DFM-listed Emaar Development’s founder’s global ambitions got ink from the international press, with the Financial Times spotlighting Mohamed Alabbar’s efforts to lead a new phase of outward investment mirroring the UAE’s growing global reach.

Alabbar all around: Currently, Emaar’s development footprint extends to Egypt, Madagascar, and India. Alabbar also founded Eagle Hills in 2014, another real estate-focused development and investment firm which has been making forays into Italy, Iraq, Montenegro, Serbia, and Georgia — albeit sometimes facing criticism from local communities, the likes of which put a stop to its ambitions in Hungary. Elsewhere, he also owns a majority stake in Americana alongside KSA’s sovereign wealth fund, chairs Zand Bank, and launched e-commerce firm Noon.

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