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    Imad Obeid

    Managing Director, NIRI Restaurant and Bar

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    i. Biography

    Imad Obeid is the founder of NIRI, the Japanese restaurant and highball bar in Abu Dhabi’s Mamsha Al Saadiyat district, which opened as a permanent venue in 2021 after starting as a pop-up in Yas Mall. He is the founder behind Taparelle in Abu Dhabi. NIRI was founded by Obeid in 2021 and later.

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