Bandar Abdulrahman Al-Mohanna () is a Saudi Arabian businessman and the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of

Flynas Flynas (stylized flynas; ), formerly Nas Air, is a private Saudi low-cost airline "joint-stock company". It is the first low-cost airline in Saudi Arabia. The company's headquarters are located in Riyadh. It operates more than 1,500 flights pe ...

, the leading low-cost airline based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Early life and education

Mr. Almohanna completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from

King Saud University King Saud University (KSU, ) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulalziz to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in Saudi Arabia. It was known as Riyadh U ...

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in 1993. He then obtained an MBA degree from

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in 1998 and a Master’s of Actuarial Mathematics & Finance from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor in 2002. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at

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Career

In 2003, Mr. Almohanna was appointed as Chief Financial Analyst at Makshaff Investments and Services where he was tasked with overseeing transportation, media, insurance and real estate divisions of the Group. Furthermore, throughout 11 years of his career, Mr. Almohanna held several positions at the

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(SAMA), the central bank of Saudi Arabia, including the Banking Supervision Department. Mr. Almohanna’s career with National Air Services (flynas) started in 2006 with his appointment as Chief Financial Officer. He was promoted to Vice President of flynas in 2007, and later to Chief Executive Officer in February 2015. Serving through various positions at flynas / NAS Holding, Mr. Almohanna played a key role in the development of the various subsidiaries and brands listed under it, especially flynas, the first leading low-cost airline in

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, and flynas Hajj &

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. Additionally, Mr. Almohanna is the Chairman of MEFIC Capital and a member of the Board of Directors for multiple companies including

, NAS ExecuJet and Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS).

References

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