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Profile<br />
<strong>NAFL</strong>-Yearbook <strong>2018</strong><br />
Khaled Bin Abdullah<br />
Bin Sultan Al Qasimi<br />
Chairman, Sharjah Department of<br />
Seaports and Customs and<br />
Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA)<br />
Khaled Bin Abdullah Bin Sultan Al<br />
Qasimi is the Chairman of the<br />
Sharjah Department of Seaports and<br />
Customs and the Hamriyah Free<br />
Zone Authority (HFZA). He is also a<br />
member of the Sharjah Executive<br />
Council.<br />
Established in 1995, Hamriyah Port<br />
has transformed itself into a modern<br />
maritime hub ser ving major<br />
investors in safely manufacturing<br />
and transporting their products<br />
across the region and the rest of the<br />
world.<br />
Under Sheikh Khaled's guidance and<br />
leadership, Hamriyah Port today<br />
boasts of vibrant economic activities<br />
with ships having access to <strong>14</strong>-<br />
meter deep water port and 7-meter<br />
deep inner harbor, among other<br />
amenities. In recent years, major<br />
international investors from across<br />
the world have set-up businesses in<br />
the zone amid rising market demand.<br />
The freezone offers pre-built<br />
warehouses, factories and office<br />
units to suit every investor's<br />
business needs.<br />
“Our vision and strategy are<br />
manifold—first, it provides the<br />
International Business Investor with<br />
a unique investment opportunity in a<br />
free market environment, thus<br />
leading the Emirate of Sharjah into a<br />
new age of Industrial & Free Zone<br />
development,” said Sheikh Khaled<br />
said in his message on Hamriyah's<br />
website. “Second, but most pivotal<br />
vision is Investor satisfaction – this<br />
vision identifies HFZ in the<br />
marketplace as the zone where<br />
investors want to be, and the zone<br />
that puts investors first. Thirdly,<br />
Quality & standard of service lies at<br />
the heart of our organization's<br />
reputation & credibility –ISO <strong>14</strong>001<br />
and ISO 9000 no doubt personifies<br />
our image.”<br />
About Hamriyah Port<br />
The Hamriyah Free Zone Authority<br />
was established in 1995 through an<br />
Emiri Decree that seeks to promote<br />
healthy free trade in the region.<br />
Located in Sharjah, the only Emirate<br />
with ports crossing through the<br />
Arabian Gulf's west coast and east<br />
coast with direct access to the Indian<br />
Ocean, and an international airport<br />
which connects to 230 cities,<br />
Hamriyah Port offers a welldeveloped<br />
infrastructure, geared to<br />
industry at all levels to serve the Gulf,<br />
regional and international markets.<br />
Spread over an area of about 22<br />
million sqm of prime industrial and<br />
commercial land and <strong>14</strong>-meter deep<br />
water port, Hamriyah is home to<br />
more than 6,500 companies from<br />
across 157 countries, about 1,500 of<br />
which are owned by Indian investors.<br />
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