Our Heritage, Your Legacy

Our founders come from Swiss private banking and institutional real estate investment. They built Redwood Heritage for investors who want the discipline of that world applied to property in Dubai.

We Begin with the Investor, Not the Inventory

Every recommendation starts with what the client is trying to achieve, what they already own, how long they intend to hold and how they will exit. Only then do we look at opportunities, and access to a property never decides the advice.

We would rather advise a client not to buy than sell the wrong property.

Judgement
The investment case before the property

Access
Selected developer and off-market opportunities

Stewardship
One partner from purchase to eventual sale

Ahmad Saidali

Chairman & Founder

Ahmad Saidali is a Swiss private banker with over 20 years of experience advising global families, managing cross-border investment platforms, and leading strategic wealth advisory firms. His career began in the heart of Swiss private banking, where he developed a distinctive approach rooted in discretion, analytical rigour, and long-term alignment.

As former Head of the Investment Division of CBRE for the Middle East, Ahmad applied institutional discipline to private real estate markets, spearheading complex transactions and portfolio strategies across the Gulf. He later took a boutique startup advisory firm and transformed it into one of the most respected multi-family offices in the region - serving UHNW clients with a focus on purpose, performance, and generational legacy.

At Redwood Heritage, Ahmad brings this depth of experience to a platform designed for those who value trust over exposure, and precision over volume. He leads with strategic clarity and conviction - guiding clients, partners, and families through a global landscape where legacy is intentionally built, not passively inherited.

Malika Al Mellouki

Founder & CEO

Malika Al Mellouki is a multi-award-winning real estate investment advisor with over 15 years of leadership across Dubai’s most respected developers and private firms. Renowned for her strategic foresight, negotiation acumen, and nuanced understanding of the GCC property market, Malika has guided global investors, family offices, and high-net-worth clients seeking performance, permanence, and peace of mind.

Holding an MBA in Business Administration & Entrepreneurship, her career has spanned leadership roles at Sobha, Azizi, Orra, and boutique consultancies. She has steered high-performing sales teams and orchestrated complex, off-market transactions with clarity and discipline, delivering results that balance immediate returns with generational value.

As Co-Founder of Redwood Heritage, Malika combines heart, analytical rigour, and a future-focused mindset to every mandate - shaping a client experience that is both highly personal and globally informed. Her commitment to excellence is rooted in genuine partnership and a belief that legacy in real estate is crafted, not chanced. At Redwood Heritage, she ensures every client journey is defined by trust, discretion, and a vision for lasting impact.

Pillars of The House

Four principles shape how we work with clients who allocate serious capital to real estate.

Judgement

Advice comes before inventory. Each opportunity is assessed against the client’s objective, portfolio, horizon and exit.

Strategic Advisory

Discretion

Client identities, mandates and transactions stay confidential, in the tradition our founders come from.

Off-Market

International Perspective

Many of our clients invest in Dubai from abroad. We work with them remotely from the first conversation to completion, and understand the questions an international investor brings.

International Clients

Long-Term Relationships

Through our Private Office, we stay with the asset after the purchase: leasing, management, reporting and, in time, the exit.

The Private Office

A Firm Built for Investors

Real estate decisions are large, illiquid and hard to reverse. We treat advice on them as a responsibility.

Our Mission

To give investors in Dubai real estate an adviser who begins with their objective, gives them access to the right opportunities and stays with them after the transaction.

Our History

Redwood Heritage Real Estate was registered in Dubai in January 2024 by Ahmad Saidali and Malika Al Mellouki, bringing together Swiss private banking, institutional investment and long experience of the Dubai market.

Core Values

Integrity, discretion, judgement before inventory, and accountability for the advice we give.

Trusted stewards. Strategic minds. Human first.

Our leadership brings together decades of global experience across private banking, real estate, and wealth stewardship. We are more than advisors – we are discreet partners committed to your long-term success, guided by clarity, precision, and enduring purpose.