Muscat: Dr Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, Chairman of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (Opaz), issued decisions appointing many general managers and managers for its different sectors and departments.
The decisions stipulated the appointment of Mahmood bin Hamoud bin Mattar Al Rawahi as General Manager of Planning and IT Sector, Dr Said bin Khalifa bin Ali Al Tuirshi as General Manager of Investment Development Sector, Ahmed bin Saleh bin Ahmed Al Farsi as General Manager of Compliance and Legislation Sector and Eng. Ahmed bin Ali bin Issa Akaak as In-Charge of Managing the Operations of the Special Economic Zone at Duqm.
On the other hand, other decisions stipulated appointing Eng. Ahmed bin Harib bin Hamed Al Balushi as Manager of Compliance and Environmental Affairs, Said bin Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Harthi as Manager of HR, Adil bin Saif bin Hamed Al Raqadi, Manager of IT, Salim bin Said bin Khuwaydem Qatan, Manager of Investors Services in Duqm, and Eng. Abdullah bin Salim bin Suwaweed Al Hakmani, Manager of Technical Affairs in Duqm.
It is noteworthy that the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (Opaz) was established as per the provision of Royal Decree No. (105/2020), issued on August 18, 2020. It oversees the Special Economic Zone at Duqm, free zones in Sohar, Salalah and Al Mazunah and any other special economic zone or free zone in the Sultanate of Oman. Opaz also oversees the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn) as per the provision of the Royal Decree No. (53/2022).
