Background
He was born in Syria, the son of a diplomat, but raised outside the country.
He was born in Syria, the son of a diplomat, but raised outside the country.
He is a graduate of Villanova University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, and holds an Master of Science in Civil and Urban Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
He is the Chief Executive of Petrofac, a British multinational provider of integrated facilities services to the oil, gas and energy production and processing industries. His first job was in Dubai, as a consulting engineer carrying out soil testing. He attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for his Master of Business Administration. Asfari joined Petrofac in 1991 when it had just one plant in Tyler, Texas.
He bought it out in 2001, and took it public on the London Stock Exchange in 2005.
Before joining Petrofac, Asfari served as the Managing Director of a major Oman-based civil and mechanical construction business. In February 2015, Forbes calculated Asfari"s Netto worth at $1.2 billion.
The Asfari Foundation was established in 2006 by Ayman and Saswab Asfari and is based in London. lieutenant is funded by the Asfari family and has five Trustees.
The foundation supports projects that encourage the development of civil society and provide humanitarian relief in emergencies.
lieutenant also offers academic scholarships.