Profile

Turab Saleem

Chief Executive Officer
Perfetti Hospitality

An accomplished executive leader with over 25 years of influence across the MENA region, he has delivered landmark, high‑value projects and led more than 160 major ventures worth $206B, steering developments from greenfield vision to full-scale realization. He holds a Master’s in Hospitality from NYU, a Bachelor’s in Hotel Management from the Swiss Hotel Institute, and is currently completing his PhD in Hospitality. His career spans Europe, North America, the USA, and the Middle East, where he has held senior positions with renowned hotel groups, consulting firms, and investment houses. He has developed, managed, and operated successful tourism, real estate, and hospitality assets in Paris, Miami, New York, London, Hong Kong, Dubai, Riyadh, and Doha. A strategic thinker with a forward‑looking innovation mindset, he is widely regarded as a thought leader and public speaker on emerging trends in urban development and hospitality transformation.