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Te Mirror o the Omani Economy
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"Various parts of the Sultanate have absorbed many national workers and
the private sector has proved its cooperation in shouldering the responsibilityas it assumed a tangible role in cooperating with the government and boosting
sustainable development efforts. We are looking forward to a greater role to
be played by the private sector in the future, particularly in the field of the
development of human resources.
We are looking with satisfaction at the efforts made by the government during
the recent past in implementing our directives to employ thousands of our sonsand daughters in the civil, security and military sectors, and we could also like
to express our appreciation for the efforts made by the private sector in this
important domain".
From the Royal Speech delivered by
His Majesty Sultan Qaboos on the occasion of the inauguration of the
Council of Oman on 31/10/2011
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Al Roya is a comprehensive business newspaper which adopts amoderate media approach. As a private newspaper relying on its
editorial policy, freedom of speech in the Sultanate and the elevated
ceiling of constructive criticism.
It also relies on the awareness of the Omani journalists and adopts only
robust and transparent media that mirror concerns particularly the ignored
ones. Al Roya works diligently to ll the information gap that exists in
different aspects particularly the businesses and nancial sectors. AlRoya has pledged itself from the very beginning to raise the level of
economic awareness, and establish a state of movement in the association
by implementing novel and robust content, delivered to the reader in a
new style that will inevitably lead him to active thinking, speculation and
interaction with his newspaper. One of the focal points and top priorities
of Al Roya is the daily concerns, grievances, aspirations, dreams and
dilemmas of people. Quality editorial work and reporting providers the
reader with facts and information that have not been exaggerated or
embellished. Moreover, Al Roya has dedicated itself to be the pulse that
actually gauges the pangs associated with new developments, concerns
and hardships in the Omani arena. Al Roya abides strictly by the accuracy
policy of tracking news using all means available, and avoids following
rumors, superstitions and predictions. Al Roya adopts an objective policy
removed from exaggeration, overstatement or news fabrication.to create
a clear-cut distinction between news and opinions as well as between an
announcement and editorial materials. One of the axioms that Al Roya
believes in is the adherence to total transparency, avoiding the obliterationof facts and defending the reader's rights to knowledge in addition to the
right to reply and comment on what is being published in the newspaper
as well as putting the news from the Omani street in its list of priorities.
About Al Roya
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Programme
Number Event Approx1 Welcome speech by Iman bint Al Sa Al
Huraibi a journalist at Al Roya Newspaper7:30
2 An introductory lm (Al Roya, A mirror of theOmani economy)
7:35-7:40
3 Al Roya, a Story, a Success, a Partnership in
Economic Development, by Hatim bin HamadAl Taie, Editor in Chief
7:40-8:00
4 Experiences of a young entrepreneur 8:00-8:15
5 The Speech of the Assessment Committee byDr. Nasser bin Rashid AL Mowaly
8:15-9:10
6 Presentation of the Awards 9:15
7 Dinner
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Editor- in- Chiefs Speech.
