Saqib Saeed is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Real Estate, Travel, Hospitality & Leisure practice in the Middle East. He brings more than 19 years of experience across real estate M&A, joint ventures, portfolio management, fundraising, and strategic projects across global markets.​

Saqib’s notable assignments include:​

• Leading the strategic activation of six large-scale Dubai masterplans through joint ventures, land sales, land leases, and operator/branding partnerships, including Palm Jebel Ali (130 million sq ft GFA), Dubai Islands (135 million sq ft GFA), Dubai Design District (30 million sq ft GFA), Jaddaf Waterfront (25 million sq ft GFA) and Dubai Waterfront (350 million sq ft GFA)​
• Leading joint ventures with Emaar, Aldar, Select Group, Rixos, Edamah/Mumtalakat, the Government of Malta, the Government of Kochi, and Limitless Saudi Arabia, overseeing transactions from deal inception through execution and ongoing portfolio management​
• Formulating the Dubai Holding land bank strategy, defining the growth strategy for the Group's land bank across Dubai's urban centers​
• Developing the Strategic Asset Allocation for Dubai Holding Investments and contributing to the corporate strategy defining the Dubai Holding 2033 strategy​
•  Serving as a Director/Chairman on the boards of 11 portfolio companies, supporting strategic partnerships, portfolio management, and M&A activity to create value across the underlying assets​
• Co-leading strategy and business planning for major Saudi-based public and private sector projects, including North Pole, AMAALA, and Masar in Makkah​
• Leading land commercialization for the Dubai Holding Group, covering land sales and leases across the Group's portfolio​

Prior to joining A&M, Saqib was a Managing Director across Dubai Holding Investments and Dubai Holding Land Estates, where he led the Group’s direct real estate and hospitality investment platform, covering M&A, joint ventures, portfolio management, fundraising, and strategic projects across local, regional, and global markets. He also led Commercial and Strategy at Dubai Holding Land Estates, overseeing land commercialization and the activation of major masterplans. Previously, he was a Partner at a Big 4 advisory firm’s Strategy and Transactions practice, where he co-led the real estate practice across the MENA region.​

Saqib earned a Master of Property from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Business Systems from Monash University. He is a Certified Practising Valuer with the Australian Property Institute.