Khalid Al Maskati Explained

Khalid Al Maskati
Birth Date:January 23, 1959
Nationality:Bahraini
Occupation:Businessman and politician

Khalid Al Maskati (ar|خالد المسقطي, 23 January 1959) is a Bahraini businessman and politician. He became a member of the Shura Council in 2002.[1]

Career

Al Maskati was born in Manama on January 23, 1959.[2] He went to Lebanon in 1974 to study at the American University of Beirut but left it shortly when the Lebanese Civil War started.[3] He traveled to the United States and obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Industrial Management from Texas Tech University, graduating in 1979 with honors.

He entered the private sector, becoming the vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of Maskati Brothers & Company (MBCO). In addition, he has served on the boards of directors of the following companies:

He also served as a local managing director for United Paper Industries. He was first appointed to the Shura Council in 1996, serving until 2000 but returning in 2002.

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile . Shura Council . Government of Bahrain . 24 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070638/http://www.shura.bh/Council/MPs/2006MP12/Pages/default.aspx . March 5, 2016.
  2. News: خالد المسقطي . 24 October 2020 . Al-Wasat . December 27, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150825035524/http://www.alwasatnews.com/1573/news/read/781821/1.html . August 25, 2015.
  3. Web site: المسقطي: والدي كان يتركني أخطئ لأتعلم وشغفي بالتجارة منذ الصغر. ar. February 19, 2022. Al-Wasat.