Dr. Mohammad Owliya started his professional career as a mechanical engineer in 1996. He joined the newly established MAPNA Turbine Company (TUGA) in early 2000 as a quality engineer and manager till 2004; Then worked as director for projects. In 2007, Dr. Owliya temporarily left the company for Ph.D. studies till 2010. He returned to MAPNA Turbine in 2010 to take up a new position as VP for Engineering and R&D for 7 years. From 2017 to 2021 he served as Deputy General Director of MAPNA Turbine, and in July 2021 started as General Director of the company.