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Rijas DevelopmentsDubai, United Arab Emirates · founded 1966 · 3 active markets

Rijas develops luxury residential apartments, mixed-use communities, commercial offices, and hotel residences in Dubai, Pakistan, and selected international markets. Its customers include homebuyers, investors, commercial occupiers, and hospitality guests, with projects delivered independently and through joint ventures.

Years in business
60
founded 1966
LinkedIn headcount
13
employees, as shown on LinkedIn · size band 11–50
Portfolio value
AED 1.5 billion
Currently
Total projects
20+ completed and ongoing developments across two countries.
across the company’s whole history
Projects last researched October 15, 2026
Every figure on this card was read out of a document.

Overview

Investor tear sheet

a summary of the tabs that follow · no rating of our own

Company dossier

Legal name
Rijas Aces Property Development1
Headquarters
Roda Al Murooj Complex Suites (A - Road Mezzanine Floor - Financial Ctr St - opp. Dubai Mall - Trade Centre - Dubai - United Arab Emirates1, Dubai1, United Arab Emirates
Founded
19661
Entity type
not published
Business model
offplan for sale1, commercial1, mixed use1, other1
Markets
3 markets listed
What they build
Mixed use (4 of 6) · Residential, for sale (1 of 6) · Retail (1 of 6)
Full dossier in About →

Delivery record

1 date-assessed of 6 projects
Unverified by developer

AI-researched delivery record, not yet confirmed by the developer. Dates may be approximate; original sources are linked.

Completed projects from 2016-10-15 through 2026-10-15, with sufficient delivery-date evidence. Date assessment and developer profile verification do not mean an independent audit of every source. Original source links and available snippets are provided. May not represent the developer’s full portfolio. 0 undated and 0 boundary-uncertain completions are excluded. Delivery exceptions are listed separately under Projects.
Completed projects assessed
6
within the rolling ten-year window
Median delay
+23.5 mo
the middle of 1 scored project
Average delay
+23.5 mo
the same projects, pulled by the worst
Average time to deliver
—
1 delivered project with a dated start — needs 3
Worst slip
+23.5 mo
Aces Chateau · +18.0 to +29.0
0
early or less than 6 months late
6 to 12 months late
0
yellow rows below
Over 12 months late
1
red rows below

Against other developers

1 date-assessed project here
Not enough info yet.
Projects and timelines in Track Record →

Resident experience

4 of 6 buildings rated · scale 1–10

AI research over published reviews and resident comments. Scores are a model’s reading of opinion, not figures stated on a page, and nothing here feeds any number above it. The links under each block are the pages that research says it used. Based on available resident reviews of covered buildings. These are reported experiences, not independent building inspections, and may not represent all residents or properties.

Overall verdict
7.2/ 10
Weighted judgment across build and operations · from 4 of 4 rated buildings
Little structure evidence (0 of 4 buildings) — this rests mainly on whole-building and living reviews.
Structure & systems
—/ 10
Fabric, services, waterproofing, envelope · from 0 of 4 rated buildings
Management & living
7.0/ 10
Upkeep, response times, amenities, community · from 4 of 4 rated buildings

Against other developers

4 rated here · 118 developers, 509 rated buildings in United Arab Emirates
Overall rating
Rijas Developments · 118 other developers in United Arab Emirates
7.2 vs 7.7
this developer 0.5 worse
The weighted verdict on each side. From 4 of 4 rated buildings here and 509 in the market.
Structure & systems
Rijas Developments · 118 other developers in United Arab Emirates
— vs 6.9
Too few buildings with this score here to compare (0 of 4)
Fabric and engineering only — fixed at handover. From 0 of 4 rated buildings here and 232 in the market.
Management & living
Rijas Developments · 118 other developers in United Arab Emirates
7.0 vs 7.3
this developer 0.3 worse
Upkeep and response — belongs to whoever runs the building now. From 4 of 4 rated buildings here and 486 in the market.
The market here is United Arab Emirates: every other developer whose head office is in the same country, because the review platforms residents use, and the service norms they judge against, move together within one. It is not a city, a sector or a price band. Read structure and living together. A developer above the market on structure and below it on living builds well and runs buildings badly, which is a fixable problem and a different one from building badly. Higher ratings are better; differences use the displayed scores rounded to one decimal. Rated buildings only, on both sides, and a structure or living score with no stated basis — no review count and no notes or links — is left out of both.
Ratings by building →

Awards & recognition

No documented awards or recognitions in the sources reviewed.

