Mohammed Rahif Hakmi (Arabic: محمد رهيف حاكمي) is the founder and chairman of Armada Group,[2] a UAE-based conglomerate.
Mohammed Rahif Hakmi[1] | |
|---|---|
محمد رهيف حاكمي | |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and Chairman of Armada Group |
| Website | http://www.mohammedrahifhakmi.com |
Biography
editMohammed Rahif Hakmi is the founder and chairman of Armada Group[3][4][5] and has been licensed by Dubai Land Department (RERA - Real Estate Regulatory Agency) as Developer back in 2008.[6][7] Hakmi holds a degree in Civil Engineering, M.Phil. and a PhD in Structural Engineering from the University of Salford, United Kingdom.
In 1989 he was awarded a Ph.D. for his research into the Local Buckling of Sandwich Panels from the University of Salford in Manchester, England. He subsequently had been employed by the University of Salford where he conducted a series of research into numerical and experimental behaviour of materials, fire and blast of Composite materials. Hakmi developed a design theory, one of his formula has been recommended by the CIB Working Commission W056 Sandwich Panels, ECCS/CIB Joint Committee to be used in codes of practice and has been adopted as design formula by the European recommendations for sandwich panels (CIB, 2000).[8] He was also involved in the Marine-tech North West programme on cost-effective use of fibre reinforced composites offshore.[9]
In 2008, he was appointed as the chairman of the Board of Honor of Al-Karamah SC Football Club in recognition of his support to the club.[10]
Hakmi founded Armada in early 2000. He is its chairman. Under Hakmi the company has engaged in property development and other sectors, including hospitality and leisure, information technology and health care. Armada has developed some of Dubai's most notable landmarks, such as Armada Towers.The company has ongoing projects in Europe, Turkey and the Middle East.[11][12]
Awards
edit- Science and Engineering Research Council Award, Overseas Research Scholarship (ORS) - United Kingdom.
- Institution of Structural Engineers Jubilee Award - United Kingdom.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mohammed Rahif Hakmi".
- ^ "Armada Group".
- ^ "Gulf News-UAE market will rise to Dh230b in seven years".
- ^ "Khaleej Times: UAE real estate set to grow manifold".
- ^ "UAE's new federal property law soon".
- ^ "Dubai Land Department Approved Developers".
- ^ "RERA list of approved developers names".
- ^ "European Recommendations for Sandwich Panels".
- ^ Professor J.M.Davies, R. Hakim, J.B. McNicholas (2003). "The cost effective use of fibre reinforced composites offshore" (PDF). University of Newcastle Upon Tyne.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Honoring Ceremony to Al-Karamah supporters and forming the Club Board of Honor-حفل تكريم لداعمي نادي الكرامة وتشكيل مجلس شرف للنادي".
- ^ "Arap Yatırımcılar Bölgeden Memnun Kaldı".
- ^ "Armada Grup Trabzon'da Yapacağı Yatırımları Sıraladı". Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-12.