Eng. Omar al-Korshumi

CEO

Mr. Omar Al-Korshumi is a senior civil engineer with more than twenty-five years of work experience in different areas including, roads and bridges design, construction and maintenance. He gained his bachelor degree in civil engineering in 1990 from University of Taxes El-Paso (UTEP) in the U.S.A. Through the government agenda, Mr. Al-Korshumi made a remarkable contribution into the development of housing sector in Yemen and the construction of many public buildings, technical education and vocational training centers and sport facilities countrywide. Mr. Al-Korshumi directed the establishment and construction of International Football Stadiums in Aden and Abyan for Khaliji 20—the Gulf Football Championship that took place in Yemen from November 22nd to December 5th, 2010. He also played key role in the development of international and domestic airports in Yemen.

Mr. Al-Korshumi worked as the Minister of Ministry of Public Works and Highways from 2006 to 2014. For the same period of time, he was the chairman and a member of several high level ministerial committees. Through these positions, Mr. Al-Korshumi gained significant leadership experience in designing, budgeting, implementing, monitoring and evaluating national strategic plans and programs for infrastructure and public work projects within the Country Development Agenda. He also gained similar experience in donor policies, guidelines, rules, and conditions for project finance and procurement plans. In this regard, his experience includes, but not limited to, needs assessment, priority identification, social and environmental impact assessment, risk analysis, and other topics relevant to projects endorsement.

Mr. Al-Korshmi is presently engaged  as a technical advisor for the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), provides monitoring and evaluation for the  transport sector projects in Yemen, in coordination with the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC).