He takes over from Mohammad Omair al-Otaibi, who was made acting CEO in August after the departure of Saleh bin Nasser al-Jasser.
Omar has worked in several senior positions at firms including Saudi Telecom and its affiliate Viva Bahrain, Bahri said in a statement.
Al-Jasser left in July to take up the post of director general of Saudi Arabia’s national airline.
He had been head of Bahri since 2010 and oversaw the merger with Saudi Aramco VLCC arm Vela International.
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