All awards →

Risks & source coverage

  • DELIVERY DELAY Original promise: Q4 2025; inspection: 6 August 2026; revised registered completion: 30 April 2027; status reviewed 13 October 2026. Dusit Princess Rijas was marketed with a Q4 2025 handover, but the project remained under construction: a project-status record reported 64.05% completion at the 6 August 2026 RERA inspection and a revised registered completion date of 30 April 2027; this is a documented delay, not evidence that completion will occur on the revised date.
  • PROJECT CANCELLED Review dated 19 February 2025; source page published 14 September 2026. A buyer review alleged that Dusit Princess Rijas had been promised for delivery in 2018, had reached only the parking level, and that the same apartment had allegedly been sold multiple times; these are unverified buyer allegations, and the available current project record instead shows the project active and under construction.
  • DELIVERY DELAY Developer commitment: December 2025; RERA inspection: 2026-08-06; project-register status reported as of 2026-10-13; research date: 2026-10-15. Dusit Princess Rijas in Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai—attributed to Rijas Developers/Rijas Aces Property Development (the DLD-linked entity is Aces Property Development L.L.C.)—was still under construction at 64.05% at the 6 August 2026 RERA inspection, after the developer-stated December 2025 handover; the project register instead listed completion for 30 April 2027, so this is documented as overdue/revised rather than cancelled, with no evidence here of completion by 15 October 2026.
Record status
active
Company sources
79 source entries across 77 fields
Projects tracked
6 · 6 completed in assessment
All flags and sources →

Track Record

Delivery record

1 date-assessed of 6 projects
Unverified by developer

AI-researched delivery record, not yet confirmed by the developer. Dates may be approximate; original sources are linked.

Completed projects from 2016-10-15 through 2026-10-15, with sufficient delivery-date evidence. Date assessment and developer profile verification do not mean an independent audit of every source. Original source links and available snippets are provided. May not represent the developer’s full portfolio. 0 undated and 0 boundary-uncertain completions are excluded. Delivery exceptions are listed separately under Projects.
Completed projects assessed
6
within the rolling ten-year window
Median delay
+23.5 mo
the middle of 1 scored project
Average delay
+23.5 mo
the same projects, pulled by the worst
Average time to deliver
—
1 delivered project with a dated start — needs 3
Worst slip
+23.5 mo
Aces Chateau · +18.0 to +29.0
0
early or less than 6 months late
6 to 12 months late
0
yellow rows below
Over 12 months late
1
red rows below

Against other developers

1 date-assessed project here
Not enough info yet.

Construction start to handover

6 of 6 projects dated · 2 places
Based on covered projects with documented construction or launch dates and available handover dates. Timelines vary by project and may not represent the developer’s full portfolio.
Construction start, or the launchTarget completion (window)Completion or handover, as reportedCurrently statedLaunch year only, no date publishedEarly or ≤6 mo lateOver 6–12 mo lateOver 12 mo lateStalled
Lahore, Pakistan
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027todayLAHORE, PAKISTANcompleted, no target publishedcompleted, no target publishedcompleted, no target publishedcompleted, no target publishedcompleted, no target publishedDUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES+23.5 moverified
Click a row in the chart to open a project, or a table row below to see its sources. The chart runs wider than the page where the record spans many years — scroll it sideways to follow a project to its handover. Every date we have is drawn. A hollow marker is only a launch year, not a date anyone published. No dates published means we looked and found none; dates not yet checked means we have not looked yet. Handing over is not finished — rows say which. A delay is shown when one source gives the promised date and another gives the real one, however rough: "2019" still counts, and the row shows how wide that is. Projects missing one of the two dates, or with sources that disagree, are left out of the figures.

