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Omar Alfazza

Lawyer, independent arbitrator, FCIArb, M-DRBF, LLM in Arbitration Law, LLB and civil engineer. A rare profile combining legal qualification, arbitral standing, dispute-board experience and more than four decades inside construction projects, contracts and claims.

Why This Profile Matters

Omar Alfazza brings together the three disciplines that construction disputes most often require: law, engineering and project management. His experience covers the full project life cycle: site work, project management, executive operations, contract administration, claims, arbitration, mediation and dispute boards.

  • Founder of ALFAROOQ for Law, Contract Administration, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration, focused on arbitration, mediation, construction claims, contract administration and dispute management.
  • Former Owner and CEO of Eyas Contracts' Administration Center, combining engineers and lawyers to advise the construction industry.
  • Former Secretary General of the Jordanian Contractors Association, 2011-2014, and former chair/member of several association committees, 2008-2011.
  • Chair or member in arbitral tribunals, dispute boards, mediations and amicable settlements across more than 200 matters.

Depth of Practice

Legal, arbitral and construction credentials in one profile.

The CV is intentionally presented as a founder profile today, while ALFAROOQ for Law, Contract Administration, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration remains ready to expand this page into a wider team and practice platform.

Arbitration and ADR

  • Independent arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, FCIArb.
  • Member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, DRBF.
  • Experience as chair or member in arbitral tribunals, dispute boards, mediations and settlement processes.
  • Member of the Arab Arbitration Forum list of selected Arab arbitrators.

Construction and Contracts

  • 42+ years of engineering, construction, contract administration and dispute experience.
  • Claims preparation, contractual services, ADR and arbitration services for construction-industry clients.
  • Adviser on construction contracts and project administration for international companies operating in Jordan.
  • Practical understanding of notices, records, delay, disruption, variations, payment disputes and close-out strategy.

Leadership and Training

  • Former executive director and senior manager in local and international contracting companies.
  • Former Secretary General of the Jordanian Contractors Association.
  • Lecturer and trainer in arbitration and construction contracts for professional bodies and civil-society institutions.
  • Former PMI member and speaker at the PMI conference in Budapest, 2007.

Experience

Professional timeline.

A career spanning national service, site engineering, project management, executive construction leadership, contract administration, legal practice and dispute resolution.

2025 - Present

Lawyer, developing ALFAROOQ for Law, Contract Administration, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

Amman-based law practice focused on arbitration, mediation, construction claims and construction-management disputes, supported by decades of engineering and contract-administration experience.

2008 - 2025

Owner / CEO, Eyas Contracts' Administration Center

Led a specialist advisory center combining engineers and lawyers to provide contract administration advice, contractual services, claims preparation, ADR and arbitration services for the construction industry.

2008 - 2022

Partner and Executive Manager, first-grade contracting company

Senior leadership in contracting operations, project governance and commercial management, adding direct contractor-side perspective to later legal and dispute work.

2011 - 2014

Secretary General, Jordanian Contractors Association

Served in a senior association role after earlier committee leadership and participation between 2008 and 2011.

1995 - 2008

Executive construction management

Senior roles in local and international contracting companies, including El Concorde Construction and Harbert/ABB related work. Responsibilities included business development, proposals, estimation, budgets, operations, client relations, risk management, claims defense, project close-out, quality and safety performance.

1985 - 1995

Project manager and site engineer

Early project delivery and site leadership experience, forming the practical foundation for later claims analysis, dispute-board work and arbitration strategy.

1983 - 1985

Jordan Arab Army, national service

Engineer in the Jordan Arab Army during national service, followed by volunteer military service in other Arab arenas.

Education

  • Master of Laws, LLM in Arbitration Law, Jerash University, 2024.
  • Doctoral study, College of Construction Law, USA.
  • Bachelor of Laws, LLB, Applied Science University, 2022.
  • Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Baghdad, 1983.
  • Maadi High School, 1977-1979.

Memberships and Professional Standing

  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, FCIArb.
  • Member, Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, DRBF.
  • Member, International Bar Association, M-IBA.
  • Jordan Bar Lawyer.
  • Former member, Jordanian Arbitrators Association, and former board member.
  • Former member, Jordan Engineers Association.
  • Former member, Jordanian Contractors Association.
  • Member, Arab Arbitration Forum selected list of Arab arbitrators.
  • Former PMI member and speaker at PMI Budapest conference, 2007.

Representative Capability

  • Arbitration strategy, case preparation and tribunal service.
  • Mediation, amicable settlement and negotiated resolution.
  • Dispute boards, adjudication-style processes and DRB procedures.
  • Construction claims for delay, disruption, variations, payment and close-out issues.
  • Contract administration, project correspondence, notices and records.
  • Commercial risk review for contractors, employers, consultants and project stakeholders.

Teaching and Knowledge Sharing

  • Lecturer and trainer in arbitration and construction contracts.
  • Delivered programs for the Jordan Engineers Association, contractors' professional circles, Jordanian arbitrators and civil-society institutions.
  • Combines legal doctrine with practical project examples, records, causation and contract-management lessons.