Attacq Limited, the JSE-listed real estate investment trust (REIT) behind Waterfall City and Mall of Africa, has appointed Muhammad Paruk as Chief Investment Officer. He joined the company and its Executive Committee in November 2026.
Muhammad has more than 15 years of experience in real estate, private equity, corporate finance and capital markets. He has led investment strategy, capital allocation, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and asset management for multi-billion-rand portfolios in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Central and Eastern Europe.
He joins Attacq from Old Mutual Real Estate Holding Company, where he was Chief Investment Officer. There he led investment strategy and mergers and acquisitions across a diversified portfolio of retail, industrial, commercial and mixed-use properties. He also oversaw South African asset management and the group’s offshore joint ventures. Before that, he was Executive Head of Corporate Finance and Asset Management at a major unlisted owner of super-regional shopping centres.
Muhammad holds a Bachelor of Business Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He was recently re-elected President of the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC), and he has served on several industry boards and investment committees.