Building & Livability Ratings

Resident experience

4 of 6 buildings rated · scale 1–10

AI research over published reviews and resident comments. Scores are a model’s reading of opinion, not figures stated on a page, and nothing here feeds any number above it. The links under each block are the pages that research says it used. Based on available resident reviews of covered buildings. These are reported experiences, not independent building inspections, and may not represent all residents or properties.

Overall verdict
7.2/ 10
Weighted judgment across build and operations · from 4 of 4 rated buildings
Little structure evidence (0 of 4 buildings) — this rests mainly on whole-building and living reviews.
Structure & systems
—/ 10
Fabric, services, waterproofing, envelope · from 0 of 4 rated buildings
Management & living
7.0/ 10
Upkeep, response times, amenities, community · from 4 of 4 rated buildings

Against other developers

4 rated here · 118 developers, 509 rated buildings in United Arab Emirates
Overall rating
Rijas Developments · 118 other developers in United Arab Emirates
7.2 vs 7.7
this developer 0.5 worse
The weighted verdict on each side. From 4 of 4 rated buildings here and 509 in the market.
Structure & systems
Rijas Developments · 118 other developers in United Arab Emirates
— vs 6.9
Too few buildings with this score here to compare (0 of 4)
Fabric and engineering only — fixed at handover. From 0 of 4 rated buildings here and 232 in the market.
Management & living
Rijas Developments · 118 other developers in United Arab Emirates
7.0 vs 7.3
this developer 0.3 worse
Upkeep and response — belongs to whoever runs the building now. From 4 of 4 rated buildings here and 486 in the market.
The market here is United Arab Emirates: every other developer whose head office is in the same country, because the review platforms residents use, and the service norms they judge against, move together within one. It is not a city, a sector or a price band. Read structure and living together. A developer above the market on structure and below it on living builds well and runs buildings badly, which is a fixable problem and a different one from building badly. Higher ratings are better; differences use the displayed scores rounded to one decimal. Rated buildings only, on both sides, and a structure or living score with no stated basis — no review count and no notes or links — is left out of both.

By building

4 rated · 2 not rated · scale 1–10
ProjectOverallStructure & systemsManagement & living
Rijas Eiffel Heights IVBahria Town, Lahore
7.6/ 10
—/ 10
7.0/ 10

The building-specific place listing publishes 4.3/5 from six reviews, which converts to 7.9/10 on the requested curve. Because the aggregate has fewer than ten reviews, the score is constrained to remain within one point of 6.5; the positive written feedback supplies no basis for a downward adjustment, yielding 7.0 overall and for living quality.

+ Eiffel Tower views+ Security and safety+ Ease of living+ Positive resident experience

no notes returned

no links returned

The readable place reviews are positive about day-to-day living: one resident says life “has become easier” and that Rijas provides “exceptional security and safety.” Another review simply says, “What a beautiful view”; no operational complaint or maintenance failure was reported in the four reviews read.

Rijas Eiffel Heights IBahria Town, Lahore
7.5/ 10
—/ 10
7.5/ 10

No review aggregate was verified as belonging specifically to Rijas Eiffel Heights I: the 3.0/5 and 4.1/5 aggregates located are attached to Rijas Group/corporate-office map places, not the building itself, and therefore were excluded. The score is based on eight building-referencing written reviews, all positive, with a downward pull from the small, promotional and mostly old evidence base; structure remains unscored because no structural review evidence was published.

+ 24/7 maintenance availability+ Furnished apartments+ Exceptional facilities
+ Responsive maintenance+ Exceptional facilities+ Eiffel Tower views+ Security and safety praised+ Professional management

The available building-referencing reviews contain no reported structural failures, leaks, plumbing problems, HVAC issues or lift failures. They do report that facilities were “exceptional” and that maintenance was “available 24/7,” but this is resident/guest commentary rather than an engineering inspection or structural rating.

The building-referencing reviews describe a highly positive day-to-day experience: one resident said life had become easier and praised “exceptional security and safety,” while a short-stay reviewer called the facilities exceptional and said maintenance was available 24/7. These are mostly older reviews from 2022–2023, so they establish reported experience but do not fully confirm conditions on October 15, 2026.

