Mohamad Al-Dah (Photo: IStructE)

As the 104th President of the Institution, Mohamad Al-Dah is said to bring extensive experience to the role, having had a global career that includes positions in Cairo, Cardiff, London, Panama, Seoul, and Dubai. He is currently serving as the Director of the Jointly Owned Properties Department at the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (DLD) for the Government of Dubai. 

In his inaugural address on January 23, Mohamad discussed his journey into the profession and outlined his thematic ambitions for his presidential year:

• embodied carbon action: encouraging IStructE members to think and do more to reduce embodied carbon in their work
• forging partnerships: working with other professional bodies, academia, and firms to achieve aims and goals together
• mentoring and EDI (equity, diversity and inclusion): continuing to develop mentoring and EDI at IStructE

Al-Dah says, 鈥淚 thank Tanya de Hoog for her 2024 presidency, with calls to action that inspired the profession to think about our roles and where we can make a difference.

鈥淪tructural engineering is an ever-changing profession, operating in an ever-changing world. As such, we have the technical skills and influence to bring about positive change in the designs we create and build 鈥� to be more carbon literate; to forge meaningful working relationships with others; to foster a culture of mentoring and adherence to the best EDI principles 鈥� all this while ensuring what we design and build is safe.鈥�

Yasmin Becker, CEO of IStructE comments, 鈥淢ohamad鈥檚 enthusiasm for structural engineering is evident in all he does, from mentoring to making links with other professional bodies and organisations to create a better built environment. We all congratulate Mohamad on becoming President, and I look forward to our continued work together in 2025.鈥�

The President鈥檚 Inaugural Address is online .