Emaar Properties is a global property development and management company with headquarters located in Dubai, UAE. It is one of the largest real estate developers in the Middle East with expertise in building premium property and was established in 1997. The property portfolio of Emaar includes residential (housing communities), commercial (offices, shopping malls) and multi-use (hotels and resorts) projects.

The CEO of Emaar Properties is Amit Jain, a former management consultant from India with in-depth experience in the real estate and banking industries. Mohamed Alabbar is the company’s Founder, Board Member and Managing Director and also the Chairman of Eagle Hills (a real estate developer in Abu Dhabi) as well as Americana Group (a multibillion-dollar food company in the Middle East) and a member of the Dubai Expo 2020 Higher Committee of the Government of Dubai.

The company operates globally across the Middle East, East Asia, North America, North Africa and Europe and has 60 subsidiaries in 36 different markets. Emaar has launched various developments in Saudi Arabia, the United States, India, Egypt, Pakistan, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Turkey. In 2005 Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure branch of Emaar, expanded its hotel and resort chain into Nigeria and Bahrain. Among other renowned international projects are the Beit Misk in Lebanon, the Samarah Dead Sea Resort in Jordan, and Jeddah Gate in Saudi Arabia.