National Leadership and Competitiveness Program (NLCP)
Mr. Hassan Fida Hussein Al Lawati

Head of the National Program for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies, Ministry of Transport Communications and Information Technology

About Me
Hassan Fida Al-Lawati has more thn 24 years work experience considering in both the government and private sector, with a qualification of MBA degree in Business Administration from University of Bedfordshire of (UK) since 2008. Hassan completed his bachelor degree in Marketing from Sultan Qaboos University in year 1998 when he joined the telecom sector through Oman Telecommunication Company (Omantel). After that, he continued his career in the business area of the petroleum sector by joining Shell Oman Marketing Company, where he worked for the Commercial Department. At a later stage, he moved to the Retail side of Shell Oman Marketing to look after Shell’s convenience shops network chain which is known as (Shell Select Shops) as a Product Category Manager. In year 2008, he joined Information Technology Authority till date and was a Director General of Digital Society Development Division till year 2020. He is currently heading the National Program for Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Technologies in the Ministry of Transport, Communications & IT. His aim is to utilize the AI uses to enhance the productivity of the national sectors. In addition to he aims to engage the Omani manpower force and capabilities of ICT industry to convert the Omani ICT industry from being a technology consuming to a technology producing culture.

Qualifications
  • MBA