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The Advisory Committee of the Syrian Center for Engineering Contracts and Arbitration (SCECA) brings together distinguished Syrian, Arab, and international experts, academics, and senior professionals in engineering contracts, construction law, arbitration, dispute avoidance and resolution, and project management.
The Committee provides independent professional, scientific, and strategic advice to support SCECA’s institutional development, promote international best practices, foster knowledge exchange, and strengthen cooperation with leading professional and academic institutions at national, regional, and international levels.
Membership is honorary and non-executive. Members may contribute through professional recommendations, knowledge-sharing initiatives, conferences, and support for the Center’s educational and institutional development.
The Committee has an advisory role only and does not exercise executive, administrative, financial, or governance authority. All management and operational responsibilities remain with SCECA’s duly authorized governing bodies.
Through the collective expertise and professional networks of its members, the Committee supports SCECA’s ambition to advance excellence in engineering contracts, dispute prevention, and arbitration, while contributing to the sustainable reconstruction and development of Syria.
Project Management | Engineering Contracts | Claims | Arbitration
Dr. Yousef Saleh Al-Olayan
Project Management | Engineering Contracts | Claims | Arbitration
Dr. Yousef Saleh Al-Olayan is a civil engineer and project management specialist whose professional experience spans engineering consultancy, construction project management, contract management, contractors’ claims, and construction-related disputes.
He held senior positions at Kuwait’s Public Authority for Housing Welfare, where his responsibilities included planning, legal affairs, and the committee overseeing consultancy offices. He currently serves as Chairman of the Contracts Management Consultants Committee at the Kuwait Union of Engineering Offices and Consultancy Houses. At National Real Estate Company, he served as Head of the Engineering Sector, Head of the Claims Team, and Adviser to the Chairman of the Board. His responsibilities included managing company projects, addressing contractors’ claims in litigation and arbitration, and reviewing Build–Operate–Transfer (BOT) projects. Since 2007, he has provided engineering consultancy services for public- and private-sector projects.
He holds a Ph.D. and an M.Sc. in Project Management from Al-Azhar University and Kuwait University, respectively, and a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from West Virginia University. Registered as an arbitrator with Kuwait’s Ministry of Justice since 1996, he is also registered with the Kuwait Society of Engineers, through which he has professional consultancy credentials in project management, contracts, claims, and arbitration. His academic contributions include lecturing at Kuwait University, serving as a visiting lecturer at the American University in Cairo, and delivering professional training in construction contracts and project management.
Construction Contracts | Arbitration | Claims | FIDIC Training
Eng. Tahseen Mohammad Saleh
Construction Contracts | Arbitration | Claims | FIDIC Training
Eng. Tahseen Mohammad Saleh is a civil engineering consultant, FIDIC-accredited trainer, and international arbitrator with extensive professional experience in infrastructure, roads, bridges, dams, buildings, construction contracts, and dispute resolution.
His career spans project execution and supervision, owner representation, project management, and senior technical leadership within contracting companies. He has also served as a resident engineer and undertaken the role of the Engineer on major projects. His consultancy practice covers domestic and international construction contracts, the preparation, assessment, and evaluation of claims, responses to claims, and arbitration of construction-related disputes. He has participated in more than 50 arbitration cases, serving as presiding arbitrator or as a member of an arbitral tribunal, and has prepared more than 45 claims.
He holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering and an M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, specialising in Project Management, from Kuwait University. A FIDIC-accredited trainer since 2015, he has delivered more than 60 training courses. His professional affiliations include the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the Arab Arbitration Federation, where he has served as a Board Member since October 2021. He also contributes to professional development through training in construction contracts, claims, and project management.
Engineering Consultancy | International Arbitration | Construction Contracts | Claims
Eng. Menahi bin Helan Al-Enzi
Engineering Consultancy | International Arbitration | Construction Contracts | Claims
Eng. Menahi bin Helan Al-Enzi is an engineering consultant, international arbitrator, and engineering expert with over 30 years of professional experience in project management, construction contracts, claims, and engineering disputes. His expertise combines senior engineering and management responsibilities in the oil and gas sector with specialised work in arbitration and the preparation of engineering expert reports.
His professional career includes engineering and management positions at Chevron, alongside consultancy in project management, construction contracts, and claims. He has served as a sole arbitrator, presiding arbitrator, and member of arbitral tribunals in domestic and regional proceedings. He also prepares engineering expert reports for judicial authorities in Saudi Arabia and has produced more than 200 expert reports. His professional contributions further include training and lecturing in project management and construction contract disputes.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and Project Management and is registered as a consulting engineer with the Saudi Council of Engineers. His professional affiliations include the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration, the Engineering Arbitration Center affiliated with the Saudi Council of Engineers, the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre, the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, the Kuwait Commercial Arbitration Centre, the Al-Ahsa Commercial Arbitration Centre, the Lawyers’ Reconciliation and Arbitration Centre in Saudi Arabia, and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). He has also undertaken professional roles in engineering consultancy and the preparation of expert reports for judicial authorities.
