Said bin Salim Al Shaksy
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Said bin Salim Al Shaksy (born Zanzibar
in 1934) is the founder and chairman of The Shaksy Group
. Al Shaksy has been a member and Managing Director of several Joint-Stock Companies, including Al Bank Al Ahli Al Omani SAOG, Oman Fisheries Co. SAOG and Oman Hotels Co. SAOG.
Prior to starting his own business, Al Shaksy played a key role in the Omani government, he was the first Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health Sultanate of Oman in 1970. Later Al Shaky became the Consul General of the Sultanate of Oman, Karachi
, Pakistan
(1975). He also held the position of Deputy Director Trucial States
Council; presently United Arab Emirates
federal government (1967). Before that he held the position of Credit Investigator in Citibank
Dubai
, UAE (1964). Earlier he worked for the Zanzibar
Government as Assistant Secretary & Protocol Officer in the Chief Minister's Office for one year and as a Principal Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Finance for 2 and a half years (1960). He also was a Management Trainee at the East African Tobacco Co. in Kenya (1960).
Al Shaksy received a BA in Political Science, Economics and English Literature from the University of London in 1960. He has also completed a UN Fellowship in Commercial Policy and Principles of GATT in 1962, and a UN Fellowship in Development Financing in 1963.
Al Shaksy is a private art collector and also an artist himself.
Zanzibar
Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...
in 1934) is the founder and chairman of The Shaksy Group
The Shaksy Group
The Shaksy Group is a privately owned holding company. Founded by Said bin Salim Al Shaksy, the group holds interests in several diversified companies operating throughout the GCC region, the oldest of which have been operating from as early as 1976....
. Al Shaksy has been a member and Managing Director of several Joint-Stock Companies, including Al Bank Al Ahli Al Omani SAOG, Oman Fisheries Co. SAOG and Oman Hotels Co. SAOG.
Prior to starting his own business, Al Shaksy played a key role in the Omani government, he was the first Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health Sultanate of Oman in 1970. Later Al Shaky became the Consul General of the Sultanate of Oman, Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
(1975). He also held the position of Deputy Director Trucial States
Trucial States
The Trucial States were a group of sheikhdoms in the Persian Gulf.-General aspects:The sheikdoms included:*Abu Dhabi *Ajman...
Council; presently United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
federal government (1967). Before that he held the position of Credit Investigator in Citibank
Citibank
Citibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York...
Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, UAE (1964). Earlier he worked for the Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...
Government as Assistant Secretary & Protocol Officer in the Chief Minister's Office for one year and as a Principal Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Finance for 2 and a half years (1960). He also was a Management Trainee at the East African Tobacco Co. in Kenya (1960).
Al Shaksy received a BA in Political Science, Economics and English Literature from the University of London in 1960. He has also completed a UN Fellowship in Commercial Policy and Principles of GATT in 1962, and a UN Fellowship in Development Financing in 1963.
Al Shaksy is a private art collector and also an artist himself.