Dr. Murtada Ahmed
Expert General Partner — Energy, Oil & Gas
Academic Background
Engineering Degree, United Arab Emirates University: Civil Engineering & Project Management (specialisation underpinning 24+ years of Oil & Gas industry practice)
Master’s in Business Administration: Toronto School of Business
Phd International Business & Strategy: Academia de Studii Economice Bucuresti (ASE), Romania
Career & Experience
Murtada Ahmed is an expert strategic leader with over 24 years of experience across the full oil and gas value chain. His career is distinguished not only by its technical depth but by the rare combination of field-level engineering expertise and global strategic leadership — a combination that positions him uniquely among energy advisers.
SLB (Schlumberger) — The World's Largest Oilfield Technology Company
The defining chapter of Murtada's career was built at SLB (formerly Schlumberger), the world's largest oilfield technology and services company, ranked as the world's largest offshore drilling contractor as of 2022. At SLB, Murtada held multiple jobs & functions, however the two most landmark roles that shaped his understanding of both local market dynamics and global energy strategy:
- Country Manager, Sudan — SLB: Led SLB’s country operations in Sudan, with full responsibility for commercial performance, client relationships, operational delivery, and government and regulatory engagement. This role placed Murtada at the centre of one of Africa’s most strategically significant oil and gas markets, requiring simultaneous technical mastery, commercial acumen, and the relationship management skills that only senior country-level leadership demands.
- Global Strategist — SLB: As a Global Strategist, Murtada contributed to the strategic development of SLB’s worldwide business — analysing market structures, identifying growth opportunities, developing integrated value propositions, and shaping the commercial direction of one of the world’s most complex industrial organisations. This role gave him a systems-level view of the global energy industry that few professionals in any organisation achieve.
Broader Career
Across his 24-year career, Murtada has demonstrated exceptional capability in developing and implementing strategic initiatives that drive business growth, enhance market positioning, and build enduring client relationships across multiple international markets. His professional contributions span global strategy development, commercial analysis, marketing strategy, innovative process development, and integrated value proposition design — reflecting a deep understanding of the oil and gas industry's structure, dynamics, and client needs.
His geographic footprint includes Romania, the UAE, Egypt, and Sudan, with the Sudan country management role at SLB representing perhaps his most formative assignment: managing the full scope of a major international energy company's operations in a frontier market environment.
At Masader Capital, Murtada brings this rare combination of technical engineering expertise, global strategic perspective, and African market insight to every energy advisory mandate. He is a trusted adviser to investors entering the energy sector, to operators seeking to optimise asset performance, and to clients navigating the regulatory and commercial complexity of African oil and gas markets.
Function:
General Partner, Oil and Gas
Regions Active:
Romania, UAE, Egypt, Sudan, and broader African energy markets
Expertise:
Oil and gas strategy, field operations, reservoir advisory, global energy markets
- 24+ years in oil and gas — engineering through C-suite strategy
- Country Manager, Sudan — SLB (Schlumberger): full country P&L and operations
- Global Strategist — SLB: worldwide strategic development at the world’s largest oilfield services company
- Expertise spans upstream, midstream, and downstream across multiple jurisdictions
- Deep Middle East & African energy market knowledge, particularly in GCC & East African Countries like Sudan & South Sudan
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