Mohammed Abdelwahab Recognized in Hozpitality's Best 30 Engineering Leaders Powerlist in the Middle East for 2025
Architect of sustainable hospitality across continents.
With a distinguished career spanning multiple regions and brands, Mohammed Abdelwahab has been honored in Hozpitality's prestigious Best 30 Engineering Leaders Powerlist for 2025. As Regional Director of Engineering for Minor Hotels across the Middle East and Africa, Abdelwahab oversees engineering excellence for a diverse portfolio including Anantara, AVANI, Tivoli, and Elewana properties, blending mechanical engineering expertise with visionary sustainability leadership.
A Cairo University mechanical engineering graduate, Abdelwahab's journey from project engineer to regional director has been marked by transformative achievements. His tenure with luxury brands including Oberoi and Le Meridien forged the technical foundation he now applies across MINOR's 50+ properties. What distinguishes his leadership is the dual focus on operational precision and environmental innovation - implementing continent-wide initiatives that have dramatically reduced single-use plastics and greenhouse emissions while maintaining brand standards.
Abdelwahab's award-winning approach combines hands-on engineering oversight with strategic mentoring. The Minor Hotel Group's "Award of Excellence" (received multiple times) reflects his ability to elevate entire teams, while sustainability accolades, including Dubai Municipality's "Best Waste Reduction Initiatives," demonstrate his pioneering environmental programs. His recent Dubai Sustainable Tourism Stamp achievements for multiple UAE properties underscore how he translates corporate sustainability goals into property-level results.
"True regional engineering leadership means creating systems that work equally well in a Dubai urban hotel and a Kenyan safari lodge," Abdelwahab notes. This adaptable philosophy informs his property-specific solutions, from preventive maintenance frameworks to net-zero roadmaps, all while nurturing the next generation of African and Middle Eastern engineering talent.
From reducing energy consumption to eliminating single-use plastics across an entire portfolio, Mohammed Abdelwahab's recognition celebrates executives who are redefining hospitality engineering at scale, proving that environmental responsibility and operational excellence can thrive together across diverse cultures and geographies.
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