Join us for the 2025 President's inaugural address, highlighting Mohamad Al-Dah's journey and career achievements, from his childhood in Dubai to becoming a professionally qualified structural engineer who recognises the value of mentoring and collaboration.
Mohamad looks ahead to his presidential year with a committment to the Institution’s purpose to promote and advance structural engineering.
Mohamad was born in Dubai in 1979 and graduated with an MEng from the University of Oxford in 2002.
He then worked at Arup UK as a structural engineer from 2002 until 2009, where he developed an interest in renovating old buildings in the UK and around the world. Mohamad brings a wealth of experience to the role, with a global career spanning Cardiff, London, Panama, Cairo, Seoul and Dubai.
He joined Dubai Land Department in 2009 and continues to work there. He founded the Real Estate Appraisal Centre and authored the Emirates Book Valuation Standards in 2010. He also oversaw the signing of the MOU between the IStructE and Dubai Land Department in 2019. He is currently the Director at the Jointly Owned Properties Department, Real Estate Regulatory Agency, DLD, Government of Dubai.
Mohamads themes for his presidential year:
- embodied carbon action: encouraging IStructE members to think and do more to reduce embodied carbon in their work.
- forging partnerships: working with other professional bodies, academia, and firms to achieve aims and goals together.
- mentoring and EDI (equity, diversity and inclusion): continuing to develop mentoring and EDI at IStructE.
Mohamad Al--Dah
Master of Engineering - University of Oxford 1998-2002
Mohamad became Chartered in 2008 and a Fellow in 2016
2020- 2024 Vice President IStructE (India, Middle East & Africa)