“Welcome to Mahali!”
The word ‘Mahali’ derives from the Arabic language with various meanings, one that refers to locally produced goods and another that means “my store”, originating from the word ‘Mahal’.
“Youth are the country’s most cherished asset” – Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President & Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai.
Mahali thrives to become the region’s first one-stop shop marketplace to offer a retail, catering and services platform for young and homegrown talent in the UAE to showcase, market and sell their goods or services by utilizing the Mahali tools and hub.
Mahali unites a diversity of creative talents formed by start-up business owners ranging from beautifully designed abaya’s, Arabic dresses, artistic handcrafted jewelry, beauty and skin care products, appetizing catering services, and many other products and services. Mahali aims to cater to the needs of the community in an easy click of a button.
MEET THE MAHALI FAMILY
FOUNDER: ROGINA MOHAMMED
With a background of Hospitality Management, Rogina has always seen herself building her own business and creating an empire within the beauty and retail industry. Since the age of 7 when she used to sell candy and chocolates to her relatives and guests, till this day, having started 3 businesses, she has been eager to grow bigger and help other entrepreneurs grow as well, and that is how MAHALI was founded.
SOCIAL MEDIA & FASHION ADVISOR: SAWANY LUQMAN
With an eye for detail, and high sense of fashion, she is one to always be up to date with the latest news in the fashion & beauty industry. Constantly being on social media, there could rarely be a makeup artist or fashion houses, that she is not familiar with. When it comes to anything fashion or beauty related, Sawany is the one to go to. She is best known for making sure nothing goes by without it being “aesthetically pleasing”, whether it is social media posts, fashion items, photo backgrounds or even home decorations, everything must be pleasing to the eye.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: NOOR AL GHANAM
Mar7aba, Noor is the head of the Business Consultant department for Mahali. Her roles revolve around analyzing the performance of the portal and making sure it is at its utmost production capability. She coordinates with the various Mahali teams in order to develop innovative strategies to attract new clients and opportunities, mainly via Marketing and Advertising channels. Being a solution developer by nature, she looks at the big picture while processing the small details leading to a smooth flowing business plan. Her team and her focus on search engine optimization, blogging, search engine markets, social media marketing, branding, and product promotion in order to launch what we proudly call MAHALI.