Mohammed Al Barwani

Mohammed Al Barwani
Born Mohamed Bin Ali Bin Mohamed Al Barwani
1951/1952 (age 65–66)[1]
Residence Muscat, Oman
Nationality Omani
Alma mater Miami University
Heriot-Watt University
Known for founder, owner and chairman, MB Holding
owner, Oceanco
Net worth US$1.11 billion (November 2015)[1]
Spouse(s) Sharifa al Harthy
Children 5

Mohamed bin Ali bin Mohamed Al Barwani (born 1951/1952) is an Omani billionaire businessman, the founder, owner and chairman of MB Holding, which operates in oil and gas exploration and production, oilfield services, engineering and mining.

Early life

Mohammed Al Barwani was born in Oman.[1] He has a bachelor's degree in microbiology from Miami University, Ohio, US, and a master's degree in petroleum engineering from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, and received an honorary PhD from the same university, yet styles himself as "Dr. Mohammed Al Barwani".[2] According to Bloomberg, Barwani has a "Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1981".[3]

Career

Barwani started his career in the oil industry as a reservoir engineer for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), a joint venture of Shell and the Government of Oman, where he worked from 1976 to 1986.[4]

Al Barwani founded MB Holding in 1982 to provide oilfield services. MB expanded into oil and gas exploration and production, and then engineering services[1] and subsequently founded Marwarid Mining in 1987 and Petrogas in 1999.[5]

Barwani owns the Dutch luxury yacht builder Oceanco[1] which specializes in luxury yachts.[6] He first visited the company in 2009[7] and acquired it from Greek businessman Theodore Angelopolous in 2010.[8] In 2015 Barwani bought the Turkish shipyard Turquoise Yachts.[9][10]

He runs Musstir, a property developer with "stakes in several hotels in Oman".[1]

Barwani was a member of the board of directors of the National Bank of Oman.[11] He is a member of the board of Nautilus Minerals.[12]

Al Barwani received an honorary doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2010.[13] He also received a honorary doctorate degree from Miami University in 2013.[14]

Barwani is the honorary consul of Poland to Oman.[15]

 

As of May 2016, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$1.01 billion.[1]

Personal life

He is married to Sharifa al Harthy, who has always been involved in the company, and is deputy chairman of MB Holding.[16]

They have five children, and live in Muscat, Oman.[1] All five children work for MB Holding.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Mohammed Al Barwani". Forbes. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Mohammed Al Barwani". mbholdingco. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Executive Profile Mohamed Bin Ali Bin Mohamed Al Barwani". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "MB Holding Company LLC". www.mbholdingco.com. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  5. ↑ University, Heriot-Watt. "Oil & Gas Guru visits Dubai Campus". www.hw.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  6. ↑ Zaltzman, Julia (2017-07-22). "Full Steam Ahead for Oceanco". Robb Report. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  7. ↑ http://www.thehoworths.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mohammed-Al-Barwani.pdf
  8. ↑ "Meet Oman's mysterious oil billionaire builiding the world's most luxurious yachts". Al Bawaba. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  9. ↑ "Growing on instinct: Mohammed Al Barwani". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  10. ↑ "Insight: More than just business with Dr. Al Barwani". Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  11. ↑ "The World's 50 Richest Arabs 2016 - ArabianBusiness.com". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  12. ↑ "One in, one out at Nautilus Minerals". 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  13. ↑ "Honorary Graduates 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-12.
  14. ↑ "Miami to award 3,678 degrees: Author Wil Haygood keynote speaker". Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  15. ↑ "VII European Economic Congress - Poland, Katowice April 20-22 2015". www.eecpoland.eu (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  16. ↑ "The Pioneer". Business Today. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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