CHAIRPERSON – MHD ITICS
Honorable Lujaina Mohsin Haider Darwish is the Chairperson of Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC- a leading business house contributing to the growth of Oman’s economy. She was one of the two women to be elected to the country’s consultative council - Majlis A’ Shuraa and has been elected twice to this honorary position from the Wilayat of Muscat. She was appointed as a member of the State Council by Royal Decree in November 2015 and is presently a member of the esteemed Council. A graduate in English Literature from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), she began her career as a lecturer at SQU, before joining the family business.
Honourable Lujaina Mohsin Haider Darwish is one of the flag-bearers of Omani Women power and has been a trailblazer in uplifting, empowering and inspiring young Omani women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders alike. She is on the Board of the Advisory Committee for The National Program for Leadership & Competitiveness and a member of the Working Team of Partnership between the Public and Private Sectors at the Diwan of Royal Court.
A committed - contributor to the social, cultural and business landscape of Oman, she currently holds various honorary and important positions such as The Chairperson of Oman-China Friendship Association; Omani-Italian Friendship Association; Member of the GCC Women Forum; Member to the Board of Trustees of Al-Zahra College for Women, Oman; and Ex-Board Member of Dar Al Atta’a - a Charitable Association formed in 2002.
Honourable Lujaina Mohsin Haider Darwish is also a former member of various important organisations such as the Arab International Women’s Forum, the Board of the Oman Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Board of The Omani Center for Investment Promotion & Export Development (Ithraa Oman).
In addition to the above, she has been a recipient of various awards and nominations including:
- Winner of the Young Entrepreneur of the Year – 2001 – award instituted by OCIPED
- The ‘Flame of Excellence’ award in 2002
- Winner of the Women’s Voice in Business & Politics – Datamatix, Dubai – 2003
- She was nominated as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2005 amongst the 250 leaders around the world
- Honoured by the Ministry of Social Development as one of the 27 Leading Women in Oman out of 210 nominees
- She ranked 13th amongst 50 most powerful businesswomen in the Arab World by Forbes Arabia in their first ever listing in 2006
- Awarded the Woman of the Year – Al Mar’a Excellence Awards – 2011
- Ranked 21st amongst the 50 most powerful businesswomen in the Arab World as per the survey conducted by Forbes Arabia Magazine in its May 2008 issue
- Ranked “18th as The Most Influential Arab Women from Family Business” by Forbes Middle East in the year 2013
- Ranked “24th amongst 200 Most Powerful Women in Family Business” by Forbes Middle East in the year 2014
- Identified as one of the Most Powerful Women in Business in their Annual Listing - 2015 by Oman Economic Review
- Identified as one of the 100 most powerful Arab Business Women in their Annual Listing – 2016 by Forbes Middle East
- Identified as one of the 100 most powerful Arab Business Women in their Annual Listing – 2017 by Forbes Middle East
- Recipient of The Middle East Woman Leadership Award 2018
- Recipient of the “Hall of Fame” - Al Mar’a Excellence Award 2018 for her sterling and path breaking contribution to the corporate sector and Oman’s socio – political Development in November 2018
- In 2018, recipient of The Middle East Women Leadership Award by World HRD Congress
- Winner of Business Women Leader Excellence Award by ME Excellence Awards in 2018
- In 2019, winner of ‘The Top Global Retail Minds’ award by Asia Africa GCC RSC Congress & Awards in Mumbai, India.
- Inspirational Women Award by Oman Woman of the Year in 2019
- Gold Award Winner as “Business Leader of the Year 2019” for Business Brilliance Awards, London
- Nominated as Female Leader of the year 2019 at Middle East Economic Digest (MEED)
- Recipient of Arab Women of the year award for “Achievement in Business” by London Arabia Organization in 2019
- Ranked 34th in the influential Forbes list of most powerful businesswomen in the Arab world 2020
- AMWAL, a Magazine published in France, conducted a survey for leading GCC Women 2005, and in its January 2006 issue Honorable Lujaina was selected as one amongst the leading eighteen business women, who have put the GCC on the global business map
- She is the first woman in the Gulf and the second in the Arab World to head a football club – ‘The Sidab Club’, which then opened a new vista for - women in Oman
She has participated in several Regional and Global Summits and Conferences involving Arab Women, with some of the notable ones being:
- Conference on Women in the GCC States – Sweden, in December 2004
- Women in Leadership Forum, Dubai – December 2004
- World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Sultanate of Oman – April 2006
- In 2018, she spoke at the WTO public forum-Geneva, on “Leadership beyond the veil” on the significance of Omani women leaders
- She addressed the Opening plenary of the IRU World Congress 2018 in Muscat
Hon. Lujaina considers workforce as the backbone and driving force for any organization. The staffs have been the biggest strength of MHD LLC since its inception. Their dedication and commitment has been a key contributor to the Group’s success and she values it immensely. Her saying is ‘Reward and success are a direct function of your determination and hard work. So keep striding and smiling and even the sky will not be the limit’. She is confident that working together as a team, will continue to take MHD LLC to newer heights.
