About Us
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Mr. Hesham Abdulla Qassim Al Qassim is the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Emirates NBD Bank P.J.S.C., the Chairman of Emirates Islamic Bank P.J.S.C., one of the leading Islamic banks in the region, and the Chairman of Emirates NBD Egypt and DenizBank A.Ş Turkey, both subsidiaries of Emirates NBD. Mr. Al Qassim is also the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of wasl Asset Management Group, and is responsible for leading its transformation into a world-class asset management company. He has more than 20 years experience in the banking industry.
Mr. Al Qassim is also the Chairman of Dubai Sports Corporation and Dubai Autism Centre. His other board memberships include Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority, Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat), DIFC Investments LLC., Itissalat Al-Maghrib (IAM) Maroc Telecom, as well as the International Humanitarian City. Mr. Al Qassim is also a member of the International Cooperation Council France UAE (“CCI France UAE”).
His professional and vocational qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance and a Master’s degree in International Business Management and in Executive Leadership Development.
Mr. Buti Obaid Buti Almulla is Chairman of Mohamad and Obaid Almulla Group, a Dubai-based family-owned business launched in 1942, and a market leader in key strategic economic sectors: Hospitality, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Travel and Tourism and Investments.
He has extensive professional business experience that spans more than 31 years, since January 1990, across the banking, finance, real estate, hospitality and investment sectors. Born in 1967, Mr. Almulla holds a diploma in business administration from Newbury College, Boston.
He holds several esteemed positions, Chairman - Dubai Insurance Company P.S.C., Vice Chairman of Emirates Islamic Bank P.J.S.C., Director of Emirates NBD Bank P.J.S.C., Director of Emaar Properties P.J.S.C. and Director of Dubai Refreshment P.J.S.C..
H.E. Huda Sayed Naim AlHashimi was appointed as a Director of Emirates NBD Bank P.J.S.C. and Emirates Islamic Bank P.J.S.C. in February 2022.
H.E. AlHashimi is the Deputy Minister of Cabinet Affairs for Strategic Affairs. As part of the responsibilities of her current position, H.E. AlHashimi leads the process of articulating the UAE Leadership’s Vision, setting an ambitious long-term strategy. H.E. AlHashimi leads the setup and operation of Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation. She also leads the Government Accelerators and responsible for governance and institutional restructuring at the Prime Minister’s Office.
H.E. AlHashimi has been chosen as a Board member of the “Digital School” as well as a member of the UAE Gender Balance Council and Dubai Women Establishment. She is also a member of the Supreme Committee of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Smart Education Program. She is also member of the metaverse steering committee.
H.E. AlHashimi holds a BSC in Business Administration from the Higher Colleges of Technology, where she graduated with honours and received Sheikh Rashid Award for Scientific Excellence. She is also an alumni of London Business School and was enrolled in the Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development programme, and she received certificate from IMD on mastering board governance.
Mr. Salem Mohamed Obaidalla (“Mr. Obaidalla”) was appointed as a Director of Emirates NBD Bank in February 2019.
Mr. Obaidalla is currently the Senior Vice President – Commercial Operations Americas for Emirates Airline. He has extensive professional experience and contributed to the success of launching new stations in addition to handling the launch of various destinations, such as Amsterdam, Prague, Madrid, Geneva, Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, Dublin, Barcelona and Lisbon.
Mr. Obaidalla holds a Business Administration Degree from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, USA.
H.E. Mohamed Hadi Al Hussaini is the Minister of State for Financial Affairs. Currently he serves on the Board of Emirates NBD Bank P.J.S.C. and Emirates Islamic Bank P.J.S.C. H.E. is also a Board member of Emirates Investment Authority, Investment Corporation of Dubai and Director of Dubai Real Estate Corporation/wasl Asset Management Group and is the Chairman of the Development Committee (DC) of the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF).
H.E. Al Hussaini has wide professional experience across the banking, finance, real estate and investment sectors. He comes from a prominent family of businessmen primarily engaged in the trading sector.
