User:Phil.gagner/Thamer Said Ahmed Al Shanfari

Thamer Said Ahmed Al Shanfari Omani businessman with interests in telecommunications, financial services, construction, oil trading, real estate, shipping and logistics.

Background
Sheik Thamer Said Ahmed Al Shanfari was born in January 3, 1968 in Oman where his family (Al Shanfari) is prominent. After university he began working in the family businesses (Shanfari Group of Companies), expanding them internationally into areas of finance and trade.

Education
B.Sci. in Petroleum Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1993

Other
In 1996, Thamer Al Shanfari was an invited observer at the Middle East Peace Talks with then President of Israel Shimon Peres and with President Arafat. Chosen by the World Economic Forum as a Global Leader for Tomorrow in its 2001 list. In 1995, the Mayor of New Orleans presented Mr. Al Shanfari with the keys to that city. In 1998, Professor Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, identified Thamer Al Shanfari as one of the 100 “Global Leaders of tomorrow”.

Career

 * Chairman, Nibras Holding
 * Managing Director of Salalah Hilton SAOG
 * Chairman of National Rice Mills SAOG
 * Vice-Chairman of Dhofar Cattle Feed
 * Director of Salalah Flour Mills
 * Director of Al Hassan Engineering.
 * Founder and Board Member, Industrial Bank of Oman (merged in 2002 into Bank Muscat (SAOG)
 * Chairman of the founders committee of Salalah Port Services
 * Chairman of Al Nasr Club in Dhofar Region, for 17 years. One of the premier league clubs in Oman.

Controversies
In February of 2009, Thamer Al Shanfari was placed on a European Zimbabwe restrictions list, which effectively froze his assets across the EU and made him subject to travel bans. This was appealed to the European Court of First Instance as having no basis, and the Court ordered that his name be removed from the restrictions list, making him the only living person (as of September 9, 2015) removed from this list. Mr. Al Shanfari was also placed on the USA Office of Foreign Assets Control restriction list, but there is no corresponding procedure to present evidence to an impartial court and be removed from the USA list. Two U.S. federal court cases have found the OFAC review process to be constitutionally deficient. His attorneys have requested review of the evidence and removal.