Mr. Buamim is the board member and managing director and group ceo of Gulf Navigation Holding, he was appointed in April 2016.

Mr. Buamim is the Chairman of the Dubai Council for Marine and Maritime Industries (Dcmmiemirates), the specialized industry council (non-profit trade and industry) and it was formed to promote the interests of the offshore and maritime industry in Dubai and the UAE.

He is also the Chairman of the Federal Committee for the Revision and Update of the UAE Maritime Law; the committee was created to review and update the UAE Commercial Maritime Law and formulate a new & futuristic law that will propel and govern the ongoing potential growth of business and the maritime industry in the UAE and the region.

Mr. Buamim is the former Chairman and Group Chief Executive officer of Drydocks world and Maritime world and Chairman of the Board of DDW-PaxOcean Asia pte – Singapore and has successfully led the organization through its restructuring during theglobal financial crisis. His leadership and direction have been instrumental in the company being able to acquire several pioneering projects on a global scale. This leadership has seen the company move from close to financial failure, create major synergies, recognize potential and place the organization firmly on a path driven to sustainable profitability and growth.

Mr. Buamim, is aLeadingveteran in the oil and gas industry worked with Conoco and ConocoPhillips for 26 yearsand held various corporate and management positions, includingvice president of Dubai oil company(DPC),a subsidiary of ConocoPhillipsin the United Arab Emirates. He was also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Regional Clean Sea Organization (RECSO) the oil industry environmental arm in the Gulf region.

Mr. Buamim is also involved in a number of leading private & public organization, he is member of the Dubai Government Crises and Disasters Management Team,member of the Advisory board of Emirates Classification Society (Tasneef) , Vice Chairman of the Federal Transportation Authority Technical Committee, Advisor to the Career Gulf Development and Senior Advisor in the MiddleEast and North Africa- Business strategies & International Energy.

Mr. Buamim has won many Awards and life time achievements, including being recognized as the most influential maritime top 50 personalities in the world by Tanker Shipping & Trade magazine of London 2015, The Maritime Standard Hall of Fame Award 2016, The Tatweej Personality Award for leadership, management and business 2014, The"Outstanding Lifetime Achievement" award from Lloyd's List London for Business 2014, The year personality award in the field of marine and maritime industry by International Ships Techniques 2013, Sword of Honors from the British Safety Council – London 2014, The International Prizein Human Resource Management, The Archimedes Achievement Award "for excellence and exchange of knowledge" - United States of America and somany other.

Holds Bachelor of Business Management and Economics- United Kingdom and the National Administration degree in Crises Management and incident Command - United States of America and the High-accreditation on international human resources management (IPM).