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A JOURNEY OF PASSION
AND PERSEVERANCE
Khatib & Alami (K&A) is celebrating
three decades at the forefront From left to right: Faisal Alami, Jack Dangermond and K&A's Chairman &
of Geographic Information CEO, Najib Khatib
Systems (GIS), forging a strong “Faisal’s vision was to introduce GIS into
partnership with Esri, and delivering engineering and urban planning in the
outstanding projects in the Middle early years, and he made it not only a great
East & Africa (MEA) region.
successful GIS activity, but he integrated it
also as a practice;” explained Dangermond,
K&A’s drive to embrace technology at the 2018 ESRI Middle East and Africa User
has been in its DNA since being Conference in Dubai. “Khatib & Alami was the
founded in 1959 by two university first major engineering company to be able to
professors. We believe strongly in embrace this new technology.”
the power of technology to help
clients achieve their goals, improve This was the beginning of a deep and trusting
lives and create a sustainable future. relationship between K&A and Esri that led
to K&A becoming the first GIS distributor in
This ethos led organically to our the MEA region, and then exclusive Platinum
pioneering journey with GIS back Partner for the territory in 2014.
in 1988, when Faisal Alami, K&A’s Today, we are proud to be among the leaders
Executive Vice President, called Jack in our field with our 200-strong team of GIS
Dangermond, Founder and President experts, having delivered more than 300
of Esri, and asked him to introduce world-class projects to our clients, and our
GIS to a project in Oman.
GIS know-how complements all aspects of our
multidisciplinary service.
