Jamal Abdullah Lootah
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Middle East Facilities Management Association “MIFMA” .
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Name in Arabic:
جمال عبداللَّه لوتاه
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Nationality:
Emirati
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Country of Residence:
United Arab Emirates
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Jamal Abdullah Lootah's Bio
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Middle East Facilities Management Association (MIFMA) since June 2010, United Arab Emirates.
He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Al-Nasr Cultural Sports Club since January 2022, and an advisor to the Board of Directors and the executive management team of the Imdaad Group .
He assumed the position of Group CEO at Imdaad Group between May 2017 and October 2023, and CEO of the same group between 2007 and 2017.
Lootah joined DP World Group in 1991, where he worked in the Security Department at the Dubai Port Authority. He also worked in Dubai World Group , where he held several positions, including Director of Human Resources and General Administrative Affairs.
He received a number of awards, including: “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 2014 by the “Middle East Facilities Management Magazine,” and in 2019 he received the “Best CEO in the Facilities Management Sector of the Year Award” within the “Middle East Executive Leadership Awards.” In addition to the “Visionary Leader Award” within the “Innovation Awards in Construction and Facilities Management” in 2020.
Construction Week magazine also ranked him among the “100 Most Powerful People in the Construction Sector for 2014,” and he topped the list of “Top 50 Leaders in the Facilities Management Industry for 2014” by the “Middle East Facilities Management Magazine,” and in 2021 he was awarded the title of “ Personality of the Year for the Facilities Management Sector” at the “Smart Built Environment Awards” ceremony.
He studied Business Administration at the University of London in the United Kingdom, and completed the Corporate Development Program at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland.