Aces ChateauJVC District 11, Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai53 units
7.1/ 10
—/ 10
7.1/ 10

Google Reviews/Maps is the qualifying anchor because it publishes the building’s largest review base: 4.0/5 from 13 reviews, which converts to 7.0/10 under the requested curve. The visible written feedback is materially mixed, with recurring management/noise complaints but also recurring praise for management and amenities, producing a small net upward adjustment. FazWaz’s 4.5/5 is based on only one review and therefore is reported but cannot anchor the score.

+ Spacious apartments+ Decent quality for the price+ Renaissance-style design+ Swimming pool+ Good amenities
− Paper-thin walls− Reported insects/cockroaches− Unusual spiral ladder and pillar layout− No wardrobes in some bedrooms
+ Helpful/cooperative management reported+ Pool with lifeguard reported+ Good amenities+ Family-suitable+ Good location
− Noise disturbance− Conflicting management reports− Reported poor security− Reported dirty rooms and pests− Limited metro access

Reviews describe the apartments as having “very good” size and “decent quality for the price,” while another reviewer praised the Renaissance-style design. Physical criticisms include “Walls are paper thin,” a report of “Dirty rooms, everywhere insects, cockroaches,” and a comment that a spiral ladder and pillar made one layout look odd; these are resident reports, not engineering inspections.

Day-to-day feedback is mixed: residents describe “helpful management,” a “sweet swimming pool with lifeguard,” and “good amenities,” while others report “Horrible building management,” noise that management allegedly ignored, and “bad security.” Bayut independently lists the pool, gym, rooftop barbecue deck, garden, CCTV and maintenance services, but those are facility descriptions rather than resident satisfaction ratings.

Rijas Eiffel Heights IIBahria Town, Lahore
6.7/ 10
—/ 10
6.5/ 10

The largest published review base located is the 8.1/10 guest aggregate for Eiffel Heights Bahria, treated as a cluster-level rating rather than a rating uniquely labelled for Heights II. Under the specified guest conversion it anchors at 6.0; the written operational praise modestly lifts the resident-lifestyle estimate, while the repeated cleaning/room-condition criticism limits that uplift. No building-fabric or systems evidence was published, so structure is null.

+ Comfortable stays+ Security+ Responsive management+ 24/7 maintenance+ Good location
− Cleaning lapses− Dirty towel reported− Non-working TV reported

no notes returned

no links returned

Guest feedback describes the facility as “well managed, reasonably clean and quite,” while another review called it “comfortable” and “secure.” The main operational reservations were that cleaning could be improved, a towel was “quite dirty,” and a TV did not work despite a request about the remote; separate Rijas residents/investors also described 24/7 maintenance and responsive management.

Only buildings that have reached handover are rated. 2 of 6 projects carry no rating: a building still under construction is never asked about, one that has just been handed over may not have been reached yet, and the rest were asked about and no published resident commentary was found. Structure is fixed at handover and stays the developer's; management and living belongs to whoever runs the building now. The overall verdict weights both rather than averaging them. None of this is checked: a rating is what people published about a building, aggregated — it is not evidence, it cannot move a delay figure, and it is not part of the delivery record above.

About

Company dossier

Legal name
Rijas Aces Property Development
Headquarters
Roda Al Murooj Complex Suites (A - Road Mezzanine Floor - Financial Ctr St - opp. Dubai Mall - Trade Centre - Dubai - United Arab Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
DIFC
Founded
1966
Pakistan
Entity type
not published
Revenue
not published
Business model
offplan for sale, commercial, mixed use, other

Offices

head office and 2 others
LahoreLondon

Sources: office cities

COMPANYdate not shown in source

About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
Rijas maintains an international presence with offices in Dubai at Swissotel Roda Al Murooj, DIFC, and in Pakistan at Eiffel Tower, Bahria Town, Lahore.
value seen: Lahore
https://rijas.com/about/

Sources: office cities

PRESS2025-06-14

Building Dreams, Not Just Developments: The Vision of Kashif Rijas Shahzad

Daily Times · carried by hmagpak.com
With offices in Dubai, Lahore, and now London, we’re building a global presence
value seen: London
https://www.hmagpak.com/14-Jun-2025/building-dreams-not-just-developments-the-vision-of-kashif-rijas-shahzad

Partners

2 partners
Dusit International
operator

Together, Rijas and Dusit International are rolling out premium hospitality projects across Dubai and Kensington, London.

