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Business and Economics in the Gulf Region
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Mishal Kanoo
Mishal Kanoo is Deputy Chairman of The Kanoo Group, one of the largest independent, family owned, group of companies in the Gulf region.
It has diversified interests in Shipping, Travel, Machinery, Logistics, Oil & Gas, Power, Chemicals, Joint Ventures, retail and commercial activities among others.
Born and educated in Dubai, he holds an MBA in finance from the University of St Thomas, Houston, Texas. Mishal started his professional experience with Arthur Andersen in Dubai as an Auditor before taking up his current position in 1997.
Mishal Kanoo is a frequent speaker at conferences in the Gulf. He is a columnist in Money Works magazine. His wide-ranging knowledge of regional business affairs and global capital markets give him a unique and often controversial insight into business life in the Gulf region. Mishal continues to voice his views by writing to local and regional newspapers, spelling out the ethical and religious values, blending them with modernity and progress.
Mishal Kanoo is an advocate of education, he believes that it allows people to take responsibility and control of their lives. He is a professor at the American University of Sharjah School of Business administration.