Dr. Ali D. Haidar has gained a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, from Oklahoma State University in 1983 and 1984, respectively. He then received his Ph.D. from the School of Construction, South Bank University, London, in 1996, and a second M.Sc., this time in Construction Law, from the School of Construction Law and Arbitration, King's College, London, in 2007. He has over 15 published papers and 6 published books on the topics of construction contracts and claims.
He has recently been working in the Mena region, providing his great experience through dealing in some of the largest projects built in the recent decade with emphasis on Contractual and Legal issues. He has also been representing one of the large consultancy firms in the Middle East, international clients and government agencies on program management, legal and contracts matters.