Mirroring theEconomic Media
The print media plays a pivotal role in stimulating and supporting the diversityof activities in all aspects of life. Since its inception as the rst businessnewspaper in the Sultanate, Al Roya has pledged itself to play pioneering andunconventional roles in our media message and our communty particularlyin the business community. Thanks to Allah, Al Roya has achieved a lot in
various elds during the rst two years of its professional life, and now as wemove into our third year, it offers a pioneering initiative represented by TheAl Roya Business Award. It is an initiative which conforms to our enlightenedapproach adopted since the rst issue. Apropos, it pledges all it resources andcapability in the service of the community based on the belief that loving thecountry requires putting forth creative and innovative initiatives to contributeto supporting its advancement and development. It is an integral part ofpaying back, in kind, for this country, its pioneers and innovative peoplein all business elds. This has made it essential for us to honour all those
who offered creative and innovative methods to help develop this country.There are many of these elite people in our country. The initiative aimsto highlight the achievements of businesses both in the private and publicsectors based on the partnership of community building. We need to share inthe success of these enterprises, circulating their experiences and narratingstories of the hardships they encountered at the start of their projects. Theway to success is steeped with strenuous challenges. All such challenges canbe overcome by a strong will, determination and systematic management.Our Omani community is full of success stories which need to be recognized
as well as honoured and used so that we share their experiences, and createsuccessful role models to be adopted by the youth in their pursuit of successand in serving the community. A question which may trouble some peopleis: What has the media to do with all these issues?Our reply to this question is that the media is a mirror of community andis intrinsically assigned to this task and much more. The initiative aims toestablish a professional culture to support and raise awareness of Omanseconomy and provide role models to encourage young entrepreneurs, withinthe framework of small and medium enterprises, to promote SMEs
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It is a quality initiative to explore successful developmental enterprise
and to honour its owners and managers as well as identifying its creative
ideas, conducted by Al Roya Press and Publishing House represented
by Al Roya Newspaper for the purpose of enhancing the role of the
local media in supporting the Omani economy. Furthermore, the award
focuses on the Omani economy and pioneers through encouraging
the entrepreneurs of economic and commercial enterprises as well as
appraising their efforts. The award aims to establish economic business
models brought to the scene whether by male or female entrepreneurs
and set such models as successful national models to be adopted in the
development of the Omani economy.
About the Award
Objectives o the Award
To hone the skills of Omani business entrepreneurs and commercialenterprises owners, in an attempt to encourage them to develop their
businesses.
To contribute towards improving the skills of male and female
entrepreneurs and developing enterprises.
To contribute towards creating business entrepreneurs for
establishments adopting sustainability in its projects.
Introducing models of success.
Interacting with the Sultanate's trend and strategy of diversifying the
income resources. Identifying the role of local media in supporting the national income
and introducing the different economic opportunities and sectors.
Enhancing the role of media in leveraging the specialized media in the
Sultanate by supporting business entrepreneurs and commercial
enterprises.
Exchanging expertise and ideas among entrepreneurs and commercial
enterprises.
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Awards Standards
The availability of a written plan for the company.
The availability of a marketing plan.
Capabilities of the management staff such as (their academic
qualications, training courses, past research studies, scientic
researches, proposals, publications and years of experience). The level of innovation .
The project must be successful in terms of
Annual prot.
Omanization ratio.
Community service and social responsibility
Main Awards
Al Roya Award for the best business enterprise (Government
Sector).
Al Roya Award for the best business enterprise (Public Sector) .
Al Roya Award for the best business enterprise (Individuals).
Al Roya Award for the best small and medium enterprises.
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Assessment CommitteeConsists of a group of academic, economic, social and media experts
who have made prominent contributions in the eld of business and
economics. The committee consists of the following members:
Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Harthy Chairman of the Omani
Economic Association
Dr. Salah Abdurrahman Al Talib Economist
Dr. Nasir bin Rashed Al Mowaly Academic
Mr. Hatim bin Hamad AL Taie Editor-in-Chief of
Al Roya Newspaper
Mr. Ahmed bin Saeed Kshoob Economic Expert
Mr. Abdullah bin Saeed Al Shaeily Head of News Oman TV
Miss. Iman bint Al Saf Al Huraibi Journalist at
Al Roya Newspaper
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Chairman of the Omani Economic Association. He is an economic expert and consultant. He
graduated with a BA in Business Administration and Accounting from the United States of America
in 1979. He was also awarded a Masters Degree in Economics from
the United States of America in 1981. He participated in the work of
several government committees, seminars and conferences held in
various countries around the world.
