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Ahmad Mohammed Alameer

Chairman & Managing Director

Ahmad Mohammed Alameer is the visionary Founder and Chairman of MAF Holding. With a distinguished career spanning over two decades across the GCC and international markets, Mr. Ahamd has earned a reputation as an innovative, results-driven leader with deep expertise in strategic planning, corporate finance, large-scale real estate and infrastructure development, and restructuring and acquisition.

A Visionary Leader in Business and Development
Mr. Ahmad has been instrumental in co-founding and leading multiple high-growth ventures across the MENA region, particularly in real estate, energy, and financial services. He played a pivotal role in founding MAF Holding in 2009, driving its strategic growth and fostering partnerships across industries ranging from banking and renewable energy to oil and gas.

Notable Career Highlights

  • Founder & Chairman of MAF Holding (2009–Present)
    Spearheaded the company’s expansion and portfolio diversification.
  • Co-founder & Managing Director of Gulf Holding Company 
    Managed a $1.8 billion investment portfolio and led strategic planning and restructuring for mixed-use real estate developments.
  • Founder of Royal Real Estate Development Holding Co (Morocco) 
    Directed a €900 million luxury development project along the Mediterranean coast.
  • Chairman of Villamar @ the Harbour (Bahrain) 
    Oversaw the $650 million iconic real estate project recognized regionally for its architectural and developmental excellence.
  • Co-founder of Al Areen Down Town in Bahrain 
    Led a $360 million mixed-use development project near Bahrain’s Formula 1™ circuit.

Strategic Finance & Institutional Impact

  • Played a key role in founding First Energy Bank (USD 1 Billion paid-up capital).
  • Co-founded Qatar Investment House (USD 200 Million paid-up capital).
  • Successfully raised USD 200 Million Sukuk Bonds in partnership with Merrill Lynch.
  • Raised USD 130 Million for the Al Areen Fund, facilitating regional real estate development.

Awards & Recognition

  • Named among the Top 100 CEOs in the GCC (Arabian Business Magazine, 2007).
  • Featured in the Top 50 Most Admired Executives of the GCC (CEO Middle East, 2009).
  • Included in the Bahrain Power List of 50 Most Influential Figures (Arabian Business, 2009). 
  • His Villamar project received accolades for Best Real Estate Development (2008) and Best Architectural Design (2009).

Professional Affiliations

Mr. Ahmad is a recognized member of several international institutes including:


World Economics Association


International Economic Development Council


International Solar Energy Society
American Institute of Architects
Urban Land Institute
Royal Agricultural Society of England

Who we are ...

Based in Kuwait, we are a family-owned business with an objective to incorporate the future of industries by introducing products and services to the market. Our founders’ experiences align with the massive growth along the GCC in the past 20 years – covering oil and gas, engineering and construction, finance, economics, politics, etc.

MAF Holding was founded in February 1996 with an initial focus on construction. By 2002, we diversified our occupations into Real-Estate and Security Systems – and by 2009, Medical Equipment, Infrastructure, Energy, Engineering, and Master Planning.

Our combined abilities forged successful partnerships by creating unique ideas and investment opportunities thus delivering superior returns and sustained growth, therefore, enhancing shareholding value through an impeccable service.

Today, we acquire greater stakes in several companies with direct ownership and strategic lines, henceforth, we are a well-managed holding company with valuable experiences, high connections, and effective strategies for regional and international clients and partners.

Vision, Mission, and Values

As a Holding company, our vision is to expand, strengthen, and build strong, long-lasting relationships with our regional and international partners by offering the best knowledge and experience in Kuwait and around the GCC. We aim to expand our operations by creating the best strategies while analyzing markets, data, and industries within our region.

Our mission is to build the finest holding company within the GCC; therefore, we are expanding our utility with operation management to minimize the reach to our goals and extend our place in the market.

Partnership

MAF Holding elects to partner with various companies by following numbers of criterion that eliminate risk and motivate profitability, these decisions sum up to communication standards, accessibility, flexibility, expertise, results, and shared values. Meanwhile, we also have the means to measure each other’s commitment to ethics, adaptability, and performance.

As an active stakeholder, we consistently meet with our long and short-term goals by employing outstanding members and applying the finest strategies. Accordingly, we cooperate with several large institutions and individuals. We are also in process of enhancing and expanding our operations in real-estate, security, healthcare, engineering, energy, and gas to countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, and North Africa.

On behalf of our founder, we invite local and foreign businesses to join our growing base of operations and continue to be partners. We are interested in welcoming all serious proposals for investment opportunities, portfolio expansion, joint ventures, and partnerships.

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