Emaar Appoints Mannaa as Managing Director

JEDDAH, 22 March 2007 — The board of directors of Emaar, The Economic City (Emaar.E.C), has appointed Dr. Abdulraouf M. Mannaa as managing director of the company effective April 1, 2007.

Mannaa, an engineer with several years of managerial experience in Saudi Arabia, previously served as the managing director of Savola Group, one of the Kingdom’s leading industrial companies with a strong regional presence.

“Dr Abdulraouf Mannaa brings to Emaar.E.C a wealth of expertise in business development, corporate services, training and marketing. He will lead the company’s operations in streamlining the development of King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), our flagship project in the Kingdom,” Mohamed Ali Alabbar, chairman of Emaar.E.C, said.