He holds the Medal of Good Civil Service Appreciation - 1st
class, awarded in 1990. He is Author of the Oman Encyclopedia -
Condential Documents - 6 Volumes issued by Arab Unity Studies
Centre - Beirut, in 2007. He is a translator of Al Mudarib and Ibra
Book Two models of the traditional Omani city. He participated
in the membership and the chairmanship of the boards of many
companies. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Arab
Organization for Translation - Beirut. A member of the Founding
Committee of the Federation of Arab Translators Beirut, a member
of the Federation of Arab translators - Beirut. Member of the
Management Development Forum. Member of Founding Committee
of Omani Economic Association, a member of the Founding Committee of the Gulf Economic
Association, a Board member of the Gulf Economic Association, Bahrain.
Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Harthy
Mohammed bin Abdullahbin Hamad Al-Harthy
Dr. Salah Al alibHe is an economic and nance market expert in the Capital Market Authority. He assumed
many positions in the nance and banking sectors during the period from 1971 to 1992 inthe Republic of Iraq and Bahrain. He also worked as an instructor of nance and banking
management for 20 years in various academic institutions and universities. He participated in
scientic research in a number of local, regional and international conferences during the period
from 1977 up to the present day. He worked in banking management,
nance analysis, stock market, nancial crisis management
and international economy. Moreover, he managed a number
of university level scientic seminars and a number of TV and
radio seminars in elds related to capital market, nance analysis,
international economy, nancial crisis management and banking
management. He has published more than 40 studies and articles
in a number of newspapers and scientic magazines specialized andnon-specialized in banking management, international economy,
capital market, nancial analysis and management.
He assumed various managerial posts during the period from
1976 to the present day some of which are deputy manager of the
Gulf International Bank / Bahrain during the period from 1976 to
1983, Assistant General Manager, Al Aradin Bank, Iraq during the
period from 1984 until 1990, Faculty Assistant Dean, Al Hadba University, Iraq during the period
from 1998 until 2001, Finance and Banking Section Chief, Jarash University, Jordan during the
period from 2003 until 2006, Insurance Committee Member at Oman Chamber of Commerce
and Industry.
Dr Salah Al alib
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Dr. Nasir bin Rashid Al Mowaly
Hatim bin Hamad Al Taie
He is an Associate Professor in Economy at the Finance and
Economy Department, Sultan Qaboos University. He assumed theposition of Chief of the Academic Group at the Indian Ocean Rim
Association for Regional Cooperation. He is a Board Member and
one of the founders of the Omani Economic Association. He is a
professional member in the American Economic Association. He is
one of the external observers at the Omani Accreditation Council,
a member of the Omani Network for Quality, a member of the
Consultation Council of the Colleges of Applied Sciences, a member
of the Board of Trustees for Oman College for Administration and
Technology, an expert in licensing the academic programmes of the
Ministry of Higher Education. He held the position of an expert at
the Court of Appeal in the Sultanate. He participated in the OmaniEncyclopedia by writing about Omani international commerce.
His studies tackled the specialty of trade and economy inux,
intellectual property rights and economical growth. Many of his
articles were published and he presented a number of his research
papers at many local and international conferences. Furthermore, he
was assigned to assess a number of scientic journals and seminars
and was presented with many awards.
Hatim al Taie, is the founder and editor-in-chief of Al Roya,
Omans rst in depth business daily newspaper. He established
Al Roya Press and Publishing House in 1994, publishing books in
English and Arabic specialising in Omans history, culture, travel
and the environment as well several monthly magazines.
He graduated from the University of Rabat, Morocco, with aBachelor of Law degree and followed this with a Masters degree in
International Law from the New York University, USA.
He has contributed articles to various periodicals in the eld
of art and culture, and continues to do so. He has been invited to
lecture at various seminars and conferences, with both a local and
international presence.
Hatim bin HamadAl aie
Dr. Nasir bin RashidAl Mowaly
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Ahmed bin Saeed Kshoob
Abdullah bin Said Al Sheily
Ahmed bin SaeedKshoob
He is the CEO of Trust International for Investment, a board
member of Muscat Capital Market Authority, board member ofthe Financial Intermediary Association, an accredited trainer at the
Ministry of Manpower, an accredited trainer of human resources,
manager of Maharat Centre for Human Resources, a lecturer for
some programmes and courses held at the Ministry of Commerce
and Industry and a presenter of the market economy radio
programme. He has 25 years of experience and an MA in business
management.
