UAE – GIKI Alumni Association https://gikialumni.org Home of the excellent Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:25:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.10 https://gikialumni.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-GIKI-Flavicon-32x32.png UAE – GIKI Alumni Association https://gikialumni.org 32 32 Haider Ijaz https://gikialumni.org/giki-alumni/haider-ijaz/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:25:56 +0000 https://gikialumni.org/?post_type=giki-alumni&p=6213 Haider Ijaz engineers efficiency into the skyline of the United Arab Emirates. Currently managing Technical Services at Emaar, he oversees energy infrastructure and utility operations for some of the world’s most iconic real estate developments. A Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and mechanical engineering graduate, Haider has spent over 15 years mastering district cooling, large-scale HVAC energy solutions, and green building commissionings—honing his technical edge at industry giants like Trane and ENERCON before taking the helm at Emaar.

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For Waleed Ahmad, a technical education was merely the starting point for a career defined by massive scale and strategic transformation. Moving from engineering roots at Siemens to leading technology and commercial mandates at global giants like MultiBank Group and Octopus Digital, Waleed has proven himself a master of diverse industries—from FinTech to Industrial IoT. Now serving as an Advisory Consultant at Allied Bank Limited, he bridges the gap between C-suite strategy and technical execution. His journey is the ultimate GIKIan endeavor: taking deep technical knowledge and using it to drive value, innovation, and growth across the globe.

]]> Mona Shafiq Imran https://gikialumni.org/giki-alumni/mona-shafiq-imran/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:20:53 +0000 https://gikialumni.org/?post_type=giki-alumni&p=5760 “I learned leadership long before the boardroom.”

Mona Shafiq Imran began her journey after GIKI on deepwater oil rigs — where resilience was earned, not taught. Over 25 years, she moved from the field to global executive roles, helping build billion-dollar businesses and resilient supply chains across continents.

Today, as Founder & CEO of Chavez Global Ventures (Dubai), she’s shaping the future of global trade through ESG-compliant practices, circular innovation, and tech-driven transparency.

From rigs to global impact — this is a GIKI story.

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