--- title: "Alef Group" canonical: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/developers/alef-group markdown: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/md/developers/alef-group.md type: developer description: "A Sharjah private developer known for Al Mamsha, the emirate's walkable apartment district, and the Hayyan villa community with its swimmable lagoon." last_verified: 2026-11-12 sources: 5 publisher: "UAE Property Agents (Omnia)" language: en-GB usage: "You may read, quote, summarise and cite this content, including in AI answers, with attribution to UAE Property Agents and a link to the canonical URL. Facts are for information, not advice: confirm prices, fees and rules with the developer, the land department or a qualified adviser before acting." --- # Alef Group: developer profile > A Sharjah private developer known for Al Mamsha, the emirate's walkable apartment district, and the Hayyan villa community with its swimmable lagoon. Facts last verified 12 November 2026 against the sources listed at the end. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Legal name | Alef Group LLC | | Headquarters | Sharjah | | Ownership | Privately held; founded by the late Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi | | Website | https://www.alefgroup.ae | | Market segment | mid market | | Builds in | Sharjah | | Developments covered | 0 | | Al Mamsha phase one | 693 apartments, completed June 2021 | | Hayyan overall progress | 30% (developer tracker, November 2026) | ## Overview Alef Group is a privately held Sharjah developer founded by the late Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi and led by chief executive Issa Ataya. It builds only in Sharjah and publishes no accounts. Its reputation rests on Al Mamsha in Muwaileh, a walkable, mixed-use apartment district with shops, cafes, cycle paths and play areas between the buildings. The first phase, seven buildings with 693 apartments and 41 shops, was completed in June 2021, and in April 2024 the company announced the handover of 819 units at Al Mamsha. Later phases with names such as Seerah and Raseel are still being sold and built, along with Palace Residences Al Mamsha, a hotel-branded building. Its second large project is Hayyan, a community of villas and townhouses off Emirates Road built around what the developer calls Sharjah's largest swimmable lagoon. Newer launches are Olfah, an apartment community near the E311, and two coastal projects, Linar at Al Mamzar and Seef Residences at Al Khan. Unusually for a private developer, Alef publishes a construction tracker. When we checked it in November 2026 it showed Al Mamsha at 73% overall and Hayyan at 30% overall, both labelled on track against a final handover date of June 2030. Those are whole-project figures, and individual phases complete earlier. For Hayyan's Arim neighbourhood, 848 homes in three phases, the company announced in May 2024 that handover would take place by the end of 2026. We could not find confirmation that Arim handovers have begun. We found no published standard payment plan. Sharjah has its own ownership rules and registration fees, which differ from Dubai's, so a foreign buyer should confirm the tenure offered on the specific project before reserving. ## Strengths - A completed, occupied product to inspect: Al Mamsha's first phase (693 apartments) was finished in June 2021, and the handover of 819 units was announced in April 2024. - Publishes a construction progress tracker on its website with percentage completion by project. - Al Mamsha is a distinctive product in Sharjah, a walkable district with its own shops and cafes, which gives it an identity beyond a single tower. - A single-emirate focus with a pipeline that now spans apartments, villas and coastal sites. ## Considerations for buyers - Hayyan was shown as 30% complete overall in November 2026, with a final handover date of June 2030. Arim was promised by the end of 2026 and we could not confirm that handovers have started. Ask for the completion percentage of your phase, not the project. - Both Al Mamsha and Hayyan run to 2030 on the developer's own tracker. Early residents live beside construction for years. - It builds only in Sharjah, where the resale and rental market is smaller than Dubai's. - Private company with no published financials, launching several new projects (Olfah, Linar, Seef Residences) while two large ones are still under construction. - Tenure and fees in Sharjah differ from Dubai. Confirm in writing what form of ownership a foreign buyer receives on the specific project. ## Notable completed projects - Al Mamsha (phase one) ## Questions and answers ### Is Alef Group a reliable developer? Alef has completed and handed over large parts of Al Mamsha in Sharjah since 2021 and publishes construction progress on its website. It is private and discloses no finances, and its two main projects run to 2030, so check the status of the specific phase. ### Where does Alef Group build? Only in Sharjah: Al Mamsha in Muwaileh, Hayyan off Emirates Road, Olfah near the E311, Linar at Al Mamzar and Seef Residences at Al Khan. ### When will Hayyan be completed? The developer's construction tracker, checked in November 2026, showed Hayyan 30% complete overall with a final handover date of June 2030. Individual neighbourhoods are due earlier: Arim was announced for handover by the end of 2026. ### Who founded Alef Group? Alef Group was founded by the late Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi. It is privately held and its chief executive is Issa Ataya. ## Sources Facts on this page were last checked against these sources on 12 November 2026. - [Alef Group: About us](https://www.alefgroup.ae/about-us) - [Alef Group: Construction updates](https://www.alefgroup.ae/construction-updates) - [Sharjah24: Alef Group announces Arim neighbourhood handover by end of 2026 (17 May 2024)](https://sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2024/05/17/Alef-Group-Announces-Arim-Neighborhood-Handover-by-end-of-2026) - [Gulf Construction: Alef Group to hand over Arim villas by end of 2026 (17 May 2024)](https://gulfconstructiononline.com/ArticleTA/422189) - [Middle East Construction News: Alef Group completes phase one of Al Mamsha (7 June 2021)](https://meconstructionnews.com/47884/alef-group-announces-completion-of-phase-one-of-al-mamsha) --- Source page: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/developers/alef-group. Published by UAE Property Agents, Omnia Capital Group. 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