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Africa & Asia
Connecting Continents, Shaping Law
This month, our focus turns to Africa and Asia, two regions reshaping global growth and investment. From Egypt’s ongoing legal and economic reforms and the strengthening of UAE–Moroccan relations, to the rise of Korean investment across the Middle East, this issue highlights the developments driving change across these markets.
We also explore the UAE’s role as a bridge between regions – a hub for private wealth management, dispute resolution, and cross-border collaboration, connecting businesses and investors across Africa and Asia. The articles in this edition offer practical insights into how these shifts are influencing trade, regulation, and market confidence across the wider region.
2025 is set to be a game-changer for the MENA region, with legal and regulatory shifts from 2024 continuing to reshape its economic landscape. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain are all implementing groundbreaking reforms in sustainable financing, investment laws, labor regulations, and dispute resolution. As the region positions itself for deeper global integration, businesses must adapt to a rapidly evolving legal environment.
Our Eyes on 2025 publication provides essential insights and practical guidance on the key legal updates shaping the year ahead—equipping you with the knowledge to stay ahead in this dynamic market.
A complete spectrum of legal services across jurisdictions in the Middle East & North Africa.
Muhammad Abdul Hamied
Senior Associate
Biography
Muhammad is a senior Egyptian counsel with a wide experience ranging from commercial law M&A, real estate, hospitality, litigation, construction, corporate, and work through real estate developments and construction to real estate financing. Having admitted to the Egyptian Bar Association in 2007, Muhammad spent 6 years in different local law firms in Alexandria, Egypt covering a wide range of commercial deals and litigation. In 2012, Muhammad joined one of the elite law firms in Alexandria covering a wide range of corporate, construction deals before joining Techno Engineering & Associates Middle East in Doha, Qatar. During his time with TE&A, Muhammad has acquired a reliable background in FIDIC contracts. In 2015 Muhammad joined Al Faisal Holding/Al Rayyan Tourism Investment (ARTIC).
Muhammad has been paired with some of ARTIC’s brightest minds for promoting his advancement through direct involvement inter alia in complex legal transactions, matters of financing, real estate M&A and hospitality and other contractual matters. His hard work and determination lead to his involvement in some of ARTIC’s most prominent projects. Ever since joining ARTIC, Muhammad had been exposed to a variety of different mega deals in the real estate, M&A, hospitality, financing sectors and litigation associated with real estate and hospitality sectors, such as, among others – negotiating sale and purchase agreements, real estate financing agreements, hotel management agreements, residential branding and operating agreements. In addition to the above, Muhammad was exposed to different corporate matters within the group.
Recent Experience
- Acting for a client in an acquisition of two hotels that comprises of 394 keys.
- Acting for a client in an acquisition of a historical building in order to be operated as a five star hotel.
- Acting for a client in an acquisition of a hotel that comprises of 84 keys.
- Acting for a client in an acquisition of a hotel that comprises of 134 keys.
- Acting for a client in the negotiaton and execution of the hotel management agreements of a hotel with a luxury brand operator .
- Acting for a client in the negotiaton and execution of the agreements related to a branded residence project that comprised of 1000 residential unit.
- Acting for a client negotiation and execution of hotel management agreements which comprises of 272 gustrooms and 42 served apartments.
- Acting for a client in the negotiation and execution of hotel management agreements of a hotel which comprises of 130 keys.
- Acting for a client in the negotiation and execution of hotel management agreements of a hotel which comprises from 283 service apartments
- Acting for a client in the negotiation and execution of nine (9) hotel management agreements of nine (9) hotels in the region which comprises of 2,254 keays in total.
- Acting for various clients for the various real estate assets aquisations.
Language(s)
- Arabic
- English
Education
Alexandria University: LLB – 2007
Admission
Admitted as a lawyer in Egypt – 2007
Practice(s)
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