Expert in Construction Contracts, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
Dr. Sherif El-Haggan
Construction Contracts | Arbitration | Claims | Dispute Resolution
Dr. Sherif El-Haggan is a construction contracts and dispute-resolution specialist with over 45 years of experience in arbitration, adjudication, mediation, claims consultancy, and contract administration. His professional career combines international project management experience with substantial contributions to construction law education and professional training.
His career includes work with Ove Arup & Partners in London, appointment as Project Manager for the Kuwait Waterfront Project, and subsequent assignments with Dar Al-Handasah across several countries, followed by work with the Greater Cairo Metro Consultants. He has also served as Director of the Contract Administration & Arbitration Bureau. His academic contributions include teaching at the American University in Cairo (AUC) and establishing and coordinating its Contractual and Legal Aspects in Construction (CLAC) programme from 2001 to 2018.
Dr. El-Haggan holds a Ph.D. from the University of Sheffield, England, awarded in 1978. He became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) in 1995 and has been listed among CIArb-approved tutors and examiners since 2002. He is also a CEDR/IFC-accredited mediator and completed the CEDR/IFC Train-the-Trainer Programme in 2011. In December 2025, he was appointed Honorary Lecturer in the School of Law and Social Sciences at Robert Gordon University, Scotland.
FIDIC Contract Management | Construction Contracts | Project Management | Sustainable Procurement
Eng. Rami Ismail Shaker
FIDIC Contract Management | Construction Contracts | Project Management | Sustainable Procurement
Rami Ismail Shaker is a contracts and project management professional with approximately 26 years of experience in major projects across Jordan, the West Bank, and Saudi Arabia. His areas of expertise include construction contracts, contract administration, quantity surveying, cost control, procurement, and project management, with a particular focus on FIDIC contract practice and sustainable procurement.
His professional career includes working with international contracting organisations on major infrastructure, education, healthcare, water, and mixed-use development projects. He has served as Contracts Director at Morganti Saudi Arabia and has contributed to professional development through technical training and participation in specialised industry conferences.
His FIDIC-related responsibilities include serving as Vice Chair of the FIDIC Certified Contract Manager (FCCM) Committee for Writing and Examination, contributing to the development of examination questions and candidate assessment processes, and acting as Principal Drafter of the FIDIC Carbon Management Guides, launched in December 2025. He has also spoken at FIDIC events on sustainable procurement, contracting practices, environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations, and proactive contract management.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, with a minor in Structures, from Jordan University of Science and Technology (1999). His professional credentials include FIDIC Certified Contract Manager (FCCM), FIDIC Certified Trainer (FCT), Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP), PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP), and PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP).
FIDIC Contracts | Commercial Management | Claims | Dispute Resolution
Eng. Wafaa Balla Beshir Ahmed
FIDIC Contracts | Commercial Management | Claims | Dispute Resolution
Wafaa Balla Beshir Ahmed is a commercial and contracts management professional with 17 years of experience across the engineering, infrastructure and construction sectors in the Middle East and Africa. Her expertise includes FIDIC and bespoke contracts, contract administration, commercial strategy, procurement, claims management, dispute resolution and risk mitigation.
She currently serves as Senior Manager, Commercial and Contracts at New Murabba Development Company, a Saudi company affiliated with the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Her responsibilities include overseeing contract lifecycle management, tendering, contractor selection, commercial negotiations and risk mitigation for urban development projects. Her previous roles include senior commercial and contracts positions with Mace’s Stadiums Development Programme and AtkinsRéalis, on assignment to the Royal Commission for AlUla. She previously served as Contracts Department Director at TEKNO Consultancy Co. Ltd. in Sudan, leading contract administration, claims management, dispute resolution, tendering and contractor selection across major infrastructure projects.
Wafaa holds the MRICS designation and is a FIDIC Certified Contract Manager. Her professional credentials also include Project Management Professional (PMP) and PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP). She is a member of the FIDIC Africa Business Development and Capacity Building Committees, the Saudi Council of Engineers and the Project Management Institute. She holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Khartoum and is pursuing an M.Sc. in Building Technologies at the University of Khartoum’s Building and Road Research Institute.
International Arbitration | Mediation | Dispute Resolution
Dr. Fares Mohamed Omran
International Arbitration | Mediation | Dispute Resolution
Dr. Fares Mohamed Omran is an international arbitrator and mediator with 25 years of practical experience in resolving disputes through arbitration and mediation in Egypt and several Arab and international jurisdictions. His work encompasses domestic and international commercial disputes, arbitration proceedings, mediator training and professional development in dispute resolution.
He is registered as a practising arbitrator with several arbitration institutions, including the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre in Bahrain, the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, the International Court for Dispute Resolution in London, the Arab Arbitration Centre in Egypt, the Sharjah International Commercial Arbitration Centre and the Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre. According to his profile, he has adjudicated more than 133 domestic and international disputes, serving as either sole arbitrator or presiding arbitrator. His experience includes disputes involving companies and public entities across different jurisdictions.
