Maitha Al Mahrouqi

Her Excellency Maitha Saif Majid Al Mahrouqi (Arabic: ميثاء بنت سيف المحروقية) is an Omani businesswoman and politician who is the Oman's Ambassador to Germany. She also served as the Undersecretary for Tourism in Oman between 2011 and 2020.

Maitha Al Mahrouqi
ميثاء المحروقية
Al Mahrouqi in 2019
Omani Ambassador to Germany
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 October 2022

Biography

Al Mahrouqi studied at Oxford Brookes University.^[1] In 1999, she was the first woman from the Gulf to region to gain a BSc in Cartography, this was awarded by the UK Board of Cartography. She also earned an MA in marketing from the University of Hull.^[2]

Her career began in the aviation sector, in which she worked for Emirates Airlines, as well as Gulf Air in Bahrain. In 2010, she was appointed Country Manager for Oman Air.^[2] In 2011, she was appointed as the Undersecretary for Tourism for the Government of Oman.^[3][4] In 2016, she was awarded the Golden Shield of Excellence for the Tourism Sector from the Arab Women's Council.^[5] She was also the vice-chair for the National Aviation Group of Oman's board of directors.^[2]

On October 2, 2022, she was appointed as the Omani Ambassador to Germany.^[2] Additionally, she serves as the Non-resident Ambassador to Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and Ukraine.^[6]