# Ahli Bank Oman

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ahli-bank-oman
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Ahli Oman — official](https://www.ahlibank.om/)

## Key details

- **Launch:** 1997

## Overview

**Ahli Bank Oman** is **MSX: ABOB** + **Omani commercial bank** + **Ahli United Bank Bahrain ~35% strategic investor** + **one of Oman's largest commercial banks** + **founded 1997 as Alliance Housing Bank then 2008 Ahli Bank Oman commercial banking conversion** <sup>[1][1], [Oman report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/OM)</sup>.

## History

**1997 — Alliance Housing Bank founded as Omani housing finance bank**.

**2008 — Alliance Housing Bank renamed Ahli Bank Oman ABOB + commercial banking conversion**.

**2014 — Ahli Bank Mobile Banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Ahli Bank Oman ABOB** (Omani commercial bank; MSX: ABOB).

**Major shareholders**: **Ahli United Bank Bahrain (Bahrain Bourse: AUB; Kuwait Finance House KFH Kuwaiti parent ~96.7% controlling) ~35% strategic investor + Omani retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Central Bank of Oman CBO + CBB Central Bank of Bahrain**.

## Technical integration

Ahli Bank Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android) + ahlibank.om online + Ahli Bank Oman branch network across Oman + Ahli Bank Visa + Mastercard cards; OM IBAN + OmanNet.

## Implementations & partners

**Ahli United Bank Bahrain strategic investor**: [Ahli United Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ahli-united-bank-bahrain) (Ahli United Bank AUB Bahrain; Bahrain Bourse: AUB; Kuwait Finance House KFH Kuwaiti parent ~96.7% controlling).

**Major Omani + Gulf banking + payments competitors**: [Bank Muscat](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-muscat) (Bank Muscat; MSX: BKMB; Oman's largest commercial bank by assets) + [NBO National Bank of Oman](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nbo-oman) (National Bank of Oman NBO; MSX: NBOB; Oman's #2 commercial bank by assets) + [Bank Dhofar (Oman)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-dhofar) (Bank Dhofar; MSX: BKDB; Omani commercial bank) + [Sohar International (Oman)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sohar-international) (Sohar International Bank; MSX: BKSB; Omani commercial bank) + [Oman Arab Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/oman-arab-bank) (Oman Arab Bank OAB; MSX: OAB; Arab Bank Jordan parent ~49% strategic investor) + [Bank Nizwa](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-nizwa-oman) (Bank Nizwa; MSX: BKNZ; Oman's largest Islamic bank).

**Regulators**: Central Bank of Oman CBO + CBB Central Bank of Bahrain.

## Status

**Active, MSX:ABOB + Omani commercial bank + Ahli United Bank Bahrain ~35% strategic investor + one of Oman's largest commercial banks + founded 1997 as Alliance Housing Bank then 2008 Ahli Bank Oman commercial banking conversion** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.ahlibank.om/ "Ahli Oman — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahli_Bank_(Oman) "Ahli Oman — Wikipedia"
[om-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/OM

- [1] [Ahli Oman — official][1]
- [2] [Ahli Oman — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Oman report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/OM)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/OM-oman.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [ahli-bank-oman.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/ahli-bank-oman). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.