Suhail Bahwan

Suhail Salim Bahwan (; 22 May 1939 – 23 November 2025) was an Omani billionaire businessman.

Early life and career Bahwan began as a small-scale trader in Sur, with one dhow, inherited from his father, doing business between Oman and India. In 1965, he moved to the capital, Muscat and opened a shop in the Muttrah Souq with his brother Saud, named Suhail & Saud Bahwan, initially they traded in construction equipment and fishing nets. his second-eldest daughter. In 2021, he was the only Omani on Forbes ' annual World's Billionaires ranking.

During April 2022, the French prosecutor's office in Nanterre issued an international arrest warrant for Bahwan, along with former Renault CEO, Carlos Ghosn following an investigation into whether they helped divert funds from carmaker Renault to its former chair and chief executive for personal use. In 2022, his fortune supposedly dropped by $600 million.

Personal life and death Bahwan was married with 15 children, and lived in Muscat, Oman.

Awards 2017: Sheikh Issa bin Ali al Khalifa Award for voluntary work by the Arab League