Election of Faisal Al-Rawas as the New Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Sultanate of Oman

  • Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
  • 29 November 2022
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The main committee for the elections of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the period (2022-2026) revealed the election of His Excellency Faisal bin Abdullah Al-Rawas as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Al-Rawas was elected to succeed the former Chairman of the Chamber, Reda bin Juma Al-Saleh, who assumed the presidency of the Chamber since September 2020, after the president’s seat became vacant by appointing His Excellency Qais bin Muhammad Al-Youssef, the former Chairman of the Chamber’s Board of Directors, as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion in the Sultanate of Oman.

Al-Rawas is a member of the Board of Directors of the Omani Packaging Company and a representative of Al-Baraka Financial Services Company, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Salalah Mills Company, Al-Rawas Holding Company, Treasures of Oman Holding Company and Al-Baraka Investment Company.

Rashid bin Amer Al-Muslehi also won the position of First Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Eng. Hammoud bin Salem Al-Saadi, the position of Second Vice-Chairman of the Council. Anwar bin Hamad Al-Sanani and Naif bin Hamed bin Amer Fadel were also elected as members of the Executive Committee, and Saud bin Ahmed Al-Nahari, Zaher bin Muhammad Al-Kaabi and Saeed bin Ali Al-Abri were elected as members of the Investment Committee, and Muhammad bin Nasser Al-Maskari, Hussein bin Abdul-Hussein Al-Lawati and Mustafa Ahmed Salman were elected as members of the Audit Committee.

The new president of the chamber, Faisal bin Abdullah Al-Rawas, commented on his election as president, that "the chamber will work during the coming period to establish principles of governance, strengthen partnership between the public and private sectors, and intensify communication with business owners, in addition to focusing on decentralization between branches in the governorates and enabling them in line with the approach." The Supreme to His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq.

Source (Al-Arabiya.net website, edited)

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