Top 100 Arabs 2025

72. Amal Suhail Bahwan

Vice chairperson, Suhail Bahwan Group

Origin: Oman

Residence: Oman

Sector: Diversified

2024 Rank: 70

Bahwan leads one of the largest conglomerates in Oman, boasting a portfolio of 100 brands and over 40 companies under its umbrella across the Gulf, North Africa, and South Asia.

It has invested in a diverse range of sectors, including Engineering and Infrastructure, Chemicals and Fertilisers, Energy, Healthcare, and Logistics, among others.

In May 2024, Bahwan acquired an equity stake in Monument Bank (the UK’s neo bank) to help guide the strategy of the bank, which focuses on the mass-affluent market.

In December 2023, UAE’s Inventure Metal Products Industries also announced a strategic partnership with Bahwan, a collaboration that reinforced the entity’s stronghold in the UAE and the GCC region.

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