Alongside his arbitration practice, Dr. Omran is a university academic and professional trainer in arbitration and mediation. He reports having delivered more than 700 training courses, programmes and specialised diplomas covering arbitration, dispute resolution, mediator and arbitrator development, and related professional subjects. He has also supervised numerous academic and professional arbitration diploma programmes, some extending over a year.
He is the author of Al-Faris Encyclopaedia of Arbitration, a 1,200-page work reprinted in 2010, 2015 and 2021.
Commercial Arbitration | Contract Law | Dispute Resolution
Dr. Hassan Ali Hassan Hamad
Commercial Arbitration | Contract Law | Dispute Resolution
Dr. Hassan Ali Hassan Hamad is an Egyptian legal scholar and commercial arbitration specialist whose work combines academic research, legal practice and institutional leadership in dispute resolution. His expertise includes commercial arbitration, arbitration agreements, the powers and responsibilities of arbitrators, and the legal frameworks governing arbitration in Egypt and the wider Arab region.
He has held several senior positions in the arbitration field, including Deputy Chairman of the International Arbitration Centre in 2004 and Deputy Chairman of its Board of Directors in 2006. In 2010, he served as Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab Union for International Arbitration. He was also appointed an international arbitrator accredited by the Saudi Ministry of Justice in 2014 and has served as a member of the Arab Chamber of International Arbitration, described in his profile as associated with the United Nations. His professional memberships include the International Union of Lawyers in Paris, the African Bar Association, the Union of Arab Lawyers and the Egyptian Bar Association.
Dr. Hamad holds a Ph.D. in Law and Arbitration from Zagazig University, supported by doctoral research on the authority of arbitrators in contracts and arbitration agreements. His academic qualifications also include a Bachelor of Laws from Ain Shams University, postgraduate diplomas in criminal evidence and Islamic law, and advanced studies in private law. He has lectured at several Egyptian university law faculties and delivered professional training through legal and arbitration institutions.
Construction Contracts | Claims | Engineering Arbitration | Project Management
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Abdelalim Abdel Razek
Construction Contracts | Claims | Engineering Arbitration | Project Management
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Abdelalim Abdel Razek is a Professor of Construction Engineering and Project Management at the Faculty of Engineering at Mataria, Helwan University, Egypt. His areas of expertise include construction project management, engineering contracts and claims, engineering arbitration, structural engineering, value engineering, quality management and construction risk management.
He is an accredited international arbitrator and an expert in engineering contracts, claims and arbitration. He also serves as an accredited consultant to the International Mediation and Arbitration Centre in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, and is the founding General Manager of Value Experts Consult (V.E.C) in Egypt.
Alongside his academic and consultancy work, he has contributed to postgraduate education and professional development in construction project management. He has jointly supervised more than 220 master’s theses. His professional experience includes strategic project management, construction contract preparation and administration, claims management, quality assurance, value engineering, and the assessment and rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures.
He holds a PhD in Structural Engineering from Ain Shams University, Egypt, with joint supervision from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. He also holds a doctorate in Civil Engineering specializing in engineering project management from the United States. His research record includes more than 125 publications in local and international scientific journals and conference proceedings.
His academic, engineering and consultancy experience encompasses construction contracts, claims, engineering arbitration and the management of complex construction projects.
Infrastructure Projects | Construction Management | FIDIC Contracts | Claims
Eng. Andreas Brand
Infrastructure Projects | Construction Management | FIDIC Contracts | Claims
Eng. Andreas Brand is a German civil engineer and Managing Director with extensive experience in infrastructure development, construction management and the delivery of complex projects in Germany and internationally. His career spans technical and managerial roles with established construction companies and engineering consultancies, covering a broad range of road, railway, airport, environmental and public infrastructure projects.
His expertise encompasses project management, construction supervision, quality assurance, contract administration and claims management. He has supported clients in addressing complex project matters, including claims assessment, negotiations among project stakeholders, and the preparation and review of bills of quantities in accordance with German engineering service and fee regulations (HOAI).
Eng. Brand has international project experience in Romania and the Republic of Moldova, including wastewater treatment facilities, integrated waste management systems and riverbank protection works. His wider project portfolio also includes railway infrastructure, road rehabilitation, airport facilities, urban transport systems and environmental engineering projects in Germany.
His professional expertise includes FIDIC contract conditions, particularly the Red and Yellow Books, claims management and dispute resolution. Since January 2019, he has been listed as a Dispute Adjudicator by the Association of Consulting Engineers in Germany (VBI), reflecting his specialised experience in construction contract disputes and adjudication.
Eng. Brand holds a Diplom-Ingenieur degree in Civil Engineering from Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany, with specialisation in road and traffic engineering, transport planning, railway engineering, geotechnics and construction operations. His combination of practical construction experience, engineering consultancy and international project leadership brings valuable expertise to infrastructure delivery and construction contract management.
