Abdulmuhsen IBRAHIM KALBAT

Abdul Muhsen Ibrahim Kalbat has a wealth of more than 30 years of senior leadership experience in the public sector. He has been an essential and prominent Member of RTA’s Board of Directors from inception in 2005. He has actively played a crucial role in the establishment of RTA through the development of robust and effective governance, operational and cross-functional frameworks and business organizational structure. He introduced creative management concepts and diverse approaches for improving administrative and technical processes across RTA, which lead to transforming them from routine daily operations to highly efficient strategic drive.

Abdul Muhsen has been holding the position of the CEO of Rail Agency since 2015. During this period, he has been actively focusing his efforts on improving operational efficiency, maximizing revenue and minimizing expenditure. In addition to his determination to expand, enhance and develop Dubai’s railway network, he was focused on the efficient and optimal Utilization of budget through the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme. He has also accomplished significant costsaving measures of more than AED 25 billion in development & operational costs. Furthermore, he has played an important role in raising feasible financial returns on RTA investments through several engagements with third party providers and developers.

Formerly, in 2006, he was appointed as CEO of RTA’s Strategy and Corporate Governance Sector. As part of his duties, he undertook the responsibility to define and steer RTA’s strategic direction towards fully integrated transportation solutions with the aim to shifting from private car use to public transport in support of Dubai’s long-term strategic development plan and vision.

As CEO of the RTA’s Rail Agency, he is currently overseeing several high-impact and strategic projects, most notably the Dubai Metro Blue Line, a AED 20.5 billion initiative that will transform mobility across key growth corridors, and Route 2020, a AED 10.6 billion extension that AbdulMuhsen Ibrahim Kalbat Executive Biography successfully connected Dubai Metro to the Expo 2020 site, now serving as a key enabler for transit-oriented development.

He previously played a pivotal role in the successful launch of Dubai Metro and Dubai Tram, and led the implementation of the Metro Stations Naming Rights initiative, securing substantial financial returns and unlocking long-term commercial value from RTA’s transport assets

Furthermore, he has been actively involved in studying the implementation of state-of-the-art suspended transport systems, a futuristic game-changer transport system that will contribute to the development of the rail transit system all over the emirate.

Apart from being the Deputy Chairman of the RTA’s Board of Directors, Abdul Muhsen is a vital member in several steering and strategic committees and institutions across the Emirate namely:

• Chairman of the Board of Dubai Taxi Corporation
• Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors at the RTA and Vice-Chairman of Salik Company PJSC.
• Higher Committee for Investment and Commercial Transformation.
• Member Of Board for Etihad Energy Services Company (Etihad ESCO)
• Ex-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Etihad Rail DB and member of the board of Etihad Rail.