Mohamed Hussain
Co-CEO & Member of The Board

Mr. Hussain is the CO-CEO & Member of The Board of Ithmaar Bank from April 2008. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Bank. Mr. Hussain is responsible for overseeing the Bank’s holdings in subsidiaries, associates and strategic investments, as well as the Group’s Treasury, Private Banking and Risk Management. Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Hussain was the Chief Executive and Member of The Board Shamil Bank (Bahrain), which is wholly-owned by Ithmaar Bank. A seasoned banker who joined Shamil Bank in 1998, previously held other senior positions at the Bank, including Deputy Chief Executive. He was also General Manager of Islamic Investment Company of the Gulf (E.C.) in Bahrain prior to its merger with Faysal Islamic Bank of Bahrain (E.C.) in 2000. His previous positions included Senior Vice President, Smith Barney Inc. Bahrain; Director, Marketing and Corporate Finance, Bahrain International Bank; and Assistant Vice President, Gulf International Bank. He currently serves on the boards of BBK, Faisal Private Bank (Switzerland), Faysal Bank Limited (Pakistan), First Leasing Bank, Solidarity, Ithraa Capital (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Emerging Markets Partnership Bahrain and CITIC International Assets Management Limited (Hong Kong). Mr. Hussain, a Bahraini National, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Finance.  

Members

Tunku Dato’ Ya’acob Bin Tunku Abdullah

Abdelhameed Abou Moussa

Sheikha Hissah Bint Saad Al-Sabah

Mohammed Youseef Elkhereiji

Khalil Nooruddin

Ziad Hasan Rawashdeh

Kenneth C. Borda

Michael P. Lee

Mohamed Hussain 

Khalid Abdulla-Janahi - Chairman