City leaders from around the world recently gathered in Seoul, South Korea, to debate the use of technology in building ‘smart cities’. Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipalities and Transport Chairman HE Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa makes the case for a human-centric approach
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His Excellency Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa, Chairman of the Department of Municipalities and Transport.
His Excellency Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa is a member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, and the Chairman of the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT). H.E. oversees the development of Abu Dhabi’s master plan, which includes infrastructure, construction, transport, real estate, and municipal services. H.E. also leads the Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre (ADPIC).
H.E. holds various other positions, including Chairman of Etihad Aviation Group, Abu Dhabi Housing Authority (ADHA), and the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA). He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
Furthermore, H.E. sits on the Board of Directors of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Smart and Autonomous Systems Council (SASC), Etihad Rail, and Abu Dhabi Transport Company (ADTC).
Prior to his current position, H.E. was Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of UEMedical, and an integral member of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) for several years.
H.E. graduated with an MBA from London Business School, and has completed various executive programmes from global institutions, among them MIT Sloan and Harvard Business School.
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