Mohamad Al-Dah FIStructE - President's inaugural address 2025

Author: Mohamad Al-Dah

Date published

23 January 2025

The Institution of Structural Engineers The Institution of Structural Engineers

Mohamad Al-Dah FIStructE - President's inaugural address 2025

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Mohamad Al-Dah

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23 January 2025

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Mohamad Al-Dah

Mohamad Al-Dah's presidential inaugural address focused on his career achievements to date, and his commitments as 104th President of the Institution.

Watch the recording of Mohamad Al-Dah's presidential inaugural address, exploring his journey from his childhood in Dubai to becoming a professionally qualified structural engineer who actively encourages mentoring and collaboration across the industry.
 
Mohamad looked ahead to his presidential year, committing to:

  • 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

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Mohamad Al-Dah FIStructE
Mohamad Al-Dah FIStructE

Mohamad brings a wealth of experience to his presidency, with a global career spanning Cardiff, London, Panama, Cairo, Seoul and Dubai. Born in Dubai in 1979 and having graduated with an MEng from the University of Oxford in 2002, Mohamad first 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, and then joined the Dubai Land Department in 2009, where he continues to work today. Mohamad 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. Mohamad has gained a Master of Engineering at the University of Oxford in 2002, became Chartered in 2008 and a Fellow in 2016, and has been Vice President IStructE (India, Middle East & Africa) for the past 4 years.

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