Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice President & Managing Director – UAE Region of DP World, holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Degree from the University of Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. and has completed extensive training in U.K. at the University of Manchester, Cranfield College and British Airways obtaining qualifications in Cost & Budgetary Control, Planning Maintenance and Computer Systems and Condition Based Maintenance. He also attended a Risk Management Course at the Institute of Banking & Finance in Bahrain.

Mr Muallem joined Port Rashid in 1983 as a Trainee being promoted to Planning Engineer in 1985 and in 1987 to Assistant Port Engineer Manager. In 1991 he was appointed Senior Manager Technical when Dubai Ports Authority was created with the merger of Port Rashid and Jebel Ali Port; he was then promoted to Deputy Technical Director in 1992, Technical Director in 2000, Chief Director Technical in July 2002 and Executive Director Technical & Technology in November 2003.

Mr Muallem was appointed Chairman of the Executive Merging Team of Dubai Ports Authority, Dubai Customs and the Free Zone in 2000 and in May 2004 Executive Coordinator for the Terminal 2 Development. In September 2005 DPA and DPI Terminals merged to form DP World, Mr. Muallem was then appointed as Senior Vice President & Managing Director of DP World’s UAE region.