Mohamed Ali Kabbani
appointed CDR Chairman

Experience in electrical and industrial engineering

Mohamed Ali Kabbani has been appointed by the Council of Minister as the chairman of the Council of Development and Reconstruction (CDR).

He is a seasoned engineer and business leader with more than 20 years of experience in electrical and industrial engineering across the Middle East and North Africa. He is the Chairman and CEO of KC Engineering & Industry, a company he founded in 2004 in Beirut, Lebanon, which has grown into a leading EPC contractor and panel builder serving utilities, industry, and infrastructure sectors.

In 2022, he co-founded a sister company in Algeria with partner Salaheddine Noubli, focusing on the licensed manufacturing of LV and MV electrical panels and executing complex electromechanical projects. Kabbani’s earlier roles include General Manager of KC Saudi Arabia, Managing Partner at Caporal & Moretti Qatar, and senior positions at ABB Switzerland and ABB Electrical Company SAL in Lebanon.

He holds a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from The George Washington University. He also completed a Strategic Marketing & Sales Management Program at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in 1999.