Waleed Mohammad Al Zaabi is the founder and owner of Tiger Group, a UAE-based real estate developer with offices in Dubai and Sharjah. A civil engineer by training, Al Zaabi founded Tiger Group in 1976 as a construction firm before moving into real estate development in 1996. He later expanded into hospitality, manufacturing, agriculture, and education in 2006. By 2014, Tiger Group had become a leading developer in Dubai and Sharjah. The group has developed 50,000 apartments since 1976 and is building another 20,000 units, alongside office and retail space, across the UAE. In 2024, Tiger Group launched Sky Tower, set to become the world’s tallest residential tower at 1,745 feet when completed in late 2029.