Salah Mussa
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
Chairman
London, GB
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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In Their Own Right
Biography
Salah Mussa is a businessman, investor and philanthropist whose career in finance and property spans more than four decades. He is Chairman of Mercantile Group, the global real estate conglomerate founded by his father, Mohammad Mussa. Mercantile is the parent company of Chestertons Global and Chesterfield Developments.
Mercantile Group bought Chestertons, an underperforming central London estate agency, in 2005. Under Salah Mussa’s leadership, Chestertons grew from 11 offices to 32 and expanded internationally, opening branches in 12 countries. In October 2023 Chestertons UK was sold to private equity group, Emeria.
Mercantile Group retains the Chestertons Global business and its extensive network of offices in 16 countries. Over the next five to seven years, Salah Mussa’s vision is to continue the company’s expansion worldwide. Next year, Chestertons Global will open its head office in Riyadh, capitalising on recent reforms in the Saudi Arabian property market which offer significant opportunities for both international and domestic investors.
Chestertons Global continues to work closely with Emeria to ensure that opportunities are freely shared across all companies using the Chestertons brand.
As a keen supporter of Polo, Salah has helped bring the sport to a wider audience through Chestertons’ sponsorship of the annual Polo in the Park tournament in London. In 2023 the first Chestertons Polo in the Park Dubai took place, and Salah has plans to expand the concept to other countries.
In 2019, Salah established Chestertons Foundation to improve social mobility and aid homeless people in the UK. Since then, the Foundation has broadened its scope globally, financing significant projects in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. As it continues to expand internationally, the Foundation remains dedicated to supporting the world's most impoverished communities.
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Background
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Chairman
Mercantile Group
Mercantile Group is a business conglomerate with a diverse portfolio, including significant interests in the property sector. The group is known for its involvement in real estate development, sales, property management and investment, and is the parent company of Chestertons Global and Chesterfield Developments.
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2023 — Present
Chairman
Chestertons Global
Chestertons, one of the world’s oldest estate agents, was purchased by Mercantile Group in 2005. Chestertons’ UK business was sold to Emeria in 2023, while Chestertons' operations in countries including UAE, Greece, Spain and Morocco, remain part of the group.
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Chairman
Chesterfield Developments
Salah Mussa recently re-branded the development arm of Mercantile Group as Chesterfield Developments, named after a high-end refurbishment project in the heart of Mayfair at 8 Chesterfield Hill, a building which had previously been his office.
In The News
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23 March 2026 · ZAWYA
Chestertons appoints John Stevens as new CEO to lead the next phase of the firm’s MENA growth
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20 November 2025 · News of Bahrain
Chestertons Marks 220 Years with Polo in Dubai
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27 January 2025 · London Daily News
Chestertons International Foundation launches initiative designed to empower the most vulnerable
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8 November 2024 · Estate Agent Today
Chestertons Global names new chief of strategy
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15 October 2024 · Esquire Middle East
Polo in the Park Dubai returns this November
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22 July 2024 · Estate Agent Today
Chestertons Global targets new territories
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11 November 2023
Chestertons Global awards winners of first Chestertons Polo in the Park Dubai
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24 October 2023
Chestertons Global to work closely with Chestertons UK under new ownership
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23 October 2023 · Financial Times
UK estate agent Chestertons sold to Emeria
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15 February 2023 · The Negotiator
Leading London agency owner inks global property partnership deal
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14 December 2021 · London Post
Chestertons Foundation inaugural dinner raises £80,000 for two of London’s homelessness charities
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1 December 2021
Mercantile Group Chair Salah Mussa pledges £50,000 to support St Mungo’s Digital Recovery College
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