Awards and prizes
International Quality Summit Award - Gold
Shaikh Khalifa Excellence Award - Gold from the first attempt
Winner of the Harrington Quality Award
Accredited European EFQM Assessor
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Dr. Mansour Farhat, DBA
CIE
Certified International Expert
- CIE · Certified International Expert
- IAE verified
- EFQM accredited assessor
IAE member since October 2026 · Valid until 31.12.2026
Member ID
IAE-2026-00013
Full name
Mansour Abdelrahman Ahmad Farhat
Category
Certified International Expert (CIE)
Member since
October 2026
Status
Valid until December 31, 2026
Status awarded
8 October 2026
Location
Dubai, UAE
Attestation field
Business Excellence and AI-Driven Organizational Assessment
Head of Quality Management & Operational Audit · Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (Dubai) · Business Excellence & AI-Driven Assessment
About
Dr. Mansour Farhat is a business excellence and quality management expert with over 22 years of experience across diverse multinational organizations: healthcare, management consulting, IT advisory, the aviation sector and regulatory bodies. Since July 2014 he has served as Head of Quality Management & Operational Audit, International at Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects Corporation, leading business excellence, quality improvement and business agility efforts in the aviation sector of the Dubai Government, including an integrated management system spanning 15+ ISO standards - from ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 to ISO 42001 (AI management systems) and ISO 56002 (innovation management).
Previously he was Manager of the Business Consulting & IT Advisory team at KPMG Lower Gulf (Abu Dhabi), where he managed the design, implementation, auditing and improvement of international standards for private and public sector clients; he began his career in the healthcare sector (Dubai Health Authority, JCIA accreditation). An accredited European assessor for the EFQM model, he is also an accredited Lead Auditor for the ISO 27001, ISO 22301, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 56002, ISO 20000-1, ISO 30401, ISO 30408, ISO 10015 and GDPR schemes.
He serves as a mentor, team leader and senior assessor across twelve business excellence awards, including the Dubai Quality Award, Shaikh Khalifa Excellence Award, Dubai Human Development Award, Sharjah SEEN Award, King Abdul Aziz Quality Award, Stevie Awards, Harvard Business Council International Awards and the Arab Government Excellence Award. A keynote speaker at quality and AI conventions in Riyadh, London and Dubai (2024‑2025), he is the author of the book Emotional Excellence (2020). He holds a Doctor of Business Administration (IBAS, Switzerland) and a Master of Quality Management (University of Wollongong in Dubai), and is a UAE Golden Visa resident.
Within IAE he holds the grade of Certified International Expert (CIE); attestation field - Business Excellence and AI-Driven Organizational Assessment. The member record and status are verifiable through the Association's public registry via QR code.
Specialization
- Business excellence
- AI-driven organizational assessment
- Total quality management
- ISO management systems
- Excellence awards assessment
Key competencies
- Business excellence & EFQM model
- AI-driven organizational assessment
- Total quality management (TQM)
- ISO integrated management systems
- Strategic planning
- Risk management & business continuity
- Operational audit & governance
- Change management & PMO
22
Years in quality management and business excellence · since 2004
12+
ISO schemes · accredited Lead Auditor
12
Business excellence awards · assessor, mentor, judge
4
Keynote talks at 2024‑2025 conventions · Riyadh, London, Dubai
DBA
Doctor of Business Administration · IBAS, Switzerland
Professional achievements
Judging and peer review
Dubai Quality Award
Shaikh Khalifa Excellence Award
Sharjah SEEN Award and Sharjah Economic Excellence Award
Dubai Human Development Award
King Abdul Aziz Quality Award
Stevie Awards · Business Initiative Directives (BID)
Harvard Business Council International Awards
Arab Government Excellence Award · ESQR
Scholarly publications
"AI-Driven Approach to Achieving and Sustaining Superior Organizational Performance"
"Intelligence, Automation & Insight - the Engine of Proactive Excellence"
"Logical Intelligent Excellence"
"Managing Mega Project's Quality Aspects"
Emotional Excellence - book
Business Accelerators from Financial Perspective
Leadership roles and experience
Head of Quality Management & Operational Audit (International)
Senior Consultant → Manager, Business Consulting & IT Advisory
Quality Consultant
Quality Coordinator
Quality Officer (ICCU)
Quality Officer
Education
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Master Degree in Applied Research
Master of Quality Management (MQM)
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Profiles and identifiers
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