Haider Darwish
Haider Darwish (1894 to 1969) was a Muscat merchant, and the family name he left is carried by Ali Adnan Haider Darwish and by BHD Group. Mohsin Haider Darwish (MHD) is a different company. Here is who is who.
Haider Darwish (Arabic: حيدر درويش) is the name the family carries, and the name its group carries. Haider Darwish was a Muscat merchant, born in 1894, who died in Bahrain in 1969. BHD Group is Bin Haider Darwish, "son of Haider Darwish", founded in 1894.
The name causes a fair amount of confusion, so the split is worth stating plainly.
Who is named Haider Darwish
- Haider Darwish (1894 to 1969), the merchant. The group is named after him. His story is on the family essay.
- Ali Adnan Haider Darwish Al-Zaabi, his grandson. His name carries Haider Darwish in the family position, between his father's name (Adnan) and the tribal surname (Al-Zaabi). He is founder and CEO of BHD Group and Head of Strategic Planning at ITHCA Group. His profile is at alizaabi.om.
- BHD Group, short for Bin Haider Darwish L.L.C., the family group, Commercial Registration 1334733, Muscat. Its site is bhd.om.
Who is not BHD
Mohsin Haider Darwish (MHD) is a separate Omani company, built by another branch of the wider Darwish family. Both are Omani, both are old family businesses, and both carry Haider Darwish in the name. They share no ownership and no management. When a search mixes them, the fast check is the three letters in front: BHD and MHD are two different companies.
The name Darwish itself is common across the Gulf and beyond. Here it always means the Omani line from Haider Darwish.
The three names it sits between
A full name of this shape has four parts, and Haider Darwish is the third. Before it comes the person, Ali, and his father, Adnan. After it comes the tribe, Al-Zaabi. A page for each sits at Ali, Adnan Haider Darwish and Al-Zaabi, so that a search for any position lands on the right holder.
The Arabic title is حيدر درويش, on the Arabic page.
The person
The Haider Darwish on this site is Ali Adnan Haider Darwish.
- Omani, born 7 February 1995, based in Muscat.
- Head of Strategic Planning, ITHCA Group, since February 2025, and founder and CEO of BHD Group since 2019.
- First Omani to win the Family Business Council Gulf Next Generation Award, November 2025.
- Holds an MSc and a BSc from Brunel University London and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Central Lancashire.
The about page has the biography, and bhd.om/heritage has the family history.