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the Director General of Dubai of Engineers - UAE?
Society of Engineers was
Municipality; as appointed
honored by His Highness
by
His
Highness
Sheikh The idea was generated by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al a group of young Emirati Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of
Maktoum, Vice President, engineers,
who
met
in Dubai, Minister of Finance,
Prime Minister and Ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah to and the Honorary President
Dubai. During his tenure in the create the foundation and of the Society of Engineers-
municipality, he contributed infrastructure of the Society UAE, Where he donated the
to the acquisition of more of Engineers, in order to new headquarters of the
than 30 local, regional and serve the engineering sector Society of Engineers, located
international
awards
for in the UAE. The first original in Al Mamzar area of Dubai,
Dubai Municipality.
target was for the Society which opened in 2013.
In 1994, Hussain Lootah has of Engineers to become the
appointed as the President reference for all engineering - Tell us about your term of
of the Society of Engineers institutions and sectors in the office, as president of the
­ UAE. In this regard, it was state, through the effective Society of Engineers- UAE?
As I mentioned, the Society of
Engineers was established to
serve the engineering sector
in the UAE, by providing
the latest methods and
capabilities at all levels. I've
joinedtheSocietyofEngineers
initially as a working member,
and then I became a board
During the interview of "World of Engineering" with Hussain Lootah
member, then Secretary of
the pleasure of "World of participation of all engineers, the Association's fund, until
Engineering" Magazine to entities, and engineering I became chairman of the
make this interview with sectors in UAE to become Association in 1994. During my
His
Excellency
Engineer members of the Association. post; I've witnessed 3 boards
Hussain Nasser Lootah, to Until the Ministry of Labor of directors, my interest then
talk about the creation of and Social Affairs issued its was to focus on the free
the Society of Engineers - decision to establish the market issue, and of course
UAE, the significant stages Society of Engineers in the to support citizen engineers.
he experienced during his United Arab Emirates, in 1979.
post, and critical advices
- What were the most
provided for the engineers. - Where was the former important challenges you
This interesting interview was Society of Engineers located? faced during your presidency
as follows..
of the Association, and how
The first headquarters of the did you handle them?
- At the beginning, tell us UAE Society of Engineers
about the creation and was located in Al Garhoud Financial
support
has
establishment of the Society area of Dubai, until The been always at the top of

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