The City School Group Pvt Ltd.
joint venture

The agreement covers multiple residential, commercial and mixed-use projects in Pakistan, beginning with Karachi and Lahore.

Sources: name

PRESS2025-06-14

Building Dreams, Not Just Developments: The Vision of Kashif Rijas Shahzad

Daily Times · carried by hmagpak.com
One of the most defining moments has been our strategic partnership with Dusit International, a globally respected 5-star hospitality brand.
value seen: Dusit International
https://www.hmagpak.com/14-Jun-2025/building-dreams-not-just-developments-the-vision-of-kashif-rijas-shahzad

Sources: partner type

PRESS2025-06-14

Building Dreams, Not Just Developments: The Vision of Kashif Rijas Shahzad

Daily Times · carried by hmagpak.com
Our partnership with Dusit International, a respected 5-star hospitality group, is a testament to that.
value seen: OPERATOR
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.hmagpak.com/14-Jun-2025/building-dreams-not-just-developments-the-vision-of-kashif-rijas-shahzad

Sources: summary

PRESS2025-06-14

Building Dreams, Not Just Developments: The Vision of Kashif Rijas Shahzad

Daily Times · carried by hmagpak.com
Together, we’re rolling out premium projects across Dubai—from Dubai Islands to Majan and JVC—and extending our footprint internationally to Kensington, London.
value seen: Together, Rijas and Dusit International are rolling out premium hospitality projects across Dubai and Kensington, London.
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
value paraphrased from this source
https://www.hmagpak.com/14-Jun-2025/building-dreams-not-just-developments-the-vision-of-kashif-rijas-shahzad

Sources: name

PRESS2020-01-01

The City School, Rijas Aces Property team up to develop premium real

Daily Times
The City School Group Pvt Ltd. is venturing into real estate development by joining hands with Rijas Aces Group, Dubai.
value seen: The City School Group Pvt Ltd.
https://dailytimes.com.pk/530414/the-city-school-rijas-aces-property-team-up-to-develop-premium-real/

Sources: partner type

PRESS2020-01-01

The City School, Rijas Aces Property team up to develop premium real

Daily Times
The City School Group Pvt Ltd. is venturing into real estate development by joining hands with Rijas Aces Group, Dubai.
value seen: JV_PARTNER
value paraphrased from this source
https://dailytimes.com.pk/530414/the-city-school-rijas-aces-property-team-up-to-develop-premium-real/

Sources: summary

PRESS2020-01-01

The City School, Rijas Aces Property team up to develop premium real

Daily Times
The agreement entails the construction of multiple residential, commercial and mixed-use projects within Pakistan with the first project starting as early as the beginning of 2020 in Karachi and Lahore.
value seen: The agreement covers multiple residential, commercial and mixed-use projects in Pakistan, beginning with Karachi and Lahore.
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
https://dailytimes.com.pk/530414/the-city-school-rijas-aces-property-team-up-to-develop-premium-real/

Registrations & licences

none found
Jurisdiction-agnostic: a DLD number, a Companies House number and a state RERA registration all land in the same table.

Contact

Markets

3 countries
United Arab Emiratesactive 1 project tracked
Pakistanactive 5 projects tracked
United Kingdomactive 0 projects tracked

What they build

3 types
Mixed use4 of 6
Residential, for sale1 of 6
Retail1 of 6
A project counts once under each type it carries, so the shares add to more than the project count.

