{"id":2587,"date":"2025-01-02T17:23:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T13:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dipmf.ae\/en\/?post_type=speaker&p=2587"},"modified":"2025-01-12T20:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T16:11:14","slug":"abdulmuhsen-ibrahim-kalbat","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/www.dipmf.ae\/en\/speaker\/abdulmuhsen-ibrahim-kalbat\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdulmuhsen Ibrahim Kalbat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Abdul Muhsen Ibrahim Kalbat has a wealth of more than 30 years of senior leadership experience in the public sector. He has been an essential and prominent Member of RTA\u2019s Board of Directors from inception in 2005. He has actively played a crucial role in the establishment of RTA through the development of robust and effective governance, operational and cross-functional frameworks and business organizational structure. He introduced creative management concepts and diverse approaches for improving administrative and technical processes across RTA, which lead to transforming them from routine daily operations to highly efficient strategic drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abdul Muhsen has been holding the position of the CEO of Rail Agency since 2015. During this period, he has been actively focusing his efforts on improving operational efficiency, maximizing revenue and minimizing expenditure. In addition to his determination to expand, enhance and develop Dubai\u2019s railway network, he was focused on the efficient and optimal Utilization of budget through the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme. He has also accomplished significant cost-saving measures of more than AED 25 billion in development & operational costs. Furthermore, he has played an important role in raising feasible financial returns on RTA investments through several engagements with third party providers and developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Formerly, in 2006, he was appointed as CEO of RTA\u2019s Strategy and Corporate Governance Sector. As part of his duties, he undertook the responsibility to define and steer RTA\u2019s strategic direction towards fully integrated transportation solutions with the aim to shifting from private car use to public transport in support of Dubai\u2019s long-term strategic development plan and vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Rail Agency he is currently overseeing a number of important and prestigious projects most prominent of which are Blue Line and Route 2020 project. Previously, he played a significant role in the launch of Dubai Metro and Dubai Tram. Notably, he managed the initiatives, and their execution, for achieving substantial financial returns on RTA\u2019s investments through Dubai Metro Stations Naming Rights initiative and Public Private Partnership initiative.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2015, he has held the position of CEO of the RTA\u2019s Rail Agency and is currently overseeing a number of important and prestigious projects most prominent of which are Blue Line and Route 2020 project. Previously, he played a significant role in the launch of Dubai Metro and Dubai Tram. Notably, he managed the initiatives, and their execution, for achieving substantial financial returns on RTA\u2019s investments through Dubai Metro Stations Naming Rights initiative and Public Private Partnership initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, he has been actively involved in studying the implementation of state-of-the-art suspended transport systems, a futuristic game-changer transport system that will contribute to the development of the rail transit system all over the emirate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being the Deputy Chairman of the RTA\u2019s Board of Directors, Abdul Muhsen is a vital member in several steering and strategic committees and institutions across the Emirate namely:<\/p>\n\n\n\n