2004-2012Contractor side
Senior Project / Project Engineer
Al Habtoor Leighton, Gulf Consult, Abra Alshamal
Delivery and commercial roles across the UAE, KSA and Jordan.
Experience
Experience that has been tested
A career built across the contractor, consultant and client sides of major Gulf construction, and proven in arbitration.
Alaa Husni Zeidan, MCIArbMCIArb · FIDIC FCCM
- Arbitrations
- 13
- Major projects
- 7
- Career roles
- 5
- Arbitral institutions
Career
Both sides of the table
Contractor roles sit above the line, the client-representative years below it, and today's independent seat sits on the line itself.
2012-2018Client side
Client Representative
Command of Military Works, UAE Armed Forces
Contractual claims assessment across major government projects.
2018-2022Contractor side
Contracts Manager
United Engineering Construction
Contract administration, EOT claims, subcontracts and baseline programmes.
2022-2026Contractor side
Contracts & Commercial Director
United Engineering Construction
Led disputes, commercial, planning & contracts; arbitration and court strategy.
2026-PresentIndependent
Co-Founder & CEO
ALAZ EXPERT
Independent construction disputes, delay, quantum & FIDIC contracts consultancy, Dubai.
Now: independent, co-arbitrator & counsel.
Arbitration Experience
Served as co-arbitrator and counsel
In numerous construction arbitrations, including but not limited to:
The docket
Case references as listed. No party names, amounts or outcomes are shown.
- ICC29671/ICA12
- SCCA0571
- SCCA0574
- DIACA260008
- DIACA250278
- DIAC240253
- DIAC240028
- DIAC277/2022
- DIAC191/2022
- DIAC110/2022
- DIAC137/2021
- DIAC65/2021
- DIAC178/2020
Proven At Scale
A track record measured in billions.
Alaa has shaped the contractual and commercial strategy of some of the largest projects in the UAE, and tested those positions in the arbitration room.
- Both sides of the table: contractor, consultant and government client-representative experience.
- Multi-sector depth: malls, airports, hospitals, marine works and defence facilities.
- Senior, confidential, direct: you work with the expert himself, not a delegated team.
Selected major projects, drawn to scale
AED 10 bn+