He holds a Bachelor degree in Arabic Language and Literature
from Sultan Qaboos University. He works as the news director of
the Sultanate of Oman TV and he is also the announcer of political
and economic programmes in the same entity. Al Sheily has eleven
years of experience in preparing and delivering programmes most
notably the Economic Vision.
Abdullah bin Said Al Sheily
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Miss Iman bint Sa Al Huraibi
A human resources specialist at Sultan Qaboos School
(10-1) Diwan of Royal court. She has 5 years experience
in media and public relations. She works as a Media and
Public Relations Ofcer at Dhofar University. She obtained
her BA in English Language and Literature from Sultan
Qaboos University, and currently she is pursuing her higher
education in English Pedagogy.
Miss Iman bint SafAl Huraibi
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Names of
participants in
Al Roya
Business Award
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1. Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) (Omani Medical Simulation Centre )
It was established as the rst Omani medical simulation centre to support all
types of educational and medical institutions, public and private hospitals inaddition to physicians under training. It provides training opportunities on the
latest medical simulation systems for physicians particularly the specialties
with high risk such as emergency medicine and intensive care units, surgeons,
gynaecologists and delivery specialists in a simulative
environment that reects the real role of a physician
in such specialties under critical situations without
endangering the lives of patients. The importance of
the centre relies on providing educational opportunities
on advanced medical training for physicians with specialties on specialtiesparticularly emergency medicine. Moreover, it has an importance in the strategy
adopted by the council to provide a virtual environment that is the closest to the
real environment which will eventually enhance the medical services rendered
in the Sultanate .
2. Capital Market Authority Festival for Orphans
This project aims at buying shares in favor of orphaned children and involving
them in the economical transactions as well as establishing the investment
culture in the orphaned youth. This project was executed in a partnership with theMinistry of Social Development and Muscat Clearing & Depository Company.
Moreover, the CMA participates with other nancial institutions in organizing
the stock market. The most important objectives of
the Capital Market Authority are supervising the sales
and purchases of stocks, working on establishing fair
standards of pricing, safety of procedures, settlement
of rights and commitments and other issues.
3. Majan Electricity Company (the Green Building)The green building, of Majan Electricity Company is considered as an eco-
friendly building in which it uses more than 80% of high quality glass installed
at the front side of the building in which no heat will permeate through the glass
to the ofces inside. It is worth mentioning that Majan Electricity Company
distributes and supplies electricity to its areas of
operation such as the northern Batinah Region, Al
Burami Governorate and Al Dhahirah Governorate.
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1. International Financial Services
It was founded in March 1989 and provides nancial
intermediary service for stocks issued at the Capital MarketAuthority in addition to nancial consultation services for its
clients.
2. Al Mamlaka for Organizing Exhibitions (Muscat Bride Exhibition)
The exhibition aims to display an integrated show for the latest fashion designs
and companies providing wedding parties services. The exhibition attracts more
than 100 experts and service providers to display their products in addition to
other central stores specialized in providing all brides and bridegrooms needs
in general for and women in particular. The exhibition showcased a number oftalented designers specializing in designing traditional Omani
dresses. This company is one of the pioneering companies in
the led of organizing inspired exhibitions in the Sultanate in
cooperation with small and medium companies. Some of the most important
achievements of this company is the training of the Omani youth and selecting
qualied persons as well as supporting small and medium companies.
