Oman Arab Cinema Company LLC belongs to the Jawad Sultan Group of Companies. The promoter of the group is Mr. Jawad A Sultan, whose business history is more than 6 decades in the Sultanate. The company specialized in operating a traditional format cinema for over 25 years.

The year 1999 saw a major change in the focus when Mr. Aqeel Jawad Sultan, the current Managing Director of the group, assumed the operating responsibility of the cinemas. Armed with a business management degree from a prestigious institution from UK, Mr. Sultan persuaded the family to venture into the Multiplex operations that was fast gaining popularity in different parts of the world. Oman had its first multiplex cinema in 2000 when Al Shatti Plaza was established [now known as City Cinema, Shatti].