Mohammed Tayem

Mohammed Tayem (born 9 June 1977) is a public figure and entrepreneur from Jordan. He worked with the government of UAE and Egypt governments on tourism and events industries development and regulations. He is the CEO and Founder of Entourage Marketing and Events. His public and social activities include support for the Red Crescent, Dubai Cares, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and the Dubai Autism Centre.

Early life and education
Mohammed Tayem was born in Amman, Jordan. He attended high school at Al Orouba Schools. In 1999, he graduated from Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

Career
In 1999, he started working with Orange in Amman. From there, he moved to an international hospitality chain, Grand Hyatt, where he worked for 2 years. Later, he joined Xpress Telecom for two years before moving to the UAE. Tayem worked with Etisalat and DAMAC in the UAE. In 2009, he founded Entourage Marketing and Events, a live communications agency headquartered in Dubai. The agency works with government and private sector entities across the MENA region. Tayem went on to make his agency a part of TGW, an international group with offices in New York, Singapore, and London. In 2011, Mohammed was the architect of the Emiratization program of Abu Dhabi, working closely with SEHA, the health arm of the Abu Dhabi government, to increase the percentage of Emiratis in the healthcare sector.

In 2014, Mohammed worked with the government of Egypt and the Ministry of Tourism Egypt to rebuild the tourism sector of Egypt, adversely affected by the 2011 revolution.

In 2020, Mohammed launched Eve Virtual, a 3D virtual platform, one of the first in the region, and Wizshops.com, an eCommerce technology provider enabling merchants to take their businesses online.

He actively consults for international brands such as Google, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Discovery Networks, and regional governmental entities such as the Prime Minister’s Office UAE, Crown Prince Office Riyadh, Ministry of Tourism Egypt, Monsh’at KSA, etc.

In 2023, Mohammed Tayem received the title of Top 50 CEO in the Media category in the Middle East.

Public activity
Over the years, Tayem has been associated with many charitable causes, working with the Red Crescent, Dubai Cares, to name a few. Tayem has pledged support to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund campaign to build hospitals in Palestine and the Dubai Autism Centre.

Also, Mohammed Tayem served as a board member of the International Live Event Association. He closely worked with the UAE Government, especially the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, to establish rules and regulations for event agencies and professionals in the country.

Tayem coaches and guides young entrepreneurs through his experience in starting and sustaining businesses. In 2015, he became an executive member of Young Arab Leaders. Since then, he participated in events for young entrepreneurs in the region and conducted workshops and discussion forums with aspiring entrepreneurs in the UAE, KSA, Egypt, and Jordan.

Tayem founded British International Academy, an IB curriculum-based school for girls in Amman-Jordan.

Personal Life
Mohammed Tayem is married to Elham Al Nabulsi, and the couple has three children: Tala Tayem, Sarah Tayem, and Aoun Tayem.