Dr Tayeb A Kamali

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	Dr Tayeb A Kamali Founder Chairman, The Loomba Foundation

Dr Tayeb A Kamali is the Vice Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) - the UAE's largest higher education institution. For two decades Dr Kamali has spearheaded education, training, research and applied technology programs in the UAE and Middle East regions. He is the founding Group Chief Executive of the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT); CERT Hadi Teherani; the Emirates Driving Company; CERT Info Track Telematics and he is the Vice Chairman of the Institute of Applied Technology's Governing Council. Dr Kamali is also a board member of Tanmia (The National Human Resource Development and Employment Authority); ICT Fund (Telecom Regulatory Authority); the CERT-Wharton Family Business & Entrepreneurship Research Centre; the Future Centre for Special Needs, Abu Dhabi and the Higher Education Sports Federation. Dr Kamali is a founding Board Member of the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) and a member of the World Economic Forum's Regional Agenda Council on the Middle East & North Africa. Dr Kamali holds a Doctorate in Engineering from the George Washington University, USA and an honorary Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada. He also holds a number of qualifications from the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, USA, being an MBA (Concentration in Aviation), a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Aircraft Engineering. He has received many education and leadership awards throughout his career including France's highest award for education, the Palmes Académiques in 2006 and the Human Resource Leadership Award from the World Human Resource Development Congress in 2006 and 2009.