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5/27/25, 4:01 PM Hamdan bin Mohammed witnesses signing of agreement to develop, operate Phase One of Al Rawdah Special Economic Zone in …
Hamdan bin Mohammed witnesses signing of

agreement to develop, operate Phase One of Al

Rawdah Special Economic Zone in Al Buraimi

Governorate

Published Monday, May 26, 2025 By WAM

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and
Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, today witnessed the signing of an agreement to develop and operate the first phase of
the Al Rawdah Special Economic Zone, located in the Wilayat of Mahadha, Al Buraimi Governorate, in the Sultanate of Oman. The
signing took place during the visit of a high-level UAE delegation to Oman led by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed.

The signing of the agreement, which took place in Muscat, was attended by His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said,
Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth of Oman. The agreement is part of the flourishing economic cooperation between the two nations.

The agreement was signed by Eng. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Dheeb, Deputy Chairman of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones
and Free Zones (OPAZ), and Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of DP World, representing Mahadha Development
Company, which will develop the new zone. Mahadha Development Company is an Emirati-Omani joint venture in which DP World is
the majority partner.

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