Khalid Al Maskati

Khalid Al Maskati (Arabic: خالد المسقطي, (1959-01-23)January 23, 1959) is a Bahraini businessman and politician. He became a member of the Shura Council in 2002.^[1]

Khalid Al Maskati
Born	January 23, 1959
Nationality	Bahraini
Occupation(s)	Businessman and politician

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:

• Hussein Mahdi Al Maskati & Sons
• Maskati Commercial Services
• Bahrain Training Institute
• Royal Humanitarian Foundation
• Trafco
• Bahrain Water Plant
• Central Bank of Bahrain
• Gulf Union Insurance & Reinsurance Company

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

• Isa Award