Ahmad Bin Byat

Ahmad Abdullah Juma Bin Byat
Born (1962-07-01) July 1, 1962 (age 62)
Occupation(s)Founding Chairman and CEO of Zaina Investments LLC
Vice Chairman of Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy
Member of Higher committee for future technologies for Dubai
Years active1984–present

Ahmad Abdullah Juma Bin Byat (Arabic: أحمد عبدالله جمعة بن بيات; born July 1, 1962) is an Emirati firmly established in the UAE’s business environment, holding directorial positions in several prominent Dubai organisations.

He is currently the Founding Chairman and CEO of Zaina Investments LLC a private family office, Vice Chairman of Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy and lately was appointed as a Member of Higher committee for future technologies for Dubai.

Bin Byat previously held the roles of chairman of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (du); member of the board of trustees for Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government; member of the board of trustees for Zayed University; Member of the Board of Emirates Investment Authority; Director General of Dubai Creative Clusters Authority; Member of the Dubai Free Zone Council; Chief executive officer and then Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Dubai Holding; Member of the Board of Museum of the Future Establishment; Member of Dubai 10x Council; chairman of the Dubai Urban Planning Committee; director general of Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority and secretary-general of the Dubai Executive Council.

Additionally, he also served as the Founding Chairman of Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (EMPOWER); Founding Chairman of the Dubai Real Estate Corporation (Wasl); Founding Chairman of the Dubai Education Council; Founding Chairman of The Consulting Office; chairman of the founding committee at Aswaaq; Chairman of the Executive Committee of Smart Dubai; executive chairman of TECOM Investments; a member of the board of Thuraya Telecommunications Company; member of the Dubai Supreme Fiscal Committee; member of the Supreme Committee for Telecom; member of the Smart Government Supreme Committee; Deputy Regional Manager at Etisalat; chairman of Dubai Real Estate Corporation and the President of the Dubai Government Excellence Program.