Executive Chairman of Orient Middle East Advisory since January 2024, Kingdom of Bahrain.

He has served as the CEO of Orient Middle East Advisory KSA since August 2023, and has been the chairman of Orient Middle East Holding Company in Bahrain since July 2008. In addition, he is a strategic advisor to "Upturn" in Saudi Arabia since July 2024, and has been a member of the board of directors of First Uniforms Company since January 2014.

With three decades of experience in strategic business development, financial analysis, corporate restructuring, venture capital in the industrial investment sector, digital transformation, logistics and warehousing, and education, he has led several initiatives in the Middle East, including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. His experience spans multiple sectors, including government, oil and gas, and financial services.

He was a managing partner at Orient Middle East Advisory between 2008 and 2024, a board member of the Bahrain Businessmen Association between 2013 and 2024, and served as both a board member and treasurer at the Bahrain Communication Users Association between 2010 and 2024.

Earlier in his career,  Abdulla worked as a regional director of business development at BDO USA from 2003 to 2008, a manager at Ernst & Young from 2002 to 2003, and a business consultant at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting from 1998 to 2002.

He holds a Master’s degree in International Business Management & Marketing from Huron University USA in London in 1996 and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and International Business from the same university in 1995.