ENGINEERING TO BUILDING
Our founder, Sam Abdelmalak, wasn’t always a builder. After nearly 30 years working as an engineer, he discovered his true passion quite by chance. Building a new home for his family became, in his own words, “a masterpiece” and it lit a spark that would shape the future of his career.
During the recession of the 1990s, Sam found himself out of work and unable to secure new opportunities. Determined to keep moving forward, he made the difficult decision to sell his cherished family home to fund a new venture into home construction.
Sam’s deep technical background and meticulous attention to detail quickly set a new benchmark for quality in residential building. As demand for his homes grew, his eldest son, Simon, joined the business. Together they expanded their capabilities and reputation driven by a shared commitment to superior design, craftsmanship, and customer focus.
Over time, Sam’s sons brought additional expertise to the business. Between them, they built strong foundations in development, planning, sales, technology, and operations ensuring Samma’s growth was backed by both experience and innovation.
Today, Samma is led by this family-inspired vision, supported by a highly experienced executive team across Planning, Land Acquisition, Design, Construction, Sales, Finance, Law, and Corporate Governance. This collective leadership continues Samma’s tradition of creating places that enhance the way people live in the city of tomorrow.
From Left
Joshua, Simon, Samir & Daniel
Joshua
BA – University of Melbourne
Josh joined the company while studying at Melbourne University for a BA in Planning, Design and Property Construction. He has an unlimited construction license and takes a hands-on approach, overseeing the development arm of Samma.
Simon
BA – University of Melbourne
Simon joined his father while completing a BA in Property and Construction at Melbourne University and subsequently took over the management of the business. He has overseen the dramatic growth of Samma with a focus on Development, Acquisition, Finance and Sales. His aim is to manage the steady, sustainable growth of Samma through the decades to come.
Samir
Founder – Samma Property Group
Sam migrated from Egypt to Melbourne in 1969 and founded the Samma Property Group in 1995, building one of Melbourne’s most successful and respected property development companies in a single generation.
The company’s dramatic growth was driven by Sam’s work ethic, integrity and personal values underpinned by a strong foundation in Christianity.
Sam is passionate about giving back to the less fortunate. Via the Samma Foundation, the business supports those in need in Australia and throughout the world.
Daniel
BA – RMIT University
Daniel is a licensed real estate agent and has a BA in Business Information Systems from RMIT, bringing a broad range of advanced skills to help manage Samma’s technology, administration, people and culture. He keeps Samma up to date with the rapidly evolving technology emerging in every part of the property industry.
EARLY PROJECTS
We are thankful for our humble beginnings. Which led us to know the smell of freshly cut timber, newly laid concrete in the morning and the detail required to produce a craftsman built home. Today we are still proud of the works we completed in those early days. These are just a few examples, from townhouses, apartments to large residences in Canterbury.
