Adnan is the CEO of Awasr Telecom, the third largest fixed network telecom operator in Oman, formally he was the CEO of Oman Dates Production and Packaging Company & the Co-Founder and COO of FRiENDi mobile in Oman the largest virtual mobile service provider. As a co-founder of the company he has been part of its operation since inception, making it the first Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) in the Middle East. Prior to this, Mr. Al-Alawi has been working for various local and international companies such as Communication by Computers Ltd in UK as a computer sales consultant, Realtime in Denmark as a key account manager and as a chief engineer at the College of Engineering in Sultan Qaboos University College of Engineering. Adnan is an Omani National Raised in Muscat a native of Al Sharqiyah South region. He holds a Master Degree in Marketing Practice & a Bachelors Degree of Engineering in Electronic, Communication & Computer Engineering from the University of Bradford in UK. He is an expert and confident executive offering progressive and proven leadership experience, focused on achieving positive results with a demonstrated record of creating and implementing innovative operational improvement and process changes.