Project Concept
The site is located on the coast of Gulf of Oman, the concept is to form an interconnecting canal that will act as a spine running through the site, integrating different zones such as the sports facilities, mixed-use, retail and residential, with one another. Bringing the water in will also help create various activities and opportunities neighboring the canal.
Project Concept
To develop an leisure and adventure tourism project that targets different demographic segments while considering the various mixed-use developments and services. The project’s goal is to promote the Sultanate as a global adventure tourism destination and to highlight Musandam as the Middle East’s adventure capital. Currently, the first phase of the project is being implemented by constructing a road to the summit of the mountain, along with the Adventure Center and the 1.8 km dual zipline project.
OMRAN is the executive arm of the Sultanate responsible for tourism development. The company was established by the Omani Government in 2005 to unlock the potential of the county as a global tourism destination by pioneering the country’s key anchor tourism projects and encouraging private investment in the sector.
OMRAN has, delivered world-class projects, creating new destinations and unique experiences, which along with its portfolio of hospitality and tourism assets, have significantly advanced the social and economic growth of the Sultanate..
Project Concept
Madinat Al Irfan will create a vibrant city in which people will want to be, a place with a strong sense of identity which supports and preserves Omani cultural values and enriches quality of life while promoting social, economic and environmental well-being.
Eymen Errais is a senior strategic investments advisor. Mr. Errais has more than 15 years of experience in capital markets and corporate finance, acquired from several international institutions such as Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Barclays.
He was also Chief Executive Officer of a private equity fund management company and a CEO of listed stock asset management firm. More recently, he was advisor to the Minister of Development, Investment, International Cooperation and Finance.
Mr. Errais has a PhD in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University. He also holds two masters, the first in Operational Research and the second in Financial Engineering. He is also the holder of several professional degrees such as a financial risk manager (FRM), in corporate finance technical foundations, and investment management of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI).
Sadia Sajjad is the Country Manager for UK, Ireland, Denmark and Malta at IFC, a member of the World Bank Group and the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in Emerging Markets. In her current role, Sadia leads IFC’s relationships with private sector clients, governments, financial institutions, and investors to enable IFC deliver its investment and advisory program.
Sadia’s career spans over two decades at IFC in various sectors, regions and business lines. In particular, she has worked across IFC’s Investment Operations focusing on Agribusiness and Mining sectors globally; Syndications and Resource Mobilization, where she led commercial debt raise for IFC transactions in Europe, Middle East and Africa region from commercial and development investors; Donor Funding raising for IFC advisory and blended finance projects; and Business Development and clients and stakeholder relationship management. Sadia is an alumnus of IFC’s prestigious Global Business Leadership Program.
Prior to joining IFC, Sadia worked as an economist at IDEA global, a financial research firm based in New York City. Sadia holds a Masters in Economics from McGill University in Canada. She also holds a BA in Honours Economics from McGill as well as a BSc in Accounting from the University of London.
Carmen Roberts is a travel writer and television presenter, predominantly for The Travel Show and previously for the BBC’s fast:track programme, broadcast on BBC World News.
She has travelled extensively with the show and has filmed in more than 70 countries around the world.
After the Asian Tsunami on Boxing Day 2004, Carmen cut short her holiday in Langkawi, Malaysia to report from the devastated resort town of Phuket in Thailand.
Carmen has produced a programme aboard the world’s longest flight, filmed on board the world’s largest cruise ship, gone behind the scenes of the world’s most efficient high-speed train service in Japan and reported from one of the world’s most secretive countries – North Korea.
Carmen won the Best Television Travel Feature at the British Guild of Travel Writers Member’s Awards two years in a row in 2008 and 2009.
Born in Singapore, her father was from New Zealand and her grandparents were Scottish. However, Carmen grew up on Australia’s Gold Coast and moved to London in 2000.
Carmen is now based in Tokyo.