3. Al Nimr International for Exhibition Organization (1st Oman Exhibition for
Basic Infrastructure)It is one of the pioneering exhibition organizing companies in Oman comprising
an enthusiastic team of young, experienced and dynamic professionals, who have
the passion and requisite skills to organize high-prole events for prestigious
exhibitors and clientele. The exhibition focuses on paving
the way for the local and international companies to present
their services and products for their clients, stakeholders
intending to invest in the construction and contracting
sector in the Sultanate. Furthermore, the exhibition enables individuals
and the Association to get acquainted to products of local and internationalcompanies and to have an idea about the job opportunities in this sector as well
as getting products with competitive prices. The exhibition includes a group of
environmental conservation projects such as recycling papers and renewable
energy. Of the most prominent exhibitions organized by Al Nimr is the 1st
Oman Basic Infrastructure Exhibition, and also Media and Advertisement
Exhibition, Oman Medical Conference and Exhibition, Sport and Luxurious
Cars Exhibition and an Indian Real Estate Exhibition.
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4. Brshutis for Media and Digital Art
Brshutis was founded in 2008 by two young Omani entrepreneurs holding
both academic and vocational certicates in the eld of Business Management
and Digital Media. Brshutis is a company specializing in the
visual and photographic imaging (video), lm industry, media
coverage, digital production, 3D animation, graphic designing
and audio production.
The company is based in Muscat and has established a new branch in Qatar in 2011.
It contributed with its expertise to the implementation of a number of social
awareness campaigns for a number of social institutions, governmental civil
and private companies. It contributed to the development of advertisement and
media sectors in the Sultanate through its contributions and actions implemented
collaboratively with a number of college and university students in addition to
holding a number of training courses in elds related to media in an attempt toqualify students for the labor market.
1. Azurd Coast for Trading (Sahil Azurd for Trading )
A technical company specialized in supplying and installing
luxurious products and front decorations of buildings (natural
stones, marble, proong materials and wooden oors)
Omanization ratio in this company is 50%.
2. Mohamed bin Hamdoon Al Balushi Establishment
A car washing station using jet steam power. This project contributed to
providing a large number of employment opportunities and in the developing
process through the Omani youth for creating new ideas for
small and medium projects. The staff of this company is working
on developing the project, using new technology and adopting
environmental sustainability practices.
3. Sanad Center for Smart Cards
It provides smart cards services for dwellers of Ibra Wilayaat
in Al Sharqiaya region. It also provides a number of services
such as typing and follow up procedures.
4. Ahmed bin Hamdoon Al Bablushi
One of the Sanad service centers specialized in providing a range of services such
as typing marriage forms for expatriates and printing the form of the contract of
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employment. It is also authorized to provide other services such
as typing work permits forms, labor cards, visa applications, civil
status forms and medical examination forms for the expatriates
as well as collecting electricity, water and telephone bills, sales
of mobile scratch cards and SIM Cards, color printing, photocopying, imaging,
digital copying. It is characterized by an innovative work management as well
as a creative way of dealing with clients and providing services.
5. Suleiman bin Esaa Al Amry Establishment
One of the Sanad service centers specialized in providing a range
of services such as typing the marriage forms for expatriates
and printing the form of the contract of employment. It is also
authorized to provide other services such as typing work permits
forms, labor cards, visa applications, civil status forms and medical examinationforms for the expatriates as well as collecting electricity water and telephone
bills, sales of mobile scratch cards, SIM cards, color printing, photocopying,
imaging and digital copying.
6. Bushra Al Muna Establishment for Perfume and Incense
The company has 8 years experience in perfume and incense production.
The company represented by its staff is working on promoting the products
of productive families. During the last year it established a welfare exhibitionfor productive families as well as an exhibition for female entrepreneurs for
a period of one month with a participation of more than
70 female entrepreneurs. The prots of the exhibition was
dedicated for the benet of the National Association for
Cancer. The company established a welfare ceremony during Salalah Tourism
Festival 2011.
