Hisham Alnughaimish

President at Bahri Oil

Speaker

Hisham Nasir Alnughaimish is the President of Bahri Oil. A seasoned senior executive with over three decades of experience across multiple business sectors, his expertise includes commercial operations, chartering and scheduling, and contract management within maritime logistics. Alnughaimish earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA.

Hisham began his career in 1991 as a Computer Applications System Analyst supporting the financial system at Saudi Aramco and was subsequently sent on various secondment assignments. He was assigned to the contracting department of Vela International Marine Limited in 1999, where he led specialized contracts specific to commercial dry-docking activities and related complex deals, managing contractual compliance in commercial operations. In 2005, he moved to Dubai as a Contracting Head. The following year, he was transferred to Saudi Petroleum Overseas Limited in London as a Crude Chartering and Scheduling Specialist in the transportation department, where he handled all logistics for Saudi Aramco CIF. He returned to Dubai a year later as a Senior Charterer at Vela Dubai.

Hisham joined Bahri in 2014 when he was selected to head Bahri’s chartering function at the company’s Dubai office following the merger between Bahri and Vela International Marine Limited. In 2015, he was appointed Vice President of Commercial and Operations at Bahri Oil. In 2020, he was appointed Head of Commercial and Operations at Bahri Dry Bulk on a special one-year assignment, while continuing to serve as the Senior Vice President of Bahri Oil. He was appointed President of Bahri Oil in 2023. In 2025, Bahri established the gas sector within Bahri Oil and became operational under his leadership, in addition to his responsibilities as President of Bahri Oil .