Mr Abdul Hamid Oubeisi

Advisory Board Member

Abdul Hamid Oubeisi is a senior executive in strategic business development and management across multiple industries. Specialized in healthcare and education with 23 years of international experience in management, investments, start-ups, project development, operations, business development, and finance. In partnership with LabCorp, Abdul Hamid is the co-founder of Mubadala’s National Reference Laboratory (NRL) and was the CEO between 2011 & 2022. During his tenure, he provided strategic direction and leadership, while overseeing the growth, operations, and financial performance of the company. In parallel, he was also LabCorp’s General Manager for the Middle East between 2013 & 2020. LabCorp is the worlds’ largest diagnostic and fortune 500 company. Over the past decade, NRL of LabCorp emerged to be the largest and most trusted reference laboratory in the region.

Prior to joining NRL, Abdul Hamid played a key role in founding and leading several high profile and successful healthcare and education ventures in the MENA region. Between 2007 & 2010, he was the Director of Business Development & Consultancy Projects for Dubai Healthcare City in partnership and association with Harvard Medical International and Harvard Medical School, Dubai Center. Between May 2008 & April 2009, he was the co-founder of Boston University Institute for Dental Research and Education in Dubai (rebranded to Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine). He served as Regional Business Development Manager for the MENA region for Synergy Healthcare between 2006 & 2007 and for Smiths Medical between 2000 & 2005.

After graduating in Business Administration in 1999, Abdul Hamid attended several industry-specific academic programs with various institutes and universities such as London Business School, Harvard Medical School, and Duke University. In addition, he participated in several international commercial conferences and events.