Board of Directors

Murad Ali Murad

Chairman

Chairman of the Nomination,
Remuneration and Corporate
Governance Committee

Chairman of Audit and
Compliance Committee

Chairman of the Independent
Directors’ Committee

Director since 21 March 1999 (Independent)

Qualifications and experience

Fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London, United Kingdom. Over 48 years experience in the banking sector and has own business for the past 18 years.

Sh. Abdulla bin Khalifa bin
Salman Al Khalifa

Deputy Chairman

Director since 2 March 2008
(Non-Executive)

Qualifications and experience

Bachelor of Business Administration, George Washington University, United States of America. 20 years experience in the banking and investment sector.

Mohamed Abdulrahman Hussain

Board Member

Chairman of the Executive Committee

Director since 2 March 2008
(Independent)

Qualifications and experience

Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Finance, University of Aleppo, Syria. Over 43 years experience in the Banking sector.

Hani Ali Al Maskati

Board Member

Chairman of the Risk Committee

Director since 29 March 2017
(Non-executive)

Qualifications and experience

Master of Business Administration, The University of Hull, England. Over 32 years’ experience in Transaction Banking.
Nominated by:
Ithmaar Holding

Nominated by:

Ithmaar Holding B.S.C.

Jassem Hasan Ali Zainal

Board Member

Director since 22 November 1994
(Independent)

Qualifications and experience

Master in Civil Engineering, Kuwait University, State of Kuwait. 36 years’ experience in the banking sector, 4 years in the government sector, 9 years with finance companies, 27 years with investment companies and has had his business for 12 years.

Sh. Khalifa bin Duaij Al Khalifa

Board Member

Director since 27 February 2005
(Non-executive)

Qualifications and experience

Qualifications and experience Master in Business Administration, Johns Hopkins University, United States of America.
Master in Social and Public Policy, Georgetown University, United States of America. 12 years experience in the government sector (investment field) and 14 years in the diplomatic sector.

Edrees Musaed Ahmad

Board Member

Director since 29 March 2017
(Independent)

Qualifications and experience

Master of Economics, Kuwait University, State of Kuwait. Over 15 years experience in Investment Sector.

Ashraf Adnan Bseisu

Board Member

Director since 29 March 2017
(Non-executive)

Qualifications and experience

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Southern Methodist University, USA, Master of Science in Management Information System, The London School of Economics, UK. Over 20 years’ experience in Investment Management and over 30 years in the Insurance and Financial Services sector.

Nominated by:

Ithmaar Holding

Mishal Ali Al Hellow

Board Member

Director since 13 March 2019
(Non-executive)

Qualifications and experience

MBA from the Open University of Malaysia and a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Bahrain. Over 20 years of public and private sector experience, including roles in government, financial and investment entities.

Nominated by:

Social Insurance Organization (SIO)

Naser Khaled Al Raee

Board Member

Director since 13 March 2019
(Non-executive)

Qualifications and experience

Certified Internal Auditor, Institute of Internal Auditors, United States of America. Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance Concentration, University of Texas, United States of America. Over 11 years of experience in the audit and risk advisory field with variety of industry exposure including the banking and investment sector.

Nominated by:

Social Insurance Organization (SIO)

Dr. Ghaneya Al-Derazi

Board Member

Director since 24 March 2020
(Non-executive)

Qualifications and experience

Doctorate of Business Administration, Durham University, United Kingdom. Over 20 years’ experience in the banking industry and has had her own business for 1.5 years.

Nour Nael Al Jassim

Board Member

Director since 24 March 2020
(Non-executive)

Qualifications and experience

Bachelor in Accounting and Finance, Kuwait University, State of Kuwait. Over 12 years’ Experience in Investment Sector and Risk Management.

  • Murad Ali Murad
    Chairman

  • Sh. Abdulla bin Khalifa
    bin Salman Al Khalifa
    Deputy Chairman

  • Mohamed Abdulrahman Hussain
    Board Member

  • Hani Ali Al Maskati
    Board Member

  • Jassem Hasan Ali Zainal
    Board Member

  • Sh. Khalifa bin Duaij Al Khalifa
    Board Member

  • Edrees Musaed Ahmad
    Board Member

  • Ashraf Adnan Bseisu
    Board Member

  • Mishal Ali Al Hellow
    Board Member

  • Naser Khaled Al Raee
    Board Member

  • Dr.Ghaneya Al-Derazi
    Board Member

  • Nour Nael Al Jassim
    Board Member