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Usman Ahmed Verified

عثمان أحمد
Group Chief Executive Officer, National Bank of Bahrain
Industries
Banking
Record status: Editorially verified Last verified: 1 Oct 2026 Last updated: 23 Oct 2026 Sources: 4

Biography

Usman Ahmed is Group CEO of National Bank of Bahrain. He has over 30 years of international experience across EMEA and Asia-Pacific, was CEO and Executive Board Director of Citi Malaysia and Executive Chairman of Citigroup Global Markets Malaysia, and sits on the boards of Bahrain Islamic Bank and SICO Bank.

Current positions

Group Chief Executive Officer

Board positions

Board Member

Career timeline

  1. Current
    Group Chief Executive Officer
  2. Current
    Vice Chairman
  3. Current
    Board Member

Sources

  1. 1. The Finance Frontier 2026: Usman Ahmed, Group CEO, National Bank of Bahrain (29 Jul 2026) Entrepreneur Middle East · read 5 Sep 2026 Supports: profile
  2. 2. Arabic name: Akhbar Al Khaleej Akhbar Al Khaleej · read 5 Sep 2026 Supports: profile
  3. 3. Our People Bahrain Islamic Bank · read 1 Oct 2026 Supports: Vice Chairman, Bahrain Islamic Bank B.S.C. “Mr. Usman Ahmed | Vice Chairman”
  4. 4. Board of Directors SICO Bank · read 1 Oct 2026 Supports: Board Member, SICO Bank “Usman Ahmed, Group Chief Executive of National Bank of Bahrain, B.S.C.”