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Ahmed Mahmood Ahmed .

Head of Execution Section , Architectural Heritage Department, Dubai Municipality.

Rashad has the experience of 23 years in the fields of planning, directing, managing, supervising of modern, conservation of historic buildings, museum designing and management, and landscaping projects. With his background in both architecture and conservation of historic buildings, he supervised the conservation of more than 136 historic buildings in Dubai, the Emirates and abroad. He also supervised the design and execution of more than 200 modern buildings including universities, colleges, public and leisure buildings, parks and community facilities.

Rashad also supervised the design and execution of 12 museums in Dubai, such as Dubai museum, Sheikh Saeed Al-Maktoum house, the heritage house, Al Ahmadiya School, the Camel and Horse museums, and the traditional architecture museum.

Rashad won many prizes such as the best employee of Dubai government 1998, Rashid prize for scientific Excellency 2002, the champion of sustainability in Gulf States 2008, the U.A.E Excellency award 2008 in architecture, and the best architect of the year in the Arab region from Arab cities organization in 2009. Rashad wrote and supervised more than 32 books on architecture, history and traditions of Dubai and the U.A.E.