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Saad has more than 20 years’ experience. He is an arbitrator, CEDR accredited mediator, testified delay and quantum expert, member of the Academy of Experts and expert determinator, based in the Middle Est. He has lived and worked in the UAE, KSA and Qatar. His formal education includes a BSc in civil engineering, a MSc in strategic project management, and an LLM in construction law and international arbitration.

He has gained a wealth of experience and knowledge having worked on airports, metros, infrastructures, industrials, oil & gas, water treatment, utilities, luxuries and high rise buildings.

He has participated in over 30 Arbitration cases, as Counsel, Arbitrator and advisor. Saad has been instructed as party or tribunal appointed expert in arbitration proceedings under ICC, DIAC, QICCA, LCIA, and ADHOC rules as well as independent expert in litigation proceedings in matters involving large and complex projects with disputes values in excess of US$ 2bn. He is a testified and been cross examined in both English and Arabic.

He is the Trustee of the Charted Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) for the MENA region, the Pat President of the AACE Qatar Branch, and the previous ICC YAF MENA regional representative. 

Saad is a Fellow of the Charted Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), Expert Witness of the Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors (MRICS), CEDR accredited Mediator and Arbitrator listed at ICC, Ciarb, SCCA, DIAC, QICCA, BDAC, AAC, and W&W rosters with various arbitration appointments.

Saad teaches Arbitration in Ciarb, QICCA, OAC, and SCCA in both languages (English and Arabic)

Recognized as the only Arab expert in three Who’s Who Legal guide, WWL says:

“Saad is a great expert who takes initiative” ” He is very active and has a solid reputation in the market” ” He is a star on the rise”