Our Team
A management team built on decades of senior EPC experience
AAE's structure places a Managing Director over all company activities, with senior project managers, QA/QC, HSE, project control, logistics and construction managers reporting directly. On site, project engineers, QA/QC personnel, HSE officers, foremen and technicians report through the project manager — keeping execution disciplined across multiple concurrent locations. AAE is also an engineering consultation company: our Engineering Consulting Department leads a dedicated team of Consultant Engineers across civil, mechanical and electrical specializations, coordinating engineering evaluations and providing consultation both on AAE's own projects and for outside clients.
Arkan Abdul-Fattah Chassab
Owner and Managing Director of Al-Adha Engineering, responsible for all company activities, with the planning management team, senior project managers, and QA/QC, HSE, project control, logistics and construction managers reporting directly.
Dr. Refaat Shulaiba
Professional mechanical engineer and PMI-certified Project Manager Professional with 35+ years of diversified EPC project management experience across Oil & Gas, Chemical, Water Resources, Healthcare and Education sectors in the US and Iraq. Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering (Basra University); Ph.D. in Management (LTU, Michigan, USA). Fluent in Arabic and English.
Dr. Ziad Ghaleb
Professional civil engineer and PMI-certified Project Manager Professional with 28+ years of EPC project management experience in the Oil & Gas and Chemical industries across the US and Iraq.
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BSc Civil Engineering (Mosul University); MSc Structural Engineering (Southern Illinois University). Licensed PE, member ASCE. Dual Iraqi-American citizen, fluent in Arabic and English.
Dr. Amir Taqi
26+ years in petroleum engineering, production engineering, project management and pipeline engineering.
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MSc (University of Baghdad), Ph.D. (University of Malaysia). Prior roles at OneSubsea, Schlumberger and Southern Oil Company (SOC). Fluent in Arabic, Farsi, Malay and English.
Dr. Marwa Al-Karadi
Multidisciplinary engineer and visiting academic/researcher at the University of Hull, UK.
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BSc Computer Engineering (Basra), MSc Electronic Engineering, Ph.D. Medical Electronic Engineering (Hull). 12+ years in project management, strategic planning and training, with an Outstanding Reviewer Award from IPEM/IOP Publishing. Fluent in Arabic and English; functional French and Italian.
Yahya Al Hilo
Senior project management professional with 20+ years leading power generation, infrastructure and gas turbine projects across Iraq, Kuwait and the US.
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M.Sc. Electrical Engineering (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA); B.Sc. Electrical Engineering (University of Mosul, Iraq). IEEE and Iraqi Engineers Union member.
Abdul Kareem Owaid
Extensive experience across bridges, roads, highways, pavements, geotechnical works, buildings and concrete plant management in southern and middle Iraq, including a 400-bed hospital and a 132/33 kV substation.
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Leads AAE's consulting team and its cooperation with the University of Basra and University of Dhi Qar. Fluent in Arabic and English.
Mazin Alebodi
Client-driven engineer with 15+ years managing EPC projects.
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BSc Mechanical Engineering (Basra University). Skilled in welding inspection, piping installation QA/QC, hydrotest supervision and mechanical completion verification, with 14 years supporting AAE's mechanical and pipeline QA/QC on the Zubair Main Outfall Drainage (MOD) and Fast Track Water Intake projects, ensuring ASME/API compliance.
Rasool Saad
Extensive site engineering and construction experience.
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BSc in Civil Engineering (Dhi Qar University), plus project management and safety certifications (PMEC, OSHA). Skilled in shop drawings, quality-control review, and leadership of on-site teams to spec and schedule. Fluent in Arabic and English.
Azher Alasadi
10+ years of HSE management practice across leading companies.
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BSc Environment & Pollution Engineering. Expertise spans journey management, permit-to-work, H2S awareness, driving accountability, safety-program development, incident investigation and risk management.
Bashar Reyhan
Extensive quality control and quality assurance experience across engineering laboratories and major fields including West Qurna 1, Al-Yamameh, TAAZ and Majnoon.
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BSc (Dhi Qar University) plus QA/QC certifications. Fluent in Arabic and English.
Essam Addin Tamimi
Civil engineer specializing in construction chemicals, engineering treatments and modern construction technologies.
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Leads AAE's construction-materials team and coordinates with the consulting team on engineering evaluations. BSc Civil Engineering (Dhi Qar University). Fluent in Arabic and English.
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