Abdullah Al Hashemi is the Director and Owner of Al Hashemi. Mr Al Hashemi is also Director and Member of the Board for the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). He was educated in Egypt and graduated from the Fine Arts Academy – Egypt in 1979 with a bachelor of Architecture. From 1979 to 1983, Mr Al Hashemi worked with the Ministry of Public Works. He then moved to work for Dubai Municipality from 1983 to 2004, where he was appointed as Head of the Planning Department. Previously, Mr Al Hashemi has served on the boards of the Dubai Islamic Bank, AWQAF & Minor Affairs Foundation and the Private Housing Finance Scheme.