CEO TECOM Business Parks

Dr Amina Al Rustamani 
Chief Executive Officer - TECOM Business Parks

Dr. Amina Al Rustamani is the Chief Executive Officer of TECOM Business Parks, an entity of TECOM Investments designed to function as an umbrella organization for 10 business units consolidated to cover five clusters: ICT, Media, Education, Sciences and Manufacturing & Logistics.

As the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Al Rustamani is responsible for defining and executing the strategy of the five clusters embodied in the entities comprising Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City, Dubai Knowledge Village, Dubai Studio City, International Media Production Zone, DuBiotech, Dubai Outsource Zone, Dubai International Academic City, Enpark, Dubai Healthcare City and Dubai Industrial City.

Prior to her current role, Dr. Al Rustamani was the Executive Director of Media at TECOM Investments, where she made significant and pioneering contributions towards the growth of TECOM Investments’ media clusters encompassing Dubai Media City, Dubai Studio City and the International Media Production Zone. She also undertook various initiatives to establish and enforce a code of conduct for the broadcasting and production industries.

Dr. Al Rustamani’s pioneering initiatives in the media sector brought her recognition at the federal level, when she was appointed as a Board member of the National Media Council, the industry body established in June 2006 to regulate the country’s media sector. In addition, she is a Board member of Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI), since 2007 and a Board member of TECOM Investments since 2006. She is also a board member of Lamtara, Tunisia Telecom and Dubai Holding Audit Committee.  Dr. Al Rustamani is ranked ninth in the Arabian Business 100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2011 listings.

She was also instrumental in leading a strategic initiative in partnership with Dubai Media City, Dubai Media Inc, Emirates Media Abu Dhabi and du to establish the viability of DVB H technology as a platform for Mobile TV. This was done over a six month trial in 2007.

Dr. Al Rustamani started her career with TECOM in April 2001 when she was appointed as Project Engineer for TECOM’s satellite communication project, Samacom, where she excelled in meeting tight schedules in the launch of broadcasting services to Dubai Media City clients and utilized her technical knowledge effectively to manage the complex project.

Dr. Al Rustamani received her Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Electrical Engineering from The George Washington University, Washington DC, in 1993, 1996 and 2001 respectively.

She is an acknowledged authority on wireless technologies, and her original contributions in this field have been published in several leading technical journals in the field of wireless technology.