Moustafa Fahour OAM

Moustafa Fahour OAM is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Arada Capital, a funds management platform established to develop and manage institutional-grade investment opportunities across real estate in the Middle East and other selected markets. Moustafa brings more than two decades of international experience across banking, infrastructure investment, asset management and public-private partnerships, having held senior leadership positions with some of the world's most respected financial institutions, including UBS, Citigroup, Macquarie Group and CIMIC Group.

He joins Arada from Plenary Middle East, where he served as Chief Operating Officer and led the establishment and growth of the company's regional platform. During his tenure, Moustafa was instrumental in delivering landmark social infrastructure public-private partnership projects, including the UAE's first education social infrastructure PPP programme and the largest student accommodation PPP in the region. Prior to Plenary Middle East, he was CEO and Managing Director of one of the leading diversified international contractors in the Middle East, a role he held until joining Plenary in 2021.

Moustafa currently serves on the board of ALEC Holdings PJSC, one of the region's leading engineering and construction groups listed on the Dubai Financial Market. In recognition of his contribution to business and community leadership, Moustafa was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). He is the founder of the Islamic Museum of Australia and is the author of Boundless Plains: The Australian Muslim Connection and The Journey: Establishing Australia's First Islamic Museum. Moustafa studied at La Trobe University and was selected as one of The World's Most Influential Young Arabs under the age of 40 by Arabian Business.

Career history

• CEO and Managing Director, Arada Capital (2026–present)
• Chief Operating Officer, Plenary Middle East (2021–2026)
• CEO and Managing Director, leading international contractor in the Middle East (prior to 2021)
• Senior roles with CIMIC Group, Macquarie Bank, National Australia Bank, UBS and Citigroup

What Moustafa Fahour could bring to Arada Capital: Drawing on his two-decade track record in banking, infrastructure investment, and asset management across global financial institutions, combined with his recent success leading large-scale PPP projects in the UAE, Fahour is positioned to establish Arada Capital as an institutional-grade investment platform. His deep relationships across banking and construction sectors, demonstrated expertise in complex infrastructure financing, and credibility as a visionary community leader (evidenced by founding Australia's first Islamic museum) suggest he could attract both institutional capital and family office investors to Arada's $35 billion development pipeline while building governance frameworks that appeal to sophisticated GCC and international partners.