{"id":5499,"date":"2026-09-08T07:21:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatestonegroup.com\/uk\/?page_id=5499"},"modified":"2026-09-08T07:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:22:19","slug":"rehan-abid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gatestonegroup.com\/uk\/team\/rehan-abid\/","title":{"rendered":"Rehan Abid"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5499\" class=\"elementor elementor-5499\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a066d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50a066d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d13b5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d13b5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5c3ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c5c3ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49a026 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c49a026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/gatestonegroup.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Rehan-profile-pic-2048x2048-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatestonegroup.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Rehan-profile-pic-2048x2048-1.webp 2048w, https:\/\/gatestonegroup.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Rehan-profile-pic-2048x2048-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/gatestonegroup.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Rehan-profile-pic-2048x2048-1-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gatestonegroup.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Rehan-profile-pic-2048x2048-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/gatestonegroup.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Rehan-profile-pic-2048x2048-1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/gatestonegroup.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Rehan-profile-pic-2048x2048-1-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/gatestonegroup.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Rehan-profile-pic-2048x2048-1-600x600.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d332677 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d332677\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435e164 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"435e164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rehan Abid<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af7ac9 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2af7ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Managing Director<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0002642 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0002642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>14+ years helping founders<\/strong> and businesses enter and operate in Saudi Arabia and the UAE; experience in business consulting, market entry, feasibility studies and international operations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8700305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"8700305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/iftakar-hussain-cemap-msc-ba-4971505b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEducation:\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPreston University (2002\u20132006)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c88e3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c88e3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1be55d e-grid-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"f1be55d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-74467eb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/reabid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Icon-linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d762ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d762ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/reabid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFollow on Linkedin\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRehan Abid \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6381b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6381b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b353f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b353f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30207a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30207a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6ac553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6ac553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rehan Abid is a seasoned business setup and market-entry professional with more than 15 years of experience helping founders, entrepreneurs, and established businesses successfully enter, establish, and operate across Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. As Managing Director, he brings extensive practical knowledge of business consulting, market-entry strategy, feasibility studies, international operations, and business structuring, helping companies make informed decisions when expanding into new and highly competitive markets.<\/p><p>Throughout his career, Rehan has worked closely with founders and business leaders to understand their commercial objectives and develop practical strategies for entering the Saudi and UAE markets. His experience covers the full business journey, from evaluating market opportunities and conducting feasibility studies to establishing operational systems, structuring businesses, and developing procedures that support sustainable growth. His understanding of the regional business environment enables him to guide clients through the complexities associated with international expansion and setting up operations in the Gulf.<\/p><p>Rehan\u2019s expertise includes business setup and market entry, Saudi Arabia and UAE market expansion, business consulting, feasibility studies, international operations, business structuring, and operational planning. He focuses on providing commercially practical guidance that helps businesses identify opportunities, manage risks, and build a strong foundation for long-term operations.<\/p><p>With an academic background from Preston University, where he studied from 2002 to 2006, Rehan combines formal business education with extensive hands-on experience. 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