Management

Principals & executives

5 names found
MW
Mian Waseem Shahzad
Rijas’s official history identifies Mian Waseem Shahzad as the founder of the group that includes its real-estate development arm. Independent reporting identifies Waseem Shahzad as Rijas Group chairman; the sources do not establish a separate current operating title at the Dubai development company.
Current title
Founder of Rijas Group; Chairman of Rijas Group
Experience
no career length stated
Companies before
none sourced
Education
not published
Other boards
none sourced
Known for
FounderGroup chairman1966 founding
since 1966 (founding of the group)

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Luxury Real Estate Developers | Rijas Developments

Rijas Developments
RIJAS GROUP began its journey in 1966 as a modest trading enterprise founded by the visionary Mian Waseem Shahzad.
value seen: Mian Waseem Shahzad
https://rijas.com/

Sources: since

COMPANYdate not shown in source

Luxury Real Estate Developers | Rijas Developments

Rijas Developments
Founded as a trading enterprise by Mian Waseem Shahzad.
value seen: 1966
held out of the figures · the quote does not carry this value
https://rijas.com/

Sources: title

PRESS2020-10-19

Rijas beat Diamond Paints to lift Polo Cup

The Nation
Rijas Group Chairman Waseem Shahzad, Rijas Eiffel Heights Directors Faisal Shahzad, Ahsan Shahzad and Kashif Shahzad.
value seen: Rijas Group Chairman Waseem Shahzad
https://www.nation.com.pk/19-Oct-2020/rijas-beat-diamond-paints-to-lift-polo-cup
FS
Faisal Shahzad
Faisal Shahzad is identified by Rijas as chairman and as a senior family director. The company describes more than 28 years of cross-sector experience spanning textiles, retail, agriculture, real estate, air logistics and distribution, with work across London, New York, New Delhi, Dubai and Pakistan.
Current title
Chairman, Rijas Development; Director, Rijas Eiffel Heights
Experience
28+ years ’ experience
Companies before
none sourced
Education
Greenwich University, KarachiBusiness Administration
Other boards
none sourced
Known for
ChairmanMulti-sectorReal estateGreenwich University

Sources: degree

COMPANYdate not shown in source

About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
Mr. Faisal earned his degree in Business Administration from Greenwich University in Karachi, Pakistan.
value seen: Business Administration
https://rijas.com/about/

Sources: institution

COMPANYdate not shown in source

About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
Mr. Faisal earned his degree in Business Administration from Greenwich University in Karachi, Pakistan.
value seen: Greenwich University in Karachi, Pakistan
https://rijas.com/about/

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
## Faisal Shahzad
value seen: Faisal Shahzad
https://rijas.com/about/

Sources: tags

COMPANYdate not shown in source

About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
With more than 28 years of accomplishments in national, cross national and multi-sectoral environments
value seen: more than 28 years of accomplishments
https://rijas.com/about/

Sources: title

COMPANYdate not shown in source

About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
Rijas Development is led by a visionary family of directors. Chairman Faisal Shahzad brings over 28 years of multi-sectoral experience
value seen: Chairman Faisal Shahzad
https://rijas.com/about/
KS
Kashif Shahzad
Kashif Shahzad is the company’s documented director and was identified in a 2020 transaction announcement as president of Rijas Aces Property. Rijas describes more than 14 years in commercial, hotel and residential development, joint ventures and investment across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and London, with a focus on Dubai and prime central London real estate.
Current title
Director, Rijas Developments; President, Rijas Aces Property
Experience
14+ years ’ experience
Companies before
none sourced
Education
Purdue UniversityBusiness Administration
Other boards
none sourced
Known for
DirectorPresidentDubai real estateLondon real estatePurdue University
We are excited to break ground through the City and Rijas developments. Daily Times January 1, 2020https://www.dailytimes.com.pk/530414/the-city-school-rijas-aces-property-team-up-to-develop-premium-real/

Sources: degree

COMPANYdate not shown in source

About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
Mr. Kashif earned his degree in Business Administration from Purdue University in America.
value seen: Business Administration
https://rijas.com/about/

Sources: institution

COMPANYdate not shown in source

About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
Mr. Kashif earned his degree in Business Administration from Purdue University in America.
value seen: Purdue University in America
https://rijas.com/about/

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
## Kashif Shahzad
value seen: Kashif Shahzad
https://rijas.com/about/

Sources: quote

PRESS2020-01-01

The City School, Rijas Aces Property team up to develop premium real estate projects in Pakistan

