# Asim Al-Shabibi

> Asim Al-Shabibi is the co-founder and chief operations officer of Rihal, the Muscat technology company he helped build from a data-migration specialist into a 300-plus-person enterprise focused on AI, data and automation. A mechanical engineer by training and a former Schlumberger delivery manager, he brings field-operations discipline to software: define the objective, handle the complexity and deliver systems that organizations can actually use.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer at Rihal
- **Organizations:** Rihal, Codeline, Transformation Pioneers, Schlumberger
- **Nationality:** Omani
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, National Diploma in Engineering Technology, Royal Guard of Oman Technical College
- **Known for:** Co-founded Rihal and helped grow it into a 300-plus-person AI, data and automation company., At Schlumberger, managed delivery associated with roughly $400 million in well projects and 20 drilling rigs, according to The Org., Helped lead Rihal through the first $7.5 million close of its planned $15 million Series A in 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2009-2012** — Worked on a solar-power plant with water desalination; the project received a silver medal at the second International Invention Fair in Kuwait.
- **2012-2018** — Built an operations career at Schlumberger in Oman and Saudi Arabia, ultimately serving as Product and Service Delivery Manager.
- **2018** — Co-founded Rihal with Azzan Al Kindi and Waleed Al Harthi and became chief operations officer.
- **2021** — Became a board member at Codeline, according to The Org.
- **2022** — Became a board member at Transformation Pioneers, according to The Org.
- **2025** — Rihal closed a $7.5 million first tranche of a planned $15 million Series A led by ITHCA Group.
- **2025** — Selected for the Startup Leadership Programme at Oman's Royal Academy of Management.
- **2025** — Publicly previewed a major computing-hardware investment intended for Rihal's next generative-AI product line.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Rihal and helped grow it into a 300-plus-person AI, data and automation company.
- At Schlumberger, managed delivery associated with roughly $400 million in well projects and 20 drilling rigs, according to The Org.
- Helped lead Rihal through the first $7.5 million close of its planned $15 million Series A in 2025.
- As a university student, contributed to a solar-power and desalination project awarded a silver medal at an international invention fair in Kuwait.
- Selected for the Startup Leadership Programme at the Royal Academy of Management.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Featured by The Oman Icons in a profile of his technology-services, oilfield-operations and strategic-leadership career.
- **2025-10** — Previewed a substantial computing-hardware investment for Rihal's forthcoming generative-AI product line.
- **2025-09** — Selected to join the Startup Leadership Programme at the Royal Academy of Management in Oman.
- **2025-09** — Rihal announced a $7.5 million first close of its planned $15 million Series A, led by ITHCA Group.

## Links

- Website: https://rihal.om
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asim-al-shabibi-4aaa6245

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Last updated: 2026-09-28