Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa is an Emirati government official and business leader. He is the Chairman of the

Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport (), is a regulatory authority of the Government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates that is responsible for overseeing and supervising the regional municipal councils and municipal admini ...

(DMT) and a member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council. Since January 2023, he has overseen Abu Dhabi's urban planning, municipal functions, and transport initiatives.

Government and public sector roles

In January 2023, Al Shorafa was reappointed to the Abu Dhabi Executive Council by United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. As the Chairman of DMT, Al Shorafa is responsible for Abu Dhabi’s urban planning, municipal services, and transportation strategy. His responsibilities include chairing AD Mobility (formerly the Abu Dhabi Integrated Transport Centre (ITC)) and the Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre (ADPIC), both of which oversee large-scale infrastructure and transport projects within the emirate. Beyond DMT, Al Shorafa chairs several prominent organisations, including: * Abu Dhabi Housing Authority (ADHA) * Etihad Aviation Group which operates

Etihad Airways Etihad Airways is one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Emirates). Its head office is in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, near Zayed International Airport. The airline commenced operations in November 2003, and ...

* Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) Additionally, he serves as Vice-Chairman of the

Abu Dhabi Global Market Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) is an international financial centre and free zone located on Al Maryah Island in the United Arab Emirates's capital, Abu Dhabi. The financial centre was established in 2013 and became fully operational in Octobe ...

(ADGM), and is a board member of: * Smart and Autonomous Systems Council (SASC) *

Etihad Rail Etihad Rail () is the developer and operator of the United Arab Emirates's national railway network. It was established in June 2009 under Federal Law No. 2 to manage the development, construction and operation of the United Arab Emirates' nati ...

* Abu Dhabi Transport Company (ADTC)

Department of Municipalities and Transport

As the head of DMT, Al Shorafa oversees initiatives aimed at enhancing infrastructure and urban development. These include opening the MENA regional office of the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organisation in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most popu ...

, in partnership with the

Seoul Metropolitan Government The Seoul Metropolitan Government () is a local government of Seoul, South Korea. The mayor is elected to a four-year term by the citizens of Seoul and is responsible for the administration of the city government. The Seoul Metropolitan Governmen ...

, to promote sustainable urbanisation.

Career history

Al Shorafa served as Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) from November 2019 to January 2023. He has also worked in leadership roles within the private sector, including as CEO and Managing Director of UEMedical and Vice-Chairman of United Eastern Group (UEG) and Gulf Contractors Company (GCC).

Education

Al Shorafa holds an MBA from the

London Business School London Business School (LBS) is a business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London. LBS was founded in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees (Master's degree, Master's degrees in management and finance, Master of B ...

and certifications from international institutions, including

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and Citibank Global Asset Management. He also completed the Senior Executive Leadership Program (SELP) in Leadership and Strategy at

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate school, graduate business school of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university. Located in Allston, Massachusetts, HBS owns Harvard Business Publishing, which p ...

from 2018 to 2019.

Recognition

Arabian Business ''Arabian Business'' (''AB'') is a weekly business magazine published in Dubai and focusing on global and regional news analysis. The brand is aimed at the English and Arabic-speaking communities and is published in both languages. Its circula ...

has recognised Al Shorafa for his contributions to the economic and development sectors of the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...

(UAE). Al Shorafa has also been listed in the

Gulf Business __NOTOC__ ''Gulf Business'' is a weekly magazine published from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and focusing on Middle East business news, especially in GCC countries. It was launched in 1996. It is published in Motivate Media Group. The magazine ...

list of “Top 100 Arabs 2024”, where he ranked 39th.

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