THE MIDDLE EAST’S

37. Abdulaziz Al Raisi

Company: Oman Air
Designation: CEO
Nationality: Omani
Sector: Airlines

Al Raisi joined Oman Air, the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman, in 1984 as a trainee engineer and was promoted to his current role in 2018. Today, the airline flies to over 45 destinations. The company announced the appointment of its first female Omani captain in February 2023. In the same month, it announced four new destinations: Chittagong, Maldives, Lucknow, and Thiruvananthapuram. Al Raisi has more than 35 years of cross-functional airline industry experience and held several roles at Oman Air before assuming his current role.