Shaher Mohamad Ali Awartani: Healthcare and Education Across Business and Philanthropy

Shaher Mohamad Ali Awartani is best known for his work in construction, infrastructure, and private investment in Abu Dhabi. Two other subjects run through both his business record and his charitable activity: healthcare and education. In healthcare, he holds a commercial stake and also supports medical institutions. His career began in education, and it is now one of the main areas of his giving.

A Stake in UAE Healthcare

In 2020, Awartani became a shareholder and board member of Reem Hospital in Abu Dhabi. His site describes the role as a contribution to the UAE’s healthcare infrastructure. Reem Hospital is the only healthcare company in his portfolio. He joined it as a shareholder and board member, not as a founder. At most of his other companies, he was a co-founder.

His charitable support for medical institutions goes beyond the UAE. It includes Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., so his healthcare involvement covers two areas: an ownership and governance role at a hospital in Abu Dhabi and donations to a pediatric medical center in the United States.

Education, From His Own Degree to Scholarships

Mr. Awartani holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management from the University of Toledo in the United States. His philanthropy now includes educational scholarship initiatives. His site does not name the institutions or programs involved.

A Focus on Children and Young People

Within his philanthropy, Mr. Awartani gives particular attention to children and young people. His site describes the aim as helping them live healthy lives and build stable futures for themselves and the communities around them.

The most specific example is his contribution to The Mother of the Nation Endowment for Orphans. This initiative established an endowment fund for orphans across the UAE, supporting several areas of their lives. An endowment is designed to pay out income over many years. That fits the long horizon that appears throughout the rest of his work, a theme examined in Shaher Awartani and the Measure of a Durable Enterprise.

The Reasoning Behind the Giving

Mr. Awartani’s site plainly lays out the reasons for his philanthropy. He regards giving back to the societies that shaped his journey as both a responsibility and a privilege. He also believes entrepreneurship carries a broader duty to benefit society and create opportunities for future generations.

This view matches the final line of his founder philosophy: “Enduring enterprises are those that create value for markets, and more importantly, for the communities they serve.” The philosophy gives communities more weight than markets. His giving, focused on orphans, scholarships, and children’s medical care, aims to support the people who will make up those communities in the future.

About Shaher M. Awartani

Shaher Awartani is an Entrepreneur and Investor whose journey has been defined by establishing and developing businesses across multiple sectors, including construction, real estate development, private investment, hospitality, advanced agricultural technologies, and healthcare.

Awartani is Chairman and Co-Founder of Silver Coast Construction & Boring LLC, an Abu Dhabi-based infrastructure and construction firm established in 1997. Under his leadership, the company has played a key role in delivering substantial construction projects for both government and private sectors across the UAE.

In addition to construction, Mr. Awartani has played a role in the formation and development of several investment and operating ventures including Silver Coast Construction, Abaad Wood Industries, Equalis Capital, Global Gate Capital Partners, Café Milano –Abu Dhabi, High Point Real Estate, The Elite Cars, Silver Coast International General Trading, Reem Hospital and United Irrigation Technologies.

His ventures reflect a diversified portfolio of entrepreneurial and investment activities supported by a consistent emphasis on long‑term value creation, disciplined capital allocation, and strategic partnership.

Alongside his business activities, Mr. Awartani remains committed to philanthropic initiatives focused on education and healthcare. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management from the University of Toledo in the United States.