Khaldoun Al Tabari

In 2016, Al Tabari stepped down from his role at DSI PJSC and later sold his stake in the publicly listed company and in 2017, he resigned from his seat as vice chairman of the board. As of 2022, he runs his own family office and is a director of the Ramallah Friends School in Palestine.

Under his leadership, Drake & Scull international PJSC developed from a local MEP contractor to a regional leader, offering integrated engineering disciplines across the MENA region, Europe, and South Asia. Tabari launched an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2008 on the Dubai Financial Market Exchange globally ranked among the top 20 IPOs. During that time, DSI operated multiple projects including Emirates Golf Club, the first PGA-approved Golf course in the Middle East; The Jumeirah Beach Hotel; The Four Seasons Hotel in Doha; and The State Audit Bureau in Kuwait.

In 1982, Al Tabari moved to Saudi Arabia and founded a mechanical service company. He then bought a major stake in Drake & Scull International (DSI), the UAE-based international arm of the UK mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) specialist. In 1998, he was appointed Vice Chairman and CEO of DSI PJSC when he bought the company. He later acquired all the outstanding shares from Drake and Scull UK and changed its name to Emcor Engineering.

Khaldoun Al Tabari (Arabic: خلدون الطبري, romanized: Khaldoun Al Tabari, born January 1, 1950) is a Jordanian businessman. He served as Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Drake & Scull International PJSC (now Emcor) from 1998 until 2016.

Khaldoun Al Tabari was born on 1 January 1950, in Jerusalem. He was educated at the Ramallah Friends High School, founded by Quakers in 1901. He then went to the United States to attend the University of Colorado. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and Business Management in 1972.