Dubai: Dawood Abdul Rahman Abdullah Al Hajiri has been appointed the new director-general of Dubai Municipality.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, in his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, issued a decree of appointment, a statement from Dubai Media Office said on Thursday.
Decree No. 10 comes into effect from the date of its issuance and is to be published in the Official Gazette, it stated.
In his tweet, Shaikh Mohammad expressed his heartfelt thanks and gratitude to Hussain Nasser Lootah for his efforts and contributions during his tenure as the director-general of Dubai Municipality.
Lootah was appointed acting director-general of the municipality in February 2006. He was promoted as the director-general in January 2009.
Shaikh Mohammad said Lootah is a role model for hard work and dedication, carrying out his duties with integrity and patriotism, which had a great impact on accomplishing a series of achievements that consolidated Dubai’s status as one of the fastest growing and best cities in the world.
Shaikh Mohammad wished Lootah all the best in his future endeavours.
Dubai Municipality said its new head comes with an experience of 25 years with the civic body.
Al Hajiri, who holds a bachelor’s degree in urban planning and construction technology from the Eastern University, USA in 1993, started his career in Dubai Municipality in the same year as a town planning engineer in the Planning Department.
He then held several positions in the same field, including that of the head of the Planning Section, and director of Planning Department and went on to become the assistant director-general of for Engineering and Planning Sector in September 2016.
A graduate of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Leadership Development Programme, Al Hajiri was awarded the Creative Leader Award of the Dubai Government Excellence Programme. He is also the president of the Society of Engineers, United Arab Emirates (SOE UAE).
Al Hajiri has represented Dubai Municipality in a large number of conferences and seminars and has extensive experience in planning, investment and urban development.
He has also been a member of many committees inside and outside the municipality, the most important of which are the Board of Directors of the Society of Engineers, the Higher Committee of the Urban Plan of Dubai 2020 as well as the American Association of Urban Planners.
He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Al Nasr Sports Club, as well as the Committee for the allocation of industrial and investment lands in the municipality, besides his membership in the Committee of Educational Schools.
