CHAIRMAN & CEO

His Excellency Saeed Bin Jabr Al Suwaidi is an Emirati industrialist, founder of Nimr Automotives and Aabar Investments.  He was born in 1948 in the lineage of one of the most renowned and respected merchant families in the UAE, Abu Dhabi in particular - The Al Suwaidi family of the Bani Yas Tribe.

Al Suwaidi realized early in his career that the main secret to success is to bring passion and integrity in what you do. Driven by grand ambition and vision, he engineered the first Arab made domestic tactical vehicle in 1997. He put together a competent team to design and build the 4X4 vehicle capable of withstanding the harsh climate and rugged terrain of the Middle East.  The relentless pursuit of this vision culminated in producing a world class tactical vehicle branded as NIMR. NIMR Automotive soon attracted strategic partnership from Tawazun, an Abu Dhabi Government owned company and a subsidiary of Mubadala. Bin Jabr Group now actively supports further NIMR developments as a partner of Tawazun.

Al Suwaidi is credited with the manufacture of the first Arab made submarine under Emirates Marine Technologies, which is now being used by the UAE Special forces. 

In 2003, His Excellency acquired 11 rigs, 4 drilling rigs and 7 workover rigs through Essar Oil of India, which he transformed  to Abaar Petroleum. This company later went IPO to raise a GCC record in 2005 of a $107.27billion. Oversubscribed by almost 800 times, the company continued to flourish and diversify into investments in Tesla Motors, Virgin Galactic, Daimler Chrysler, Mercedes GP F1 team, XOJET, Falcon Private Bank, Glencore, UniCredit, RHB capital and Arabtec Holding.


Al Suwaidi is now pursuing the development of first Arab made 8x8 modular fighting vehicle, The Enigma under Emirates Defense Technologies. 

In addition to being a prominent businessman, his deep interest in modernization, advancement and development of the UAE, particularly Abu Dhabi, led him to hold office as the President of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Chairman of the federation of UAE Chamber of Commerce & Industry from 1996-2006. He introduced radical changes and took ADCCI to greater heights of economic prosperity. During his tenure as the President of ADCCI, he created the Abu Dhabi Businesswomen Council, Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange and Khalifa Fund for Enterprise development. Subsequently, he held numerous other positions afterwards in various Government and Semi-Government institutions, Director of the General Industry Corporation, Environmental Research & Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA). He was also a board member of Al Jazira Football Club and Vice President of the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).

Al Suwaidi has been awarded the Spanish Presidential Medal and bestowed a rank of a Knight by King Juan Carlos I in appreciation of his unique efforts in promoting commercial relationships between UAE and Spain.

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Working his way up the ranks he now serves as the COO at the family run Bin Jabr group and reports directly to the Chairman and manages the day to day operations. He has presided over some of the UAE's most iconic construction projects and has quickly become one of the region’s most influential young businessmen and an outspoken personality. An engineer by training, he currently oversees approximately $4 billion in assets.

Mansour is a professional rally driver and is also active in many special causes and philanthropic activities. He has been supporting special care centers for the people with special needs in the UAE which granted him the Sheikh Rashid humanitarian award.

In 2017 he has been voted the 37th most influential personality in the emirate by Arabian Business Dubai 100 and 2019's worlds most powerful Arabs.

VICE CHAIRMAN

Jaber Bin Jabr Al Suwaidi serves as the Vice Chairman of Bin Jabr Group one of the largest and most influential family businesses in the UAE. Bin Jabr Group’s portfolio of activities includes private and governmental entities in the areas of energy, defense, hospitality, retail, construction,manufacturing and real estate.

In 2012, Jaber joined the family business alongside his father with the objective of diversifying the energy sector of the Group. He serves as Vice Chairman of the energy sector which comprises of General Petroleum Services Co. and BinJabr Fire & Safety Co. In addition, as a key member of the Executive Board, Jaber oversees the overall strategic direction of the Bin Jabr group and upholds the group’s position at the forefront of multiple industries.

A strong, determined and entrepreneurial leader, Jaber also has a large personal portfolio of investments throughout the world. Jaber believes in being studious in all aspects of business and is constantly exploring new horizons.