Abdallah Sallam

President & CEO

A member of one of the most prominent business families in Egypt, and with more than 20 years of experience, Eng. Abdallah Sallam has managed and co-founded several ventures in multiple industries including manufacturing, retail, media, and technology before venturing into real estate. Labeling himself a serial entrepreneur, Eng. Sallam co-founded and managed several businesses throughout his career, including ‘Minka Real Estate Investment’, a unique property innovator and developer with subsidiaries and interests in a multitude of ventures (construction, consultancy, and renewable energy). In October 2021, Minka was acquired by Madinet Masr and Eng. Sallam was appointed as the new President and CEO. Eng. Sallam brings to his position a wealth of expertise, innovative vision, strategy, and business modeling input across many ventures to help the company fulfill its robust growth strategy being one of the oldest and most influential real estate developers operating in the local market with a legacy of 63 years.

Eng. Sallam is also constantly involved in voluntary consultancy with young entrepreneurs and startups and was chosen as a member of the jury in Shark Tank Egypt. He currently sits on the board of Solarize Egypt, Minlo Trade & Manufacturing, Namaa Real Estate, Paradise Capital, Egyptian Kuwaiti Company for Real Estate Development and Egyptian Food Bank.

Eng. Sallam holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the American University in Cairo and has attended several executive education programs at Harvard Business School and Kellogg of Northwestern University studying consumer marketing, strategy, pricing, and media.

Aladdin Saba

Director

Eng. Aladdin Saba boasts an expansive track record in the financial and investment fields. He founded Beltone Financial in 2002 and co-founded BPE Partners in 2006. Eng. Saba co-founded Hermes Financial, known today as EFG Holding. He is also a founding member of the Egyptian Investment Management Association and the Egyptian Capital Markets Association. Previously, Eng. Saba was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Kidder, Peabody & Co. Inc. in New York. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Egypt, the Egyptian Exchange, and GB Corp.

Eng. Saba holds an MBA from Wharton, a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bsc in Biomedical Engineering from Cairo University.

Eskandar Tooma

Director

Dr. Eskandar Tooma is a professional with a strong blend of academic and practical experience in the finance sector. He is a tenured professor of finance at the School of Business at the American University in Cairo. He has also held a visiting professorship position with Imperial College’s Business School in London, England. Dr. Tooma previously served as executive board member and the Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Swiss listed Orascom Development Holding, AG (ODH) from 2013-2016. He played a pivotal role in raising and structuring more than $500 million and restructuring the company’s organization, resulting in the successful turnaround from a previous three years of loss to a stable profit making regional real estate and hospitality leader.

Dr. Tooma has sat on the Board of Madinet Masr since 2012 and previously held non-executive board positions in several EGX-listed companies, including Telecom Egypt, Egyptian Resorts Company, Orascom Hotels and Development, Vodafone Egypt, and the HSBC Egypt money market fund oversight board.

He holds a PhD in finance and master’s degree in international economics from Brandeis University, a master’s degree in finance from Adelphi University, and a BA in business from the American University in Cairo.

Ahmed Omar

Director

Eng. Ahmed Omar founded Egyptian Water Works in 1990 to represent international organizations in Egypt’s water treatment and wastewater industry, successfully implementing multiple treatment and desalination projects with Italian Technology. In 1999, Eng. Omar founded Midwater, which develops, owns, and operates water treatment plants treating industrial water and selling it to oil refineries under build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) contracts. Midwater built its first plant in 2001 and a second one in 2006. Eng. Omar is also the founder and Chairman of EWW Oil & Gas, which represents international organizations in Egypt’s power and oil and gas sectors. EWW has successfully launched several projects using Japanese technology. Eng. Omar has sat on the Board of Madinet Masr since 2007, and he sat on the boards of Beltone Financial, TOTAL Egypt, and the El Gouna Red Sea Resort. He holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Cairo University.

Salah Katamish

Director

Salah Katamish joined BPE Partners in 2008 after holding a brand manager position at Henkel Egypt, where he was responsible for the Persil (detergent) brand in Egypt. He has been serving on the board of Madinet Masr and Daikin Egypt since 2017. Mr. Katamish holds an MBA from London Business School and a BA in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo.

Hisham Aboul Ata

Director

Eng. Hisham Aboul Ata is CEO and Managing Director at the Holding Company for Construction and Development (HCCD). He has held board memberships at several companies and enjoys many decades of experience in the field of civil engineering in Egypt and abroad. Prior to taking up his role at HCCD, Eng. Aboul Ata was Chairman of the Board and Managing Director at Al Nasr for Housing and Development. Additionally, Eng. Aboul Ata held a number of positions at Al Muntazah for Tourism and Investment, including Head of Engineering Affairs and Projects. He also held positions at Sabbour Consulting and at Cairo University. Eng. Aboul Ata holds a BA in Civil Engineering from Cairo University.

Eng. Mushira Al Maghrabi

Director

Eng. Mushira Al Maghrabi has had a long and distinguished career in the field of engineering and construction. She began her career at El Abd Contracting Company where she grew to become Sector Head. Subsequently, she served as the Managing Director of the Egyptian Company for Buildings starting 1996 and took on the role of Managing Director at Maadi For Investment & Development in 2017. Throughout her career, she has been actively involved on the Boards of Directors of various companies, including NUE, Alexandria Construction Company, Zahraa El Maadi Investment and Development, where she has served as Chairperson of the Board and Managing Director since 2012. She has held a position on Madinet Masr’s Board of Directors since 2006. Eng. Al Maghrabi holds a bachelor’s degree in Architecture.