THE MIDDLE EAST’S
16. Mahdi Amjad
Designation: Founder & Executive Chairman
Company: OMNIYAT Group
Headquarters: U.A.E.
Established: 2005
Amjad founded OMNIYAT in 2005. OMNIYAT is one of Dubai's ultra-luxury real estate developers, with eight completed landmark projects including The Opus by Zaha Hadid, One at Palm Jumeirah, and The Lana Hotel & Residences with Dorchester Collection. In 2025, it recorded total sales of $5.4 billion, comprising $2.5 billion for projects launched under the OMNIYAT brand and $1.6 billion for projects launched under the BEYOND brand. Its development portfolio has a gross development value of $11.7 billion and is diversified across residential and commercial projects.