The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has appointed Yousif Ahmed AlMutawa as its new Chief Real Estate Officer. Previously serving as CEO of Sharjah Sustainable City, AlMutawa’s new role expands significantly to cover the strategic development, investor engagement, and sustainable community planning for Shurooq’s real estate portfolio across Sharjah and the Northern Emirates.
In his new capacity, AlMutawa will oversee Shurooq’s real estate portfolio with broader responsibilities encompassing strategic development, investor relations, and sustainable community planning across Sharjah and the Northern Emirates. The appointment underscores Shurooq’s commitment to enhancing Sharjah’s position as a cultural investment capital and premier destination for value-driven development.
Under AlMutawa’s leadership, Shurooq will continue to differentiate Sharjah’s real estate offering through its curated approach prioritising livability, heritage preservation, and community-first development. Key initiatives include advancing projects like Ajwan Khorfakkan on the UAE’s East Coast, which exemplifies a human-centric design philosophy integrating leisure, lifestyle, and green spaces.
Having joined Shurooq in 2006, AlMutawa brings nearly two decades of experience across project management, construction, operations, investment strategy, and property oversight. He holds a degree in e-commerce from the Higher Colleges of Technology – Sharjah, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and is a member of the Project Management Institute and the Real Estate Sector Business Group within the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
His academic background, coupled with practical expertise, positions him as a results-oriented leader capable of delivering complex, future-facing projects that align with Sharjah’s broader vision of progress. Al Mutawa’s appointment comes as Sharjah experiences growing momentum in its real estate sector, driven by the emirate’s stable regulatory environment, affordable luxury value proposition, and increasing global demand for culturally rich, well-planned destinations, said a statement.
Among the major projects under his purview is Ajwan Khorfakkan, a high-profile coastal development on the UAE’s East Coast. The project is being hailed as a benchmark in human-centric design, blending leisure, lifestyle, and green public spaces in a culturally rooted setting.
