LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT
CREDIT : LConstantino , CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons man driven by money , I am driven by the wellbeing of my society ,” says Alabbar . Burj Khalifa was never about money or business , it was about “ that child standing in front of Burj Khalifa , looking at it , smiling and saying , ‘ I belong to a civilised country , and I am proud ’.”
The Emaar success expanded beyond the borders of the UAE , with developments spanning 12 countries , to Saudi Arabia ,
US $ 1.3 BILLION
Mohamed Alabbar ’ s net worth , making him one of the UAE ’ s richest private residents
US $ 16.77 BILLION
Market value of Emaar , the real estate developer Alabbar founded in 1997 and grew to world-leading heights
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