7. Alkaf Al Arabya( Alkaf Arabic Enterprises )
It is specialized in supplying and installing tents and nomad tents. Theexclusiveness of this project is that it provides a number of employment
opportunities for Omani youth using materials from the local environment
for creating the products of the project such as nomad
tents and tents. Furthermore, the project takes into
consideration the sustainability considerations through
the diversication of future products and ideas .
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Isihak bin Hilal Al ShiryaniIt provides consultation, managerial and nancial services
as well as providing economic feasibility studies for new
and emerging enterprises which include small and medium
enterprises. The main objective of the project is familiarising
the clients with the mechanism of scientic researching, human
resources management, incentives, strategies management,
questionnaires building, investing the natural resources,
sales and marketing processes as well as providing new entrepreneurs with
statistics about the market and population at the project site. My project has
contributed to supporting a large number of entrepreneurs by knowing how to
start their buisness properly. Therefore, I have built a database of clients who
implemented large projects (such as Wahat Al Osra Family Oasis at Bahla
valued approx. 400.000/- OMR and still this project is in operation in the proper
way. The project has attained a number of positive results some of which are
establishing the principle of work and self reliance instead of just waiting for
welfare subsidies from others, teaching young job seekers in the Sultanate using
an advanced teaching methodology on the proper way of establishing their own
projects and at the same time instructing and training them in a profession that
suits them for living. This will help them get ideas for more productive projects
as per their working capital such as gas and oil projects where it is rare to nd
youth in this sector.
The Industrial Innovation Centre
It is a unique initiative that aims to support industrial projects in the Sultanate
and connecting them with the research centers. It aims at building a rich
knowledge, culture in the industrial sector and highlighting the benets of
cooperation with the research community at universities,laboratories, institutions and scientic centers. It also aims
at encouraging the small and medium enterprises in adopting
the scientic research methods and innovation in a pursuit
towards developing and expanding its activities. Furthermore,
it aims at instructing the academics researchers on how to overcome industrial
and commercial challenges and nding solution in a scientic method in
conformity with the pioneering ideas of the concerned institutions. Moreover,
Al Roya Award for Individual Enterprises
D. Al Roya Award for Individual Projects
1. The Best Economic Governmental Establishment
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it aims at encouraging small and medium-sized organizations to adopt research
and innovation tools to develop their scope of work and provide academic
researchers with opportunities to deal with and solve industrial and commercial
problems and challenges. Also, it aims at providing a platform for exchanging
ideas and communication between innovative entrepreneurs and investors to
compete with other countries that are advanced in the industrial sector and to
minimize the importation of industrial products.
2. The Best Business Figure for 2011 Individual Government Sector
Sheikh Salah bin Hilal Al Mowaly
Director General of the General Directorate for the Development of Small and
Medium Enterprises in the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Sheikh Salah obtained a Masters degree in International
Business in 2001 from the School of Business Administration,Shefeld University, UK, and a BA degree in Business
Administration in 1996 from Arkansas State University,
USA.
Sheikh Salah Al Mowaly has made a number of contributions
to the establishment of the Directorate and the development of its strategy
until 2013. He established annually a well reputed conference exhibition for
small and medium enterprises. He developed a strategic cooperation on the
management of small business projects in the United States to transfer their
expertise and experiences in the development policies to develop small andmedium enterprises and its programs in the Sultanate of Oman. The development
of strategic partnerships with international agencies in India, Malaysia, Korea
and Turkey, which can provide technical assistance to strengthen the small and
medium enterprises sector in the Sultanate of Oman. A number of Memoranda
of Understanding have been signed with such entities to develop the public
and private sectors and to partnership with various sectors including nancial
institutions, Chamber of Commerce and Industry and businessmen to develop
specic programs for the development of small and medium enterprises in the
Sultanate of Oman.Designing an intensive training programme to train Omani businessmen to be
implemented by a team from the Directorate.
Leading the team of the Directorate in the preparation and publication of manuals
aimed at disseminating knowledge, entrepreneurial culture and information to
the business. He participated in numerous conferences, courses and workshops
locally, regionally and internationally. Moreover, he delivered many lectures in
a number of forums and various media programmes.
