THE MIDDLE EAST’S
Top 50 Travel
& Tourism Leaders
8. Hesham Al Qassim
Company: wasl Asset Management Group
Designation: CEO
Country: U.A.E.
Nationality: Emirati
Sector: Hotels & Hospitality
Founded by the Dubai Real Estate Corporation, wasl Asset Management Group holds wasl properties, wasl hospitality & leisure, and Dubai Golf as its subsidiaries. It owns and manages over 31 hotels and serviced apartments as well as five golf and yacht clubs through Dubai Golf. wasl hospitality & leisure has partnerships with Mandarin Oriental, the Hyatt Group, the Marriott Group, the Hilton Group, and Dusit Thani. Al Qassim also chairs Emirates Islamic Bank and is vice chairman and managing director of Emirates NBD. He sits on the boards of Etisalat, International Humanitarian City, and DIFC.