Dubai Real Estate
Featured Voices: the people building Dubai real estate. Only a few names make the record.
The definitive directory of the people building Dubai property, screened in seven stages and told in their own words.
Already on the record·13 published
Khaldoun A. Shindi
General Manager
Real Estate Masters
Tahir Majithia
Founder
Prime Capital Real Estate
Muhammad Ather Khawaja
Founder & CEO
Footprint Real Estate / Khamash Group
Jodi Thompson
Recruitment Director
White & Co.
Farhan Ali
Chairman & Founder
EverNest Real Estate
Mohammad Jaafari (MJ)
Director of Primary Sales & Operations
Provident Estate
Rishika Mihani
CEO & Co-Founder
Wolves International Real Estate
Sarfaraz Khan
CEO & Co-Founder
Nestwood Realty
Fabio Lombardi
Director & Head of Global Affiliates
Betterhomes
Vinay Patel
Co-Founder & COO
Nestwood Realty
Faiz Riza
Vice President, Sales
DAMAC Properties
Arash Zad
Dubai Legal Consultant
Dubai Real Estate
Kashif Sandhu
Marketing Director
PARK Group
Khaldoun A. Shindi
General Manager
Real Estate Masters
Tahir Majithia
Founder
Prime Capital Real Estate
Muhammad Ather Khawaja
Founder & CEO
Footprint Real Estate / Khamash Group
Jodi Thompson
Recruitment Director
White & Co.
Farhan Ali
Chairman & Founder
EverNest Real Estate
Mohammad Jaafari (MJ)
Director of Primary Sales & Operations
Provident Estate
Rishika Mihani
CEO & Co-Founder
Wolves International Real Estate
Sarfaraz Khan
CEO & Co-Founder
Nestwood Realty
Fabio Lombardi
Director & Head of Global Affiliates
Betterhomes
Vinay Patel
Co-Founder & COO
Nestwood Realty
Faiz Riza
Vice President, Sales
DAMAC Properties
Arash Zad
Dubai Legal Consultant
Dubai Real Estate
Kashif Sandhu
Marketing Director
PARK Group
Khaldoun A. Shindi
General Manager
Real Estate Masters
Tahir Majithia
Founder
Prime Capital Real Estate
Muhammad Ather Khawaja
Founder & CEO
Footprint Real Estate / Khamash Group
Jodi Thompson
Recruitment Director
White & Co.
Farhan Ali
Chairman & Founder
EverNest Real Estate
Mohammad Jaafari (MJ)
Director of Primary Sales & Operations
Provident Estate
Rishika Mihani
CEO & Co-Founder
Wolves International Real Estate
Sarfaraz Khan
CEO & Co-Founder
Nestwood Realty
Fabio Lombardi
Director & Head of Global Affiliates
Betterhomes
Vinay Patel
Co-Founder & COO
Nestwood Realty
Faiz Riza
Vice President, Sales
DAMAC Properties
Arash Zad
Dubai Legal Consultant
Dubai Real Estate
Kashif Sandhu
Marketing Director
PARK Group
Khaldoun A. Shindi
General Manager
Real Estate Masters
Tahir Majithia
Founder
Prime Capital Real Estate
Muhammad Ather Khawaja
Founder & CEO
Footprint Real Estate / Khamash Group
Jodi Thompson
Recruitment Director
White & Co.
Farhan Ali
Chairman & Founder
EverNest Real Estate
Mohammad Jaafari (MJ)
Director of Primary Sales & Operations
Provident Estate
Rishika Mihani
CEO & Co-Founder
Wolves International Real Estate
Sarfaraz Khan
CEO & Co-Founder
Nestwood Realty
Fabio Lombardi
Director & Head of Global Affiliates
Betterhomes
Vinay Patel
Co-Founder & COO
Nestwood Realty
Faiz Riza
Vice President, Sales
DAMAC Properties
Arash Zad
Dubai Legal Consultant
Dubai Real Estate
Kashif Sandhu
Marketing Director
PARK Group
Recognition is not bought.
It cannot be traded.
It is earned, then reported.
The standard
No title is for sale. No placement is sponsored. No profile goes live without an editor’s name against it.
The gate, live
Most do not get through.
Submissions arrive constantly.
Every name is read, checked against our editorial standards, and given one of three answers: returned, held for a closer look, or approved for an untold story.
Approved, on the record
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An illustration, not platform totals.An illustration of the review pipeline. Counters tally this animation, not platform totals. Arriving submissions are anonymous; a name appears only on approval.
The screening
01/07
Khaldoun A. Shindi
General Manager
Brokerage Elite
Submission received
A name arrives and is logged against a reference the sender can track from this moment on. Nothing is lost, and nothing is quietly ignored.
Editorial Standards
The rules we can be held to.
Recognition is only worth something if the standard behind it is written down and applied the same way every time. This is ours, in full.
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Nothing here is for sale
No title can be purchased, upgraded or sponsored. There is no paid placement, no advertorial, and no commercial relationship between a subject and the way they are presented.
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Every name is nominated, then assessed
A submission is the start of the process, not the end of it. Editors weigh every claim against the evidence and decide how the subject is presented, which is not always how they were put forward.
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Claims are checked before they run
Transaction volumes, portfolio scale, tenure and titles are verified against public filings, registry data and the subject's own record. Anything we cannot stand behind does not appear.
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Copy is written by editors, not by subjects
Headline, deck and body are written in-house. Subjects review for factual accuracy; they do not approve tone, framing or placement.
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The record is corrected in the open
Promotions, corrections and removals are requested through the same tracked channel as a nomination, reviewed by an editor, and applied, or declined, on the record.
Not promotion.
Not influence.
Untold stories.
Every profile here was nominated, screened in seven stages, and written by an editor. Nobody buys their way onto this record.
Stories
Untold stories, in the order they ran.
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The record
If you built part of this city, your name belongs on it.
There is one directory of the people behind Dubai property, and it cannot be bought into. Every name was nominated, screened in seven stages, and published with an editor’s name against it. The people below are already on it.
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Submitting takes a few minutes. Most submissions are returned, so make the case properly.
Questions
Featured Voices, answered.
What the directory is, how people are chosen, and why a feature cannot be bought.
What is Featured Voices?
Featured Voices is an editorial directory of the people building Dubai real estate. It publishes verified profiles and untold stories of the founders, CEOs, directors and brokers behind the city's property market, each one reported and reviewed by an editor before it goes live.
How do I get featured on Featured Voices?
Leave your name, position, company, email, phone number and LinkedIn profile on the Get featured page. The editorial team contacts you, gathers your story in conversation, and reviews the profile before anything is published. Leaving your details takes under a minute.
Is a feature on Featured Voices paid? Can it be bought?
No. A feature on Featured Voices cannot be bought, upgraded or sponsored. There is no paid placement and no advertorial, and no commercial relationship affects how a person is presented.
How does Featured Voices verify profiles?
Every submission passes through seven stages. It is received and logged, the person's identity and role are verified, their claims are checked against public filings, registry data and their own record, an editor reviews the story, a title is assigned, a verdict is given, and only then is the profile published. Most submissions are returned.
Who can be featured on Featured Voices?
People working in Dubai real estate: founders and CEOs, managing directors, directors and heads of department, brokers, advisors, and the architects and designers shaping the city's property.
How do I update or correct a published profile?
Use the Update profile page with the reference you were given. Promotions, corrections and new photographs are reviewed by an editor and applied, or declined, on the record.
Where is Featured Voices based?
Featured Voices is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and covers Dubai real estate exclusively.
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The conversations behind the names.
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Season one · 2026
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