Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi is a former Chief of the Omani Air Force, a fighter pilot who graduated from Royal Air Force Military Academy in Cranwell, UK, the Command and Staff College in Bracknell, UK and the National Defence University in Washington DC, USA. He was Chairman of the Oman–US Military Commission and Chairman of the Oman–Iran Military Committee. Following the completion of his Masters in Public Policy from the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Mohammed joined the family business and has been speaking at conferences and seminars on subjects such as the security of the Gulf and the relationship between the Middle East and the West.