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Most Influential Arab Woman in Family Business 2013
Forbes Middle East
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Oman Awards For Excellence
Finalist Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year
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200 Most Powerful Arab Women
Forbes Middle East
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award
Al MAR'A Excellence Awards
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Most Promising Woman of the Year
Al MAR'A Excellence Awards
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MENA Best Business Leaders Award
MENA Organization
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CEO Middle East Award
CEO TODAY
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Good Efforts and Fruitful Cooperation Award 2018
Open Day event for the Royal Court Affairs' employees
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Manager of The Year Award
The Socrates Committee Oxford, UK
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Woman Leader of the Year Award - Oman
GCC GOV HR AWARDS
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Most Influential CEO
International Finance Award
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Women At Work Leadership Award
Best Employer Brand Awards 2020
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Global Excellence Award
Most Influential Female Business Leader
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Excellence in Business
The Arab Women in Leadership and Business - Mice Quotient
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Best Executive Award
Harvard Business Council
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Special Recognition Award
Harvard Business Council
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International Businesswomen Award
Harvard Business Council
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Al MAR'A Excellence Awards
Community Welfare and Development
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Appreciation Certificate
Ministry of Social Development
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Forbes Middle East
Top 100 Arab Family Businesses in the Middle East for 2023
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Arabian Business
100 Most Influential Arabs 2023
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Forbes Middleast
Top 100 Arab Family Businesses 2024
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Forbes Middle East
Most Powerful Businesswomen Leading Family Firm
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About
Always Learning
Areej Mohsin Darwish believes in the mind-set of learning continuously to further expand her skill set in response to a changing environment and new developments.
Most importantly, she sees committing to the concept of lifelong learning as the most effective way of succeeding as an entrepreneur.
She is continuously learning while working closely with a team of professionals to run various divisions thus remaining a true encouragement to her staff and always inspiring them to produce new and better processes regardless their role in the company.
Focus on Oman 2040
Areej Mohsin Darwish is determined to bring added values and accomplish Oman’s 2040 vision to stimulate growth and build social, economic, and developing relations, to focus on innovation and knowledge, infrastructure, logistics, education system, learning and scientific research.
This vision seeks to catapult the Sultanate into the ranks of the world’s most developed nations with economic diversification and sustainable development as key features.
Under the visionary leadership of Late HM Sultan Qaboos, Oman has achieved remarkable progress and prosperity in every sector of the economy and Areej is confident that under the visionary leadership of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Oman is on the path of renewed Renaissance and will continue to make rapid progress in the future.
Family First
Apart from being a successful and enterprising business leader, Areej Mohsin Darwish is an extremely dedicated and focused mother.
Women tread a thin line as they have to balance their work and family life.
As a woman, she sees the necessity of balancing her work and family life accordingly and that both should be kept independent in order to maintain a work-life balance. It is essential to set the right priorities between the two.
She believes that women need to strike a balance with the different roles in their lives as they play a significant role in shaping a family and by extension, a society.
Caring Leadership
Areej Mohsin Darwish is an active member of UNICEF Leadership Circle to empower the youth and enhance their skills and education. She is also a committed member of Dar Al Atta, a charitable organization which works to uplift people with various initiatives running around the year. She has also spearheaded Khair Al Wafi campaign to build a better future for orphans.
As an entrepreneur, her dedication to nurturing talent through inclusive opportunities, and giving back to the community through CSR initiatives are her core tenets.
A Role Model
Areej Mohsin Darwish is an outstanding example of successful women’s empowerment and an inspiration to all industry peers. She is the epitome of leadership and professional management. Her relentless pursuit for excellence and determination to excel have made her one of the most prolific business leaders in the Sultanate of Oman.
Future Vision
Areej Mohsin Darwish’s efforts to foresee the future, and understand the trends and initiatives launched by the best global practices assist her in looking ahead and eventually come up with initiatives for the benefit of individual and institutional performance and the mechanisms applied to achieve a leading role in the region.
She also focuses on setting an effective vision and direction for the organization. She is constantly striving to motivate her employees so that they work collectively as a group towards a common goal.
Her initiatives of doing something new and different for the purpose of creating wealth for the individual and adding value to society lead her to a roadmap marked for success and a developed sharp vision about the future.
Power of Positivity
Areej Mohsin Darwish maintains a positive attitude and always thinks about the opportunities of tomorrow rather than focusing on the challenges of the past.
Being positive & having an open mindset is the key to sustainable growth. She is positive and adept in dealing with challenges and difficulties to eventually overcome them at the workplace. As a leader, she is open to learning from different experiences at all given times.
Her ability to work effectively in a team and her initiative to help others and her positive impact on them results in the employees’ keenness to develop communication skills and ability to communicate effectively.
Blog Post
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Oman 2040 Vision: Your Vision, Our Vision.
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Post-Pandemic Future
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Women in Entrepreneurship
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Youth Empowerment for A Better Tomorrow
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Representation & Mentorship
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INTERNATIONAL
Advisory Board Member - London Arabia & Arab Women of the Year awards
Council Member - Arab African Council for Integration & Development (AACID)
Oman-India Friendship Association
Oman-Turkey Friendship Association
Omani-Qatari Business Council Association
Omani-Kuwait Friendship Association
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SOCIAL
Board Member - Siraj Foundation
Member - Children First Association
Board Member, UNICEF
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INDUSTRY
Board of Directors - Oman Chamber of Commerce & Industry (2022-2026)
Chairperson – Oman Egyptian Council
Chairperson, Duqm United Logistics
Chairperson, Areej Vegetable Oils & Derivatives
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EDUCATION
Committee Member - Sultan Qaboos Unviersity - College of Science
Board Member - Sultan Qaboos University – The College of Engineering Industrial Advisory
Board Member, Muscat University