Daily Times
“We are excited to break ground through the City and Rijas developments. With so much potential in Pakistan and the vision of The City School Group, we know that we will change the ever-changing landscape of property development in Pakistan.” – Kashif Shahzad, President – Rijas Aces Group
value seen: We are excited to break ground through the City and Rijas developments.
https://www.dailytimes.com.pk/530414/the-city-school-rijas-aces-property-team-up-to-develop-premium-real/

Sources: tags

COMPANYdate not shown in source

About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
He has over 14 years of experience in commercial, Hotels and residential property development, joint ventures and investment in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and London.
value seen: over 14 years of experience in commercial, Hotels and residential property development
https://rijas.com/about/

Sources: title

PRESS2020-01-01

The City School, Rijas Aces Property team up to develop premium real estate projects in Pakistan

Daily Times
The City and Rijas developmental agreement was formalized in Dubai at the Head Office of Rijas Aces between Kashif Shahzad – President, Rijas Aces Property and Aurangzeb Firoz – CEO, The City School Group.
value seen: Kashif Shahzad – President, Rijas Aces Property
https://www.dailytimes.com.pk/530414/the-city-school-rijas-aces-property-team-up-to-develop-premium-real/
COMPANYdate not shown in source

About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
Mr. Kashif is the Director of Rijas Developments.
value seen: Director of Rijas Developments
https://rijas.com/about/
AS
Ahsan Shahzad
Ahsan Shahzad is identified as a Rijas director. The company attributes to him more than 22 years of cross-sector experience, including aerospace, education, financial services and investments, construction, oil drilling, manufacturing, poultry, distribution and retail, and says he drives strategic focus, operational excellence and value-for-money initiatives.
Current title
Director, Rijas Developments; Director, Rijas Eiffel Heights
Experience
22+ years ’ experience
Companies before
none sourced
Education
Indiana UniversityBusiness Administration
Other boards
none sourced
Known for
DirectorStrategyOperational excellenceIndiana University

Sources: degree

COMPANYdate not shown in source

About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
Mr. Ahsan earned his degree in Business Administration from Indiana University in America.
value seen: Business Administration
https://rijas.com/about/

Sources: institution

COMPANYdate not shown in source

About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
Mr. Ahsan earned his degree in Business Administration from Indiana University in America.
value seen: Indiana University in America
https://rijas.com/about/

Sources: full name

COMPANYdate not shown in source

About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
## Ahsan Shahzad
value seen: Ahsan Shahzad
https://rijas.com/about/

Sources: tags

COMPANYdate not shown in source

About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
With more than 22 years of cross-sector experience, Mr. Ahsan has worked across diverse industries including Aerospace, Education, Financial Services and Investments, Construction, Oil Drilling, Manufacturing, Poultry Farms, Distribution, and Retail.
value seen: more than 22 years of cross-sector experience
https://rijas.com/about/

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About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
Directors Ahsan Shahzad and Kashif Shahzad contribute deep expertise in finance, aerospace, and international real estate development respectively.
value seen: Directors Ahsan Shahzad
https://rijas.com/about/
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Mohib Shahzad
Rijas’s current leadership page presents Mohib Shahzad among the people behind the group’s vision and describes his background as spanning real-estate development, marketing and project positioning, and technology. It specifically identifies him as the driving force behind Rijas Technology; the available evidence does not give him a distinct chairman, director or executive title at Rijas Aces Property Development.
Current title
Entrepreneur and leader of Rijas Technology
Experience
no career length stated
Companies before
none sourced
Education
Durham UniversityBusiness Marketing
Other boards
none sourced
Known for
EntrepreneurReal-estate marketingProject positioningTechnologyDurham University
https://linkedin.com/in/mohib-shahzad-589982387

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About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
Mr. Mohib earned his degree in Business Marketing from Durham University United Kingdom.
value seen: Business Marketing
https://rijas.com/about/

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About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
Mr. Mohib earned his degree in Business Marketing from Durham University United Kingdom.
value seen: Durham University United Kingdom
https://rijas.com/about/

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About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
## Mohib Shahzad
value seen: Mohib Shahzad
https://rijas.com/about/

