Speaker
Abdulla Al Shehhi
Acting Executive Director, Abrahamic Family House
Speaker
Biography
Abdulla Al Shehhi oversees the Abrahamic Family House. In this role, he oversaw the development of the project from an idea through to operation.Under his leadership, the Abrahamic Family House is envisaged to become the epicenter of peaceful theological dialogue and academic research in the UAE.Al Shehhi is an advocate of interweaving cultural diversity and social cohesion; a product of his upbringing in a diplomatic household, he strives for the values of peaceful coexistence to be echoed throughout his work. Al Shehhi started his career at Abu Dhabi City Municipality, where he led several projects that aided in the creation of spaces in the public realm where the diverse communities of Abu Dhabi could interact and prosper.After a short academic detour, where he earned an MSc in Urban Planning at Columbia University in the City of New York, he joined Miral Asset Management LLC, spearheading their new portfolio of cultural projects. Following his successes with Wahat Al Karama and Qasr Al Watan, Abdulla was requested to oversee the Abrahamic Family House.