Mohammed Sharaf (born 1961) is an Emirati businessman, who was the Group CEO of

Dubai Ports World DP World is a multinational corporation, multinational logistics company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It specialises in cargo logistics, port terminal operations, maritime services and free trade zones. Formed in 2005 by the merger of D ...

, an Emirati ports operator. He was the Group CEO of DP World until December 2015.

Early years and education

Sharaf earned a degree in business administration from the University of Arizona, Tucson in 1985.In 2018, the university awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. In 2018, the university awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

Career

Sharaf started his shipping career, at Howland Hook terminal in the

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. He joined Dubai Ports Authority in 1992, held a number of senior positions in this company and played a central role in the development of Dubai´s container terminals at Jebel Ali and Port Rashid. In 2001 he became Managing Director of DP World UAE Region. During his mandate, Sharaf performed central roles in developing the terminals of

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, Constanta,

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and Port Rashid. Actually Mohammed Sharaf is the

DP World DP World is a multinational logistics company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It specialises in cargo logistics, port terminal operations, maritime services and free trade zones. Formed in 2005 by the merger of Dubai Ports Authority and ...

's Group CEO since 2005 and the DP world's company Director since 2007. In 2005 Sharaf became CEO of DP World. He retired from DP World on January 26, 2016 after he served 23 years in this company. Mohammed Sharaf was appointed Assistant Foreign Minister of Economic & Trade Affairs of the UAE in 2016.

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