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SOCIAL2026-07-08

Mohib Shahzad

LinkedIn
# Mohib Shahzad Director @ Rijas Technology | Start-up Leadership, Business Ownership
value seen: https://linkedin.com/in/mohib-shahzad-589982387
https://linkedin.com/in/mohib-shahzad-589982387

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About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
With a diverse professional background spanning real estate development, particularly in marketing and project positioning, and the technology sector
value seen: real estate development, particularly in marketing and project positioning
https://rijas.com/about/

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About Rijas Developments | Vision, Values and Legacy

Rijas Developments
As the driving force behind Rijas Technology, he has demonstrated a clear vision for innovation and growth, leading the development of impactful digital solutions.
value seen: driving force behind Rijas Technology
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https://rijas.com/about/

Projects

Assessment coverage

Completed projects: 2016-10-15 through 2026-10-15. Initial research is capped at 10 completed projects and a separate delivery-risk search capped at 7 findings. Risk findings are not project assessment counts. Absence is not proof of a complete portfolio or no failures. Month-level dates overlapping a boundary are excluded from figures.

0 undated completions and 0 boundary-uncertain completions are retained but excluded from figures.

Stalled, cancelled & overdue projects

0 evidenced cases
The capped delivery-risk search ran; no project-level exception cases are recorded here. Risk findings are listed under Risks and are separate from assessed projects. This does not establish that the developer has no delivery failures.

Completed projects

6 projects
ProjectLocationTypeUnitsFloorsAreaCostPayment planLaunchedConstruction startOriginal targetHandoverDelayConfidenceStatus
Rijas Eiffel Heights ILahore, Pakistan
Bahria Town
mixed use————————Nov 2025—not scorablecompleted
Rijas Eiffel Heights IVLahore, Pakistan
Bahria Town
mixed use————————Nov 2025—not scorablecompleted
Rijas Boulevard VILahore, Pakistan
Bahria Town
————————Jun 2025—not scorablecompleted
Rijas Eiffel Heights IILahore, Pakistan
Bahria Town
mixed use————————Jun 2025—not scorablecompleted
Rijas Eiffel Heights IIILahore, Pakistan
Bahria Town
mixed use————————Jun 2025—not scorablecompleted
Aces ChateauDubai, United Arab Emirates
JVC District 11, Jumeirah Village Circle
residential for sale, retail5315—AED 21.5m
other
—201431/08/2014Jan 2017 – Dec 2017Jun 2019+23.5 mo
(+18.0 to +29.0)
sourcedcompleted
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Awards

Awards & recognition

No documented awards or recognitions in the sources reviewed.

Risks

Risk flags

3 found
DELIVERY DELAY Original promise: Q4 2025; inspection: 6 August 2026; revised registered completion: 30 April 2027; status reviewed 13 October 2026.
Dusit Princess Rijas was marketed with a Q4 2025 handover, but the project remained under construction: a project-status record reported 64.05% completion at the 6 August 2026 RERA inspection and a revised registered completion date of 30 April 2027; this is a documented delay, not evidence that completion will occur on the revised date.
PROJECT CANCELLED Review dated 19 February 2025; source page published 14 September 2026.
A buyer review alleged that Dusit Princess Rijas had been promised for delivery in 2018, had reached only the parking level, and that the same apartment had allegedly been sold multiple times; these are unverified buyer allegations, and the available current project record instead shows the project active and under construction.
DELIVERY DELAY Developer commitment: December 2025; RERA inspection: 2026-08-06; project-register status reported as of 2026-10-13; research date: 2026-10-15.
Dusit Princess Rijas in Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai—attributed to Rijas Developers/Rijas Aces Property Development (the DLD-linked entity is Aces Property Development L.L.C.)—was still under construction at 64.05% at the 6 August 2026 RERA inspection, after the developer-stated December 2025 handover; the project register instead listed completion for 30 April 2027, so this is documented as overdue/revised rather than cancelled, with no evidence here of completion by 15 October 2026.

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Last checkedOctober 15, 2026 this month
Profile last researchedOctober 15, 2026
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