Board of Directors

Mr. Ibrahim Said Al Riyami held the position of Diplomat (Ambassador rank) at the Omani Embassy in Washington DC until the year 2021. He previously held different senior positions in the government sector in the fields of administration and finance, human resources development, IT and communications department and foreign relations. Mr. Ibrahim was also First Secretary at the Sultanate’s embassy in the United Kingdom and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Al Sahwa Schools. Mr. Ibrahim was previously the Chairman of Oman 70 Holding Company.

He holds a degree of Bachelors of Art in Public Administration from Seattle University in the USA, and a Master of Arts in Diplomatic Studies from the University of Westminster in the UK.

He is also a certified Business Consultant Coach.

Mr. Al Rabeea joined the Ooredoo Oman Board in 2011. He has worked in the government sector for more than 37 years, during which time he has held a number of senior positions in human resources, information technology and telecommunications. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Duqm Data Centre and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts. He is the Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee.

Mr. Thani Ali Al Malki joined the Ooredoo Oman Board in 2019, and is the Chairman of the Security Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

Mr. Thani is currently the Chief Business Officer at Ooredoo Qatar since January 2023, after being Executive Director Business at Ooredoo Qatar, responsible for end-to-end profit and loss for the company's B2B portfolio, including connectivity, ICT and mega projects.

Previously, Mr. Al Malki was Ooredoo Qatar's Head of Radio Network, achieving great success and launching the first 5G network in Qatar, while leading the Active Division Team at the company.

Prior to that, he worked at Es'hailSat - a Qatar-based satellite company - as part of their project management office in Palo Alto California, where he contributed to the manufacture and successful launch of the first satellite for Qatar.

Having a strong understanding of business telecom systems, which he gained during his time at British Telecom, as well as extensive expertise in IT infrastructure working with Barwa Media Company, Mr. Al Malki brings a wealth of experience to the Board.

He holds a B.S. in Electronics & Communication Engineering from the University of Leeds, UK.

Dr. Faisal Al Farsi is currently the CEO of the Social Protection Fund in Oman, and previously held the position of General Manager of the Public Authority for Social Insurance. He has been a board member of several banks and General Public Joint Stock Companies.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, a Master’s Degree in International Business Law, and a PhD in Business and Commercial Law. He is a graduate of the first batch of the Public Policy and Strategic Planning Program in the Royal Academy of Management. Dr. Faisal is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Mr. Shabib Mohammed Al Darmaki joined Ooredoo Oman Board in September 2020. He previously held the position of Director – General of the Civil Service Employees’ Pension Fund. He also holds board membership in several public joint stock companies, in the fields of business and Islamic banking services.

Mr. Shabib Al Darmaki holds a Master’s Degree in Accounting from Oklahoma City University in the United States of America and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Helwan University in Egypt.

Mr. Hussein Abdullah Al Haddad has worked in the government sector for more than 31 years. He is currently the Head of the Secretariat General for National Celebrations in Salalah. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Qurayat Tourism Project and its Audit Committee.

He is a business man who has established a number of projects and companies in Oman, and a representative of several international companies in the Sultanate.

Saim Yaksan was appointed Ooredoo Group Chief Transformation Officer in October 2021.

He has over 25 years of experience in Telecommunications, IT and Financial Services industries across mature and emerging markets around the world. Saim has successful record of large scale business transformations for several Telecom Operators, Digital & Fintech and Technology companies.

Prior to joining Ooredoo, he was Senior Vice President at McKinsey with focus on transformation and ICT. Previously, Saim was Group Chief Transformation Officer for MTN leading multiple business turnarounds by establishing new digital revenue streams and cost efficiencies. He had various senior roles as CEO of MTN Cameroon, Group Chief Procurement Officer and CEO of MTN Sourcing Companies. Saim has also held several senior roles at Vodafone Group and as CPO in Vodafone operations.

Saim holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Cologne, Germany and participated in Erasmus scholarship program studying at Dublin City University, Ireland.

Mr. Eisa Al Mohannadi joined the Ooredoo Oman Board as a Director in June 2020, and currently serves as Chief Financial Officer in Ooredoo Qatar, where he has held a number of positions since 2012. Mr. Al Mohannadi was also in charge of multiple senior positions in the field of Banking services, Risk Management, Revenue Assurance and public administration.

Mr. Al Mohannadi holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from Marymount University in the United States of America. He also holds a Master degree in Digital Transformation from HEC PARIS.

Mr. Al Mohannadi is the Chairman of the Executive Committee.