Dr Rashid Ali Ibrahim Al Balushi has 26 years of solid experience in investment & financial management of strategic projects and development of companies with solid leadership skills.
Dr Rashid started his career in 1994- after graduating from University of Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering- at Muscat Municipality as Structure Engineer then moved up to Director of Projects & Maintenance.
Dr Rashid currently serves as the Managing Director of Iskan Oman Investment Company SAOC, a private equity investment company that was established in 2008. Earlier he was Chief Investment Officer in Oman Investment Corporation SAOC and before that he worked in Omantel as Head of Corporate Development. He is a practicing consultant engineer in his engineering Design & project management consultancy Office – www.pmcoman.com.
Dr Rashid has served in Boards of several government, private and professional bodies as listed below:
- – Professional Member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- – Member of the Association of Project Management (APM).
- Member of PMI (Project Management Institute), and a founding Member of PMI Oman Chapter, served as a member in the PMI-Arabian Gulf Chapter Board of Directors, from 2002 to 2008.
- – Member of Board of Governors of Sohar University.
- – Member of the Board and Vice Chairman of Duqm Quarries SAOC.
- – Chairman of Tawasul Social Development Foundation, SEZAD.
- – Member of the Board of Enhanced Fixed Income Fund – Bank Muscat SAOG.
- – Member of Economic Committee, Oman Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
- – Member of the Board of Tatweer Al Duqm, a wholly owned subsidiary of SEZAD.
- – Member of the Board of Pak Oman Asset Management Company.
In addition to his BSc. Civil Engineering, He holds MSc. Construction Management & PhD in Strategic Project Management from UK. He is a certified Project Management Professional.