Ayman Asfari

Ayman Asfari (born 8 July 1958) is a Syrian-born British businessman. 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.

He was born in Syria, the son of a diplomat, but raised outside the country. His first job was in Oman, as a consulting engineer carrying out soil testing.

He is a graduate of Villanova University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, and holds an MSc in Civil and Urban Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for his MBA.

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 net worth at $1.2 billion.

Asfari won the UK category of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in 2011.

The Asfari Foundation was established in 2006 by Ayman and Sawsan Asfari and is based in London. It 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. It also offers academic scholarships.