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Career

Each role in Ali Adnan Haider Darwish's career, what the work was and what it taught him.

• What economic research at the Central Bank of Oman taught me

  Lessons from six months of economics research at the Central Bank of Oman in 2017, and how they shape my strategy work.

• What a board secretary does, from my seat at DataOm

  I have served as Secretary to the Board of DataOm, ITHCA Group's submarine cable company, since October 2023. This is what the role involves.

• My education: from The Sultan's School to a doctorate

  How my studies ran from the IB Diploma in Muscat to Brunel University London and a doctorate at UCLan, with my certificates.

• Bringing robotic process automation to Oman at EY

  What I learned in business development at EY in Oman from 2017 to 2019, when I helped bring robotic process automation (RPA) to the Omani market.

• The FBCG Next Generation Award, and what it meant to me

  In November 2025 I became the first Omani to win the Family Business Council Gulf Next Generation Award, listed for BHD Printing and Designing.

• Building the Invest in Oman centre at Vision 2040

  What I did as Head of Business Environment at the Oman Vision 2040 Unit from 2021 to 2023, and what the work taught me.

• Business planning at Oman Aviation Group

  My time as Specialist Business Planner at Oman Aviation Group, Dec 2019 to Mar 2021: planning that raised operational efficiency by 15%.

• Key accounts at Oman Broadband: what four years taught me

  Ali Adnan Haider Darwish on his years as Senior Key Account Manager at Oman Broadband, March 2021 to January 2025, and a 20% rise in retention.

• Serving on the board of the Oman Fencing Committee

  I have been a board member of the Oman Fencing Committee, the national body for fencing in Oman, since 2023. This is what board service in sport involves.

• My first job: Product Specialist at Reckitt Benckiser

  What six months as a Product Specialist at Reckitt Benckiser in 2017 taught me about packaging, sustainability and selling to real customers.

• What strategic planning at a sovereign tech fund involves

  I have led strategic planning at ITHCA Group since February 2025. What the role covers, in general terms, from public facts only.