Dr. Mohammed Al Barwani is the founder and Chairman of MB Group of companies. He has been serving as the honorary consul of Monaco for Oman since 2021. Additionally, he is a non-executive Director of several publicly traded and joint-stock companies, such as Al Madina Insurance Co. SAOG (Oman), and Watania Insurance Company (Abu Dhabi). He was formerly non-executive Chairman of Oman Air SAOC, the Omani national airline, board member of the National Bank of Oman, Shell Oman Marketing Company, Taageer Leasing Company (Oman), Nautilus Minerals Inc (Toronto Stock Exchange), and UCL Resources Pty Limited (Australian Stock Exchange). He was also the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Oman from April 2006 to November 2018.
Dr. Al Barwani has received the Royal Order of Commendation- Second Class from His Majesty the Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq for his effective societal contributions. He was felicitated with a Lifetime Achievement award by the Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal magazine (2008) and selected by Ernst & Young as a Global Entrepreneur to represent Oman in 2012. He was conferred “COMMANDEUR” IN DE ORDE VAN ORANGE-NASSAU by Her Majesty the Queen of The Netherlands in January 2012. Additionally, Dr. Al Barwani was awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland in March 2014.
Dr. Al Barwani has a Bachelor’s degree in Science from Miami University, USA & was awarded a Master’s degree and Honorary PhD in Petroleum Engineering from Herriot-Watt University, UK.