A construction engineer from the UK, Pankaj Kanaksi Khimji is a director at Khimji Ramdas, one of the biggest business conglomerates in Oman. He is co-chairman of the Oman-India Joint Business Council and a board member of the Omani-British Friendship Association (OBFA). He has been an active member of the World Economic Forum and a recipient of the Global Leader of Tomorrow (GLT) award. Khimji has also been a regular member of the Ministry of Manpower’s delegation to the annual ILO conference in Geneva. He has been involved in the Oman Business Forum and is a board member of Sharakah. He also devotes time as the chairman of the Oman Cricket Board and is a vice president of the Asian Cricket Council.