Kooheji was appointed CEO of Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat in March 2012 and now oversees its $7.1 billion of assets with stakes in 40 commercial entities, including Bahrain Telecommunications Co (Batelco), Gulf Air, and Aluminium Bahrain (Alba). Kooheji is also the chairman of Alba, one of the world’s largest aluminium smelters, which said it was on track to exceed its 2012 production record of 890,000 in 2013.