About

Founded in 2008, Bahrain Airport Company is responsible for managing and operating Bahrain International Airport, which saw almost 10 million passenger pass through it in 2016 and is used as the airline hub for the principal flag carrier of Bahrain, Gulf Air. Currently assuming the role of general counsel is Fayyaz Mahmood, who has been working at the company since 2011 and is a qualified barrister in London. Mahmood assumes responsibility for the company’s agreements at all stages from conception to execution, involving the writing and review of these agreements as well as preparing BAC’s contracts. Such agreements and contracts span several aspects of the company’s business, including licenses, leases and other general business contracts both domestically and internationally. Mahmood holds a position as secretary to the Board of Directors, whereby he is entrusted to ensure that all directives are being monitored and that the company strategy is both legally viable and compliant, an extremely important task considering the hefty weight of regulations airports and other airline companies are subject to.