Strategist, founder, board member

Ali Adnan Haider Darwish

Head of Strategic Planning at ITHCA Group. Founder and CEO of BHD Group. Building what Oman needs next.

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02 / Origin

I work on two scales at once: the strategy of a sovereign technology fund, and fourteen companies that carry my grandfather's name. Both begin with the same question. What should Oman build next?

03 / Scale

The work, measured.

2.5B+USD investment pipeline screened at ITHCA Group

20+Portfolio companies under strategic planning

14Companies in BHD Group, founded 2019

43→8Priority sectors, National Investment Strategy

04 / Journey

Ten years, one thread.

2017

Product Specialist

Reckitt Benckiser Group

Product portfolios and market presence for a global consumer goods leader.

2017

Economics Research

Central Bank of Oman

Research and analysis behind monetary policy and financial stability.

2017–19

Senior Business Development

Ernst & Young

Brought robotic process automation to the Omani market. Digital transformation with several ministries.

2019

Founder & CEO

BHD Group

Bin Haider Darwish LLC. A family-owned group of fourteen companies in printing, technology, SaaS and sovereign AI.

2019–21

Specialist Business Planner

Oman Aviation Group

Business plans and strategic initiatives across the group's aviation portfolio.

2021–23

Head of Business Environment

Oman Vision 2040 Office

Built the Invest in Oman centre. Narrowed the National Investment Strategy from 43 to 8 priority sectors.

2021–25

Senior Key Account Manager

Oman Broadband

Strategic accounts, new markets and broadband solutions for key clients.

2023

Secretary to the Board

DataOm

Board governance for ITHCA Group's submarine cable company.

2023

Board Member

Oman Fencing Committee

The national body for the sport of fencing in Oman.

2025

Head of Strategic Planning

ITHCA Group

Long-term strategy for a portfolio of 20+ companies. A pipeline of over USD 2.5 billion screened.

05 / Ventures

BHD Group. Fourteen companies, one family name.

Founded in 2019 as Bin Haider Darwish LLC, named for my grandfather. Printing was the first orbit. Software, platforms and sovereign AI followed.

Ventures and leadership

06 / Strategy

From Muscat, outward.

At the Oman Vision 2040 Office I worked with decision makers at ministerial level on the National Program for Investment and Export Development. That work included the 2022 government-to-government deals with India, Japan and China.

Today, at ITHCA Group, I lead strategic planning for Oman's sovereign technology fund.