Jamal Al-Jabiri has joined DAI as its representative in Jordan, where he will lead DAI’s efforts to expand its project portfolio in Jordan and neighboring countries.

Jamal joins DAI after a distinguished 11-year career with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Jordan, most recently as Deputy Director of the Office of Economic Opportunities. Before joining USAID, he worked for 10 years at The Housing Bank in Amman.

“Jamal Al-Jabiri brings to DAI his firsthand knowledge of Jordan and the Middle East, a rich network of contacts in the local development community, and a fierce commitment to the development objectives at the core of DAI’s mission,” said DAI President Jim Boomgard. “We are delighted that he has chosen to take the next step in his career with us, to help us deliver more and better development services in what is an increasingly important part of the world for DAI and our clients.”

DAI has a long history of delivering development results in Jordan, and Jamal will take on the task of broadening and deepening DAI’s client relationships still further. Working across clients and technical areas, he will be DAI’s principal point of contact in Jordan, working shoulder-to-shoulder with DAI Palestine—DAI’s office in Ramallah—in support of regional initiatives. DAI Palestine will provide the financial and other infrastructure support to assist his efforts.

In addition to his marketing and business acquisition responsibilities, Jamal will serve as a resource for in-country project implementation, collaborating closely with project leaders and home office support teams to bring added value to programs such as the Sustainable Achievement of Business Expansion and Quality Project (on which DAI is a subcontractor to BearingPoint, Inc.) and the Instituting Water Demand Management in Jordan Project (IDARA).