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3.The Best Economic Establishment Private Sector
Sohar Aluminum was established in September 2004. Its real productive capacity
started in February 2009. Since its inception, it focused on many important
issues such as Omanization which recently reached 70% of
its national work force. This percentage is the supporting
work force of the company. Within this framework, the
company has implemented many projects which provide
2 million dollars of employment opportunities for Omani
youth per year for the purpose of supporting the new Omani generation. The
company has also established Sohar Aluminum Training Center to train Omani
nationals.
Aluminum Sohar is proud of the contribution it makes to the local community it
operates in. This strategy can be best displayed through its mission of achieving
a good fortune, afuence and income growth for Al Batina region.Aluminum Sohar yearly dedicates 1.5% of shareholders prots for the social
responsibility programs.
It is expected that the social responsibility programmes provided by the company
this year will have a wider effect on the community through the synergic efforts
of Sohar Aluminium, Vale and ORPIC some of the largest companies in the
governorate, to launch a range of social responsibility programmes under an
agreement on an investment project including educational, medical, health and
environmental services projects in addition to developing the infrastructure of
the local community.
4. The Best Business Figure Banking Sector
Mr. Abdel Gader Asklaan
The CEO of Oman Arab Bank in the Sultanate of Oman, started his career as
an accountant with a monthly salary of only $ 4o/. nally he managed bank
assets of $ 2.2 billion dollars.
His experience includes banking in Jordan, Yemen, United
Arab Emirates and the Sultanate.
Abdel Gader did not have any interest in banking and whenhe graduated from Al Najah College, Jordan in 1956 he was
seriously planning to join the Aviation College to become a
pilot but instead applied to the Arab Bank in Amman as an
accountant in 1957.
He remained in the Arab Bank for 9 months and was then assigned to manage
the bank branch in Yemen, and continued there from 1958 to 1969. Later he
became the branch manager in the Arab Bank in Ras Al Khaimah in 1970, and
in 1973 he was appointed branch manager of the Arab Bank in the Sultanate of
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Oman. Arab Bank started its banking activity in the Sultanate starting with 50
million OMR, and now the bank assets value more than $ 2.2 billion.
The nancial activity of the bank concentrates on joint stock companies and on
providing facilitates for contractors.
5. The Best Business fgure the Vocational Association
Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Hamad al-Harthy.
Chairman of Omani Economic Association, an economic
expert and consultant. He holds a BA in Business
Administration and Accounting from the United States of
America (1979), and gained his Masters Degree in Economics
from the United States of America in 1981.
He has participated in the work of several government
committees, seminars and conferences held in variouscountries around the world. He holds the Medal of Civil Service Appreciation
- rst class (1990). He is the Author of the Oman Encyclopedia (his vast and far
ranging credentials were mentioned earlier).
6. The Best Business fgure Businessmen
Yusuf bin Yaqub bin Nasser Al Busaidi
Chairman of the Entrepreneurs Forum at the Chamber of
Commerce and Industry of Oman during the period (2007-
2010).The Forum was established to be a platform for young citizens
in the Sultanate, for businessmen and businesswomen as well
as ones who are interested in the world of entrepreneurship.
The Forum implemented a range of activities focusing on
adopting ideas of business entrepreneurs, synergizing their efforts and work
on improving their success opportunities through outstanding programmes and
activities.
In cooperation with government agencies and private sector institutions, the
committee established the Exhibition and Conference for Small and MediumEnterprises during the period from 16 to 18 February 2009, and has been held
annually since that time.
The Forum held a number of meetings for entrepreneurs on a quarterly basis
in which four meetings were held at the main center of the Chamber in the
Governorate of Muscat in 2010.
He has his BA in Business Administration from the University of St. Louis -
Missouri, United States, as well as a Masters degree in from Majan University
College with association with Bedfordshire University, UK.
