Oman Economic Forum  
Main Speakers
  • HE Khalil Bin Abdulah Al Khonji
    Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • HE Khalil Bin Abdulah Al Khonji

    H.E. Khalil Al Khonji is the Chairman of Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chairman of Omani Group for Contracting Materials and Chairman of Al Khonji Group of Companies.

    He previously held several positions among which:

    • Member of Municipal Council – Representative of Muttrah Wilayat
    • President of Financial & Projects affairs committee/ member of Traffic committee
    • Board member of Oman Waste Water Services Company (2004-2010)
    • Member and Honorary Secretary of Businessmen Council ( 1999 – 2003 )
    • Board Member of Oman Aviation Company ( 2004 – 2006 )
    • Member of Executive committee / Member of Auditing Committee
    • Chairman – Al Jazeera Tube Mills Co SAOG

    H.E. Khalil Al Khonji Graduated from University of Northern Colorado.

  • Mr. Fuad Siniora
    Former Prime Minister of Lebanon
  • Mr. Fuad Siniora

    H.E. Mr. Siniora is currently a Member of Parliament from Saida.

    H.E. was The Lebanese President of the Council of Ministers.

    Previously, H.E. held the position of Minister of Finance in Lebanon.

    H.E. Mr. Siniora holds a Master degree in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut.

  • HE Yahya Bin Said Al-Jabri
    Duqm (SEZ) Authority
  • HE Yahya Bin Said Al-Jabri

    HE Yahya Al-Jabri is the Chairman of Duqm (SEZ) Authority.

    H.E. was the Executive President of Capital Market Authority.

    H.E. Yahya Al-Jabri has vast experience of global corporate & investment banking with academic qualifications from prestigious American schools including the Kellogg School of Management, Harvard Business School and Darden University wherein he attained degrees in advanced Management programmes.

    In Addition to his current position he also holds senior positions in Oman's leading business & financial sectors such as being a member of the Board of Directors at the Central Bank of Oman, a Board member of the Civil Service Pension Fund, Chairman of Pak Oman Investment Company and Chairman of Majan Electricity Company to name a few.

    Earlier in his career, Excellency also represented Oman International Bank in the capacity of General Manger, where he was responsible for the complete operational aspect of the Bank which comprised of 81 local and 4 overseas branches in India & Pakistan.

  • HE ENG Ali Bin Masoud Al Sunaidi
    Minister of Commerce and Industry
  • HE ENG Ali Bin Masoud Al Sunaidi

    HE Eng. Ali Bin Masoud Al Sunaidi is Minister of Commerce and Industry.

    He was previously Minister of Sports Affairs & Chairman of the Oman Olympic Committee.

    Prior to that, HE. Al Sunaidi held the position of Undersecretary at the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

    He holds a MSc in Management from the University of Bristol, UK.

  • Mr. Tony Blair
    Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • Mr. Tony Blair

    Tony Blair served as Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from May 1997 to June 2007. He was also the leader of Britain’s Labour Party (1994 to 2007) and the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield, England (1983 to 2007).

    Tony Blair continues to be active in public life. He has many interests, not least his current role in the Middle East, which takes up the largest proportion of his time. Since leaving Downing Street, Tony Blair has served as the Quartet Representative to the Middle East. He represents the United States of America, United Nations, Russia and the European Union, working with the Palestinians to prepare for statehood as part of the international community’s effort to secure peace.

    He has launched the Tony Blair Faith Foundation to promote respect and understanding of and between the major religions and to make the case for faith as a force for good in the modern world. The foundation creates opportunities for people of all faiths and none to come together to learn directly from each other and to take joint action on shared humanitarian goals.

    Having been the first major head of government to bring climate change to the top of the international political agenda at the Gleneagles G8 summit in 2005, Mr. Blair is now leading the Breaking the Climate Deadlock Initiative, through which he is working with world leaders to bring consensus on a new and comprehensive international climate policy framework.

    In recognition of his debt to the North East, he has also launched the Tony Blair Sports Foundation, which will increase participation in sport by young people, particularly those who are currently socially excluded - by inspiring more adults to become trained coaches; by providing access to high quality nationally-accredited training for those we recruit; and by helping to match coaches with the schools and sports clubs which need them. The foundation is working to ensuring a sporting legacy in the North East for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics which Mr Blair helped to bring to the United Kingdom.


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Oman Economic Forum in its two previous editions focused on the long term vision of the sultanate that have kept it immune from regional and international bumps. This event in 2008 and 2010 brought forth development policies on all fronts as well as diversification plans geared to lessen dependency on oil exports which ultimately attracted the interest and participation of high level personalities.

Oman Today

In 2011 Omani authorities proved successful in coping with local challenges on the one hand and benefiting from international developments on the other. Positive indicators included growing budgetary spending without sparking inflation as well as a steady rise in oil output. In addition policymakers, vehemently set on diversifying the economy, have set new tax laws, new privatization laws, enhanced non-oil sectors, and formed a market-friendly economic environment.

Unlike other oil producing countries, Oman petroleum activities share of total GDP doesn’t exceed 41% mark compared to 59% for non petroleum activities, which marks a well diversified economy.

Moreover, the banking sector has recently witnessed a u-turn in its policies sparking wide interest, as Oman’s Central Bank issued a ruling, in May 2011, allowing Islamic banking activities and services and thus initiating a new era of banking in the sultanate.

The 3rd Oman Economic Forum discussed above mentioned aspects, and as with every round attracted the highest level of speakers, who presented the participating audience with detailed insight on Oman economy and existing investment opportunities.

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