His grandfather was involved in setting up Dubai State Telephone Company Limited, the UAE's first telecommunication firm.
[2] After graduating from a university in the United States, he began his career in real estate development in the UAE.
[2] Launched in 2008, Alserkal Avenue is home a to mix of art galleries, restaurants, performance venues, and co-working spaces.
In addition to more gallery space, the expansion added a black box theatre, independent cinema, and outdoor performance venue.
[6] In March 2017 Abdelmonem inaugurated Concrete (Alserkal Avenue), a multipurpose venue and the first building in the UAE to be completed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA).