Banking leaders and companies in the Arab world

People

Leaders in banking

Ahmad Mohammad Al Bahar Chairman of the Board of Directors, Gulf Bank Omar Hamad Youssef Al-Essa Deputy Chairman of the Board Nomination and Remuneration, Gulf Bank

Bijan Khosrowshahi Group Chairman, Gulf Insurance Group Abdullah Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah Chairman, Burgan Bank Faisal M. Sarkhou Vice Chairman, Burgan Bank Michel A. Accad Executive General Manager, Bankmed S.A.L. Eid Naser AlShehri Independent) Deputy Chairman of the Board Risk Committee, Gulf Bank Sulaiman Al Harthi Chief Executive Officer, Oman Arab Bank SAOG Oman Antoine Jean Daher Group Chief Executive Officer, Burgan Bank

Emad Mohamed Al-Bahar Vice Chairman, Al Ahleia Insurance Co.S.A.K.P. Sami Mahfouz Acting Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Bank

Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Chairman, Mashreqbank PJSC United Arab Emirates

أحمد علي حسن الحمادي Board Member, بنك الريان

محمد حسن السعدي Board Member, بنك الريان

خميس مبارك الكواري Board Member, بنك الريان Ali bin Saif Al Mani Chairman, Takaful Oman Oman

Companies

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Gulf Bank Banking · Kuwait Burgan Bank Banking · Kuwait Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait Banking · Kuwait بنك الريان Banking · Qatar United Gulf Bank Banking · Bahrain Bank Nizwa SAOG Banking · Oman National Bank of Kuwait Banking · Kuwait Wio Bank Banking · United Arab Emirates Jordan Kuwait Bank Banking · Jordan Commercial Bank of Kuwait Banking · Kuwait Arab National Bank Banking · Saudi Arabia Alizz Islamic Bank Banking · Oman Bankmed S.A.L. Banking · Lebanon Emirates NBD Egypt Banking · Egypt Qatar International Islamic Bank Banking · Qatar Al Baraka Bank Egypt Banking · Egypt

Executive moves

Recent appointments

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Upcoming Ali bin Saif Al Mani

Appointed Chief Executive Officer at OAB

Oman Effective 1 January 2027 Previously Chief Executive Officer at Alizz

Upcoming Sulaiman Al Harthi

Resigned as Chief Executive Officer at OAB

Oman Effective 31 December 2026

Paul Jennings

Appointed Group Chief Executive Officer at Bank ABC

Bahrain 5 August 2026 Previously Chief Executive Officer at British Arab Commercial Bank

Tariq Atiq

Appointed Chief Executive Officer at Bank Nizwa

Oman May 2026 Previously Acting Chief Executive Officer at Bank Nizwa

Stephen Moss

Appointed Group Chief Executive Officer at Commercial Bank

Qatar August 2025 Previously Regional Chief Executive Officer, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey at HSBC

Shadi Zahran

Appointed Group Chief Executive Officer at KFH Bahrain

Bahrain April 2025 Previously Senior Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer for Finance at Kuwait Finance House

Abdulwahid Mohamed Al Murshidi

Appointed Chief Executive Officer at Sohar International

Oman 26 February 2025 Previously Acting Chief Executive Officer at Sohar International

Khaled Yousef AlShamlan

Promoted to Group Chief Executive Officer at KFH

Kuwait January 2025 Previously Chief Executive Officer, KFH-Kuwait at Kuwait Finance House

Countries

By country

Oman 8 Saudi Arabia 8 United Arab Emirates 10 Qatar 4 Bahrain 8 Kuwait 7 Egypt 13 Jordan 4 Lebanon 9 Iraq 6 Morocco 4 Algeria 5 Palestine 3

2026

Chief executives of Oman's banks, 2026

Who runs each bank headquartered in the Sultanate of Oman, as recorded in Arabian.CEO's sourced profiles. Unra...

8 leaders · Sep 2026

Analysis

Who runs Oman's banks in 2026

The chief executives of the eight Oman-headquartered banks on record, with the source behind each name.

11 September 2026