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Sheikha Amal Suhail Salim Bahwan – Chairperson
Madame Amal Bint Bahwan is currently Vice-Chairperson of Suhail Bahwan Group Holding Company, with extensive experience in managing the companies within the Suhail Bahwan Group.
She also is the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of National Bank of Oman SAOG., Al Jazeera Steel Products Co SAOG, Al Afia Healthcare Development and Investment Co SAOC, and DHL Global Forwarding Co. LLC.
Also, she serves as a member of the Board Members of the following companies Oman Oil Marketing Co SAOG and National Pharmaceutical Industries SAOC. In addition, she serves as a member of Board of Trustees of “Silatech Institution”.
She is the first Omani lady whose photo was published on the cover of Forbes Middle East. She is consistently ranked among the most influential women in the Middle East by Forbes Middle East and in the list of the most powerful Arab women during the last five years.
She holds a master’s degree in administration and BA in Education from Sultan Qaboos University.
Mr. Shihab Salim Al-Barwani – Vice Chairman
Mr. Shihab Al Barwani holds B.Eng. (Hons) in Instrumentation and Control System Engineering from UK (1987) with over 40 years of experience in oil and gas industry, both in Oman and internationally.
Mr. Shihab has worked with Petroleum Development Oman in diverse roles and held position of Senior VP Project Delivery and HSSE at OQ. Additionally, Mr. Shihab is also a Director at Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG.
Mr. Abdul Kader Darwish Al Balushi
Mr. Abdul Kader has over 43 years of experience in the banking sector out of which 25 years with Bank Muscat SAOG in various managerial positions before retiring as General Manager-Credit Policy & Planning.
He holds a master’s degree in business administration from Heriot-Watt University, UK and CPA from Oregon State Board of Accountancy, USA.
Mr. Rahul Kar
Mr. Rahul Kar is a Chartered Accountant and is currently working as the Financial Advisor to the Chairman of Suhail Bahwan Group Holding LLC.
Mr. Kar is a Director and Nomination & Remuneration Committee member of Oman United Insurance Company SAOG.
Ms. Amna Ahmed Ali Bahwan Al Mukhaini
Ms. Amna Bahwan is currently the Deputy CEO of Inventure Group Holding Company Limited in the DIFC, one of the largest façade companies in Dubai.
Before that, she worked with Auditoire Events Management from 2021 to 2024 as a Strategic Planner.
Ms. Amna Bahwan also has various past enriching experiences with reputable companies such as Suhail Bahwan Group Holding LLC, National Bank of Oman (NBO) SAOG, Al Maha Printing Co. LLC, Takaful Oman Co. SAOG and COWI & Partners Co. LLC.
Ms. Bahwan holds an Accounting and Finance diploma from the University of Bradford. She also completed a Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies Certification from Judge Business School at Cambridge University.
Mr. Ali Ahmed Ali Bahwan Al Mukhaini
Mr. Ali Bahwan was an Engineer with Leonardo Aircraft in Varese, Italy since April 2021 with a prominent role in the strategic planning and initiation of new R&D projects, in particular from the aspect of sustainability.
Mr. Ali Bahwan also has various past enriching experiences with reputable companies such as Steyr Mannlicher in Austria, Oman India Fertilizer Co. SAOC, Suez Tractabel Operation & Maintenance Oman LLC in Oman.
Mr. Bahwan holds a Mechanical Engineering degree MEng (hons) from the University of Bath, United Kingdom.
Mr. Mahmood Mohammed Salim Al-Aamri
Mr. Mahmood Salim Al-Aamri holds Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Mechanical Engineering – Sunderland University, United Kingdom and MSC in Industrial Engineering from Sultan Qaboos University with more than 30 years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry and management of large-scale Integrated Engineering and Tourism Complex projects and Asset Management.
Mr. Mahmood has worked in various senior positions with Petroleum Development Oman, The Wave, Oman Gas Company and presently working with OQ as VP Project Center of Excellence.