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Halima bint Rashid Al Zaree

Nationality
Oman
Based in
Oman
Industries
Government
Record status: Editorially verified Last verified: 5 Sep 2026 Last updated: 5 Sep 2026 Sources: 1

Biography

Halima bint Rashid Al Zaree is Chairperson of Oman's Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Riyada). At the 2026 Entrepreneurial Media Forum in February 2026 she said she was optimistic that Riyada's 2026 plan of more than 700 initiatives would lift SMEs' contribution to GDP, and that ready-made factories for manufacturing and the digital economy would speed up business launches and employment.

Current positions

Sources

  1. 1. Oman's SME sector grows strongly, reaching 130,359 firms Oman Observer · accessed 5 Sep 2026