Murtaza Hussain

Mr. Hussain is a senior investment professional with over 15 years of private equity, corporate finance and restructuring experience and has held several senior management and board positions in organizations locally and internationally.

He is currently the Acting Chief Investment Officer at Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company (ADQ), overseeing the company’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Alternative Investments team which support the in-organic growth plans and divestment / monetization objectives of ADQ and its portfolio companies. Furthermore, he is also responsible for leading the direct investment arm of ADQ with the objective of investing across various sectors and assets classes in line with ADQ’s strategy of delivering long-term financial and socio-economic growth.

During his time at ADQ, he has led several transactions including the publicly announced landmark transaction involving the merger of ADPC’s Power and Water assets with Taqa, ADQ’s investment in a leading agriculture company, amongst others.

Prior to joining ADQ, Mr. Hussain was a senior member of a global emerging markets private equity firm, focusing on investing in high growth companies in various sectors but with a specific focus on hard assets. During this time, he was also responsible for leading a turnaround of one of the largest power utilities in South Asia. Mr. Hussain started his career in the investment banking division of BMO Capital Markets in Toronto.

Mr. Hussain is also currently serving on the Board of Abu Dhabi Ports.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce, with a major in Finance and a concentration in Accounting from McGill University, Canada.