Muscat Stock Exchange SAOC appointed Mohammed Mahfoudh Al Ardhi as the new Chairman of its Board of Directors, as per a report issued by the Oman Investment Authority (OIA) on Thursday [April 8].
Mohammed Al Ardhi will become the first chairman of the Board of Directors of the Muscat Stock Exchange SAOC, previously known as Muscat Securities Market (MSM).
Having the distinction of being the longest-serving native Chief of the Royal Air Force, Air Vice Marshal (Retired), Mohammed Mahfoudh Al Ardhi was decorated for his illustrious career by the Late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, with the highly prestigious, Order of Oman in 2000.
He joined Sohar International as the chairman in December 2017 and is also the Executive Chairman of the global investment firm, Investcorp.
Al Ardhi regularly speaks on international trade, the relationship between the Middle East and the West and the security of the Gulf. He is also the author of three books: “Arabs Down Under”, “Pearls from Arabia” and “Arabs Unseen”.
