. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "200 MOST POWERFUL ARAB WOMEN - 2014: EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT". forbesmiddleeast.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Dubai Lynx 2015: Dr Amina Al Rustamani is Advertising Person of the Year". Campaign Middle East. 2015-02-09. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ^ "GCC women take charge as economies shift". Al Arabiya English. 17 April 2014.
- ^ "2010 Inductees | SEAS | The George Washington University | The George Washington University". www.seas.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Pioneering Dubai's creative communities: Dr. Amina Al Rustamani". SME Advisor Middle East. 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2016-06-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Pupic, Tamara (2017-05-23). "Entrepreneur Middle East's Achieving Women 2017: Dr. Amina Al Rustamani". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "Dubai announces region's first fully integrated wholesale trading hub". www.imagesretailme.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Dr Amina Al Rustamani is part of the BoF 500". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "Dubai Holding appoints new CEOs for three of its companies". The National. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "Dr Amina Al Rostamani". Gulf Business. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "Amina Al-Rustamani | GW's Bicentennial Celebration | The George Washington University". bicentennial.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ a b "AW Rostamani Group > CORPORATE EXECUTIVES". www.awrostamani.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "Amina Al Rostamani". Arabian Business.
- ^ a b c "H.E. Dr. Amina Abdulwahid Al Rostamani • Sandooq Al Watan". Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "HSBC Bank Middle East Limited Annual Report and Accounts 2020" (PDF). HSBC. 24 April 2021.
- ^ "TECOM Group - A Dubai Holding Company". Dubai Holding. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "DDFC Boardmembers - Dubai Design and Fashion Council". Dubai Design and Fashion Council. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Mohammed issues decree to reshuffle DMI Board of Directors". Emirates 24|7. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "National Media Council examines expansion and development plans for media sector | WAM". www.wam.ae. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-06-22.