Qais Al Khonji (Arabic: ‫ )قيس الخنجي‬is an Omani

businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder

of Qais United Enterprises Trading and Genesis
International.He serves as a board member for
many Omani companies and is known for assisting
Omani citizens with overcoming the hurdles of
starting small businesses in the country.

Entrepreneur Qais Al Khonji lost a small fortune in

two businesses he started that later went bust.
But the Omani says he has no regrets, chalking it
up to a learning experience. Born into a family of
entrepreneurs, the 39-year-old Muscat resident
initially worked in banking, before launching a
business importing goods from the Far East, and
trying to get companies off the ground in smart
payments and solar power. All failed. He did,
however, go on to launch his current, successful
companies - Genesis Project and Investment,
which conducts upstream and downstream oil analysis, and Genesis International, which sets up labs in the
educational and commercial sectors. Mr Al Khonji is married with two children, a daughter, aged six and a four-
year-old son.

In 2010, Qais decided to begin his own business, Qais United, which was a simple trading company that bought
goods from China and sold them to individuals.

In 2012, Qais established his second company (Genesis International), which is currently providing IT solutions, in
addition to trying to implement the so-called (Smart City), which should facilitate electronic payment of bills for
water and electricity within a certain population range. The company is now seeking to try to apply this system in
the Omani capital Muscat and some parts of India.

In 2013, Qais established a successful enhanced oil recovery business called Genesis Projects and Investments LLC
- EOR Lab Services and he is currently running it.

Also, Al-Khonji is a board member of Oman Fisheries since 2006, a board member of Oman National Engineering
& Investment CO. since 2009, a board member of Sharakah which specifically encourages and supports the
development of entrepreneurs and SMEs in the Oman since 2011. Qais is also a board member of Muscat
National Holding since 2013.

He has also been recognized by his government as a representative of the country and was appointed as a
member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization to meet with former Indian President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to discuss
Indian-Omani business relations.

In 2015, he was chosen as Business Worldwide Magazine's 'Social Entrepreneur of the Year' for Oman.

Qais, was listed among the top 10 Gulf Business Entrepreneurs, by Times of Oman in 2017.