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7. The Best Business Figure - Businesswomen
Sharifa bint Musallam Alburami
She is a business entrepreneur focusing on developing
small and medium enterprises and promoting a culture of
entrepreneurship.
She has 11 years of practical experience in the public and
private sectors in the Sultanate and the United Kingdom.
She holds a BA degree with distinguished honours and
graduated in medical science from the University of Portsmouth,
UK. She is specialized in Total Quality Management Systems.
Moreover, she is an expert the systems of Quality Assessment, accredited by the
South Africa National Accreditation Systems (SANAS).
Currently she is the Managing Partner of Al Jazeera Global Services and
Investment, in addition to being a business consultant and certied trainer forthe Cisco Institute of Entrepreneurship (USA).
She also has a social and voluntary activity in the civil association represented in
various social initiatives and panel discussions and the debate about empowering
women and the youth in the community.
She was elected to the post of Vice-Chairperson of the Womens Association
in Muscat, Oman (2010-2012), and she is also a member of the Female
Entrepreneurs Forum in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Oman.
Her current efforts are devoted solely to directing and stimulating local entrepreneurs
and to providing advice and ways of developing the sector of small and mediumenterprises in addition to participating in various conferences, workshops and
seminars in the eld of business management and capacity building.
8. Al Roya Award for the Best Civil Association Establishment
The Omani Association for Farmers of Al Batinah Governorate (My Product
Project)
My Product Project was established and implemented by the Omani Association
for Farmers of Al Batinah Governorate with cooperation of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries and Tourism Development. The project aims atimproving the income of a number of productive families in the Al Batinah
region and enhancing the output of its commercial project
on the long run.
This initiative aims to support the productive activities
practised by the participating families such as beekeeping,
date products, vegetables, fruit, eggs to be exhibited and sold
in the market. It is considered as clear cut evidence of the
close cooperation that we seek to establish between the public and private
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sectors to help the community through supporting rural woman activities. The
aspect of this initiative is represented by providing support for farmers to enhance
the presence of their projects in the local market .This can be attained through
training them on the effective packaging and marketing techniques. The prots
of this project will be totally granted to the participating families. The project
was implemented in 7 phases through a thorough and in- depth feasibility study
and selecting the appropriate products, the participating families, the nature of
activities, training on packaging and marketing techniques, work and nancial
management. The preparation phases also included a eld visit by a number of
the Association members and farmers of Al Batinah to the farms to evaluate
the volume of work and estimating the capacity of the project. The families
responded actively through their determination to manage their own living
resources by themselves. This association was founded in 6 December 2005
and is based in Al Swaiq Wilayaat.
Since its inception, the association had clear cut objectives of instructing
the farmers on adopting new farming techniques and supplying cutting edge
farming equipment as well as environmental friendly pesticides to be used by
the participating families. The association also worked on communicating with
farming experts and specialists. The Ministry of Agriculture had supported in
this regard through providing information and expertise . The association helped
in promoting the products through participating in the exhibitions, seminars
and researches in and outside the Sultanate some of which are the SustainableDevelopment Seminar for the Agricultural Sector and the organization of the
labor market in which the association participated in presenting a research and
exhibiting a number of vegetables at the exhibition.
9. The Best Economic Programme Economic Media Sector
Economic Vision Programme
Prepared by Mr. Abdullah bin Saeed Al Sheily and edited by Mohamed Al Jabry,
the Economic Vision Programme is one of the oldest live dialogues presented
at Oman TV. It had been broadcasted over the past 11 years. The programme ispresented in TV serials presented every Saturday night at 9pm in which it hosts
an elite of experts, ofcials, academics and stakeholders to discuss the economic
issues and activities related to economic development in the Sultanate as well
as other economic issues at regional and international levels. The programmes
have attracted a large number of audiences interested in the economic issues.
The programme provides supporting information in the form of headlines and
points discussed in the programme subtitled in the TV banner.
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