The Suhail Bahwan Group began selling general merchandise in Oman in 1965. Today, it has more than 40 companies in its portfolio, with businesses spread across the Gulf, North Africa, and South Asia. The group operates in lifestyle, IT and telecom, engineering and infrastructure, chemicals and fertilizers, energy and power, healthcare, and logistics. Suhail Bahwan, the group’s chairman, had a net worth of $1.9 billion as of April 2025.