The new structure of Dubai Municipality was approved on Sunday, July 31, to create economic opportunities worth Dh10 billion.
The Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed authorized the restructuring, including establishing four institutions.
These organizations will be dedicated to facilities management, environment, building licensing as well as waste management.
الهيكل الجديد للبلدية يضم مؤسسة للبيئة، ومؤسسة لإدارة المرافق، ومؤسسة لترخيص المباني، ومؤسسة لإدارة النفايات … الهدف بناء شراكات، وتحقيق استدامة مالية، وتطوير خدمات تحقق جودة حياة غير مسبوقة .. بلدية دبي أم المؤسسات وتطويرها هو مرحلة اقتصادية واجتماعية جديدة في مسيرة دبي. pic.twitter.com/5XKvhlnsxk
— Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) July 31, 2022
The authorization was issued under the directives of Mohammed bin Rashid during the recent Executive Council meeting.
Sheikh Hamdan stated that the present cadres of Dubai Municipality are appreciated, thanked and trusted. We rely on them to contribute to change within the new institutions. We expect significant transformations in the organization of construction, the management of environmental affairs and the services of parks and neighbourhoods for citizens.
الكوادر الحالية لبلدية دبي محل تقديرنا ومحل شكرنا ومحل ثقتنا،ونعتمد عليهم ليساهموا في التغيير ضمن المؤسسات الجديدة،ونتوقع تحولات كبيرة في تنظيم البناء،وفي إدارة الشأن البيئي وفي خدمات الحدائق والأحياء للمواطنين.والقادم دائما أجمل كما يؤكد محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم قائد مسيرة التطوير
— Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) July 31, 2022
The restructuring will further help to lessen costs by Dh8 billion.
The Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, stated that the municipality provides 60% of the services of the city and represents the ‘social, economic and service nerve of Dubai’.
He added that Dubai Municipality has been given new and strategic tasks and has been restructured to get financial stability and quality of services and to become an exemplary entity which contributes to building Dubai’s future in a renewed way.
بلدية دبي تم تكليفها بمهام جديدة واستراتيجية، وتم إعادة هيكلتها لتحقق استدامة مالية وجودة خدمات ولتكون مؤسسة نموذجية تسهم في بناء مستقبل دبي بطريقة متجددة ..
— Maktoum Bin Mohammed (@MaktoumMohammed) July 31, 2022
The executive directors of the new four institutions were also declared.
Alia Abdul Rahim Abdullah Al Harmoudi will be the Environment, Health and Safety Foundation executive director in Dubai Municipality.
Adel Mohammed Tayeb Al Marzouqi was appointed to oversee the Waste and Sanitation Corporation; Maryam Obaid Humaid Al Muhairi is managing the Building Regulation and Licensing Corporation; Nasser Hamad Khalifa Bushahab was appointed as the executive director of the Planning and Governance Sector, and Badr Ahmed Hassan Anwahi is the new executive director of the Public Utilities Corporation.
Additionally, Wissam Al Abbas Hussain Lootah is elected as the executive director of the Institutional Supper Services Sector.