{"id":5319,"date":"2026-05-09T06:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T06:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcarthur-specialists.digitcuredeveloper.com\/?page_id=5319"},"modified":"2026-05-22T19:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:55:06","slug":"alia-metwally","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mcarthur-specialists.digitcuredeveloper.com\/en\/alia-metwally\/","title":{"rendered":"Alia Metwally"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5319\" class=\"elementor elementor-5319\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ad95b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48ad95b\" 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-20dac2b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20dac2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5056b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5056b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alia Metwally\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba855e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eba855e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BA\n\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0956cf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0956cf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Retail Leasing Advisor\n\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca1848e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca1848e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A bilingual senior executive with over 15 years of experience in retail leasing and development, Alia has a proven track record of transforming underperforming assets into high-revenue properties. 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