H.E. Al Hussaini holds a Master’s degree in International Business from Webster University in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mr. Ali Humaid Ali Al Owais was appointed as a Director of Emirates Islamic Bank P.J.S.C. in March 2013, and also a Director of Emirates NBD Bank P.J.S.C. Mr. Ali is the Chairman of Al Owais Group, United Food Company P.J.S.C. and Moderna Group LLC. He is the Vice Chairman of Dubai Refreshment Co. P.J.S.C., Modern Bakery and a Director of Oman Refreshment Company. As Chairman and a Board Member of various companies, Mr. Al Owais is instrumental in bringing about vast changes through his entrepreneur skills and business contacts.
Mr. Al Owais holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Applied Science.
Mr. Shayne Nelson became the Group Chief Executive Officer of Emirates NBD Bank in 2013. Prior to joining Emirates NBD Bank, he was the CEO of Standard Chartered Private Bank in Singapore, Chairman of Standard Chartered Saadiq Advisory Board, and a board member of Standard Chartered Bank (China).
Mr. Shayne is also a member of the Board of Directors for Emirates Islamic Bank P.J.S.C., Emirates NBD Capital Limited, Emirates NBD Capital PJS, Tanfeeth LLC, and a founding member of the Higher Colleges of Technology Industry Advisory Council.
A Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Shayne is also an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Managers.
Emirates Islamic Internal Shariah Supervision Committee ("Shariah Committee")
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Abdul Rahim Sultan Al Olama was a professor of jurisprudence and its fundamentals at the College of Law at the United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain until his retirement in 2022, in addition to being a certified expert in financial affairs concerning compliance with Islamic Shariah principles. He is an expert in many jurisprudence councils. He was also a member of the Shariah Board of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI). Notably, he led the Shariah committee at the Zakat Fund in the United Arab Emirates.
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Abdul Rahim Sultan Al Olama has published books and articles on various jurisprudential topics, particularly Islamic banking in its contemporary form. He has also presented a series of research papers in various international forums and conferences related to this sector. He is a member of several Fatwa and Shariah supervisory boards for Islamic financial institutions and Takaful companies. These include Emirates Islamic Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Watania Takaful, Mawarid Finance Company, NBD Islamic, Commercial Islamic Bank of Dubai, and Mashreq Bank.
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Abdul Rahim Sultan Al Olama holds a PhD in Comparative Islamic Jurisprudence from Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Elgari, Professor of Islamic Economics at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Former Director of the Center for Research in Islamic Economics, at the same university.
He is an Expert at the Islamic Jurisprudence Academy of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Islamic Jurisprudence Academy of the Islamic World League. Dr. Elgari is also a member of the Board of Trustees and Shariah Board of AAOFI. He is Chairman of the Practical Committee of the Al Qassimia University Award for Islamic Economics Research.
Dr. Elgari is also chairman and member of numerous Shariah boards of Islamic banks and Takaful companies, In Saudi Arabia, the Gulf, Europe and America.
He has authored several books in Islamic economics, banking as well as finance and has published tens of articles on the subject, both in Arabic and English. Dr. Elgari is also a frequent speaker at conferences.
Dr. Elgari won several awards, including:
He was born in Makkah, and graduated from King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he obtained his first university degree. Then he held a PhD from the University of California, and post-graduation he specialized in Islamic banking.
Dr. Amin Fateh holds a bachelor’s and Master’s in honorable Hadith, and a PhD in Islamic studies. He has been part of the Islamic Banking industry ever since its early stages in 1988, initially contributing to the Shariah compliance function of Kuwait Finance House. Across the years he has work with many of the most prominent Shariah scholars in the field. For more than a decade he has lead Islamic Shariah advisory Minhaj. He is currently a member of a number of Shariah Boards and committees in UAE and across the world, including ENBD-Islamic, EIB and the AAOIFI Shariah Committee in UAE. He lectured in many universities and is a profound bilingual Islamic Finance trainer who has provided many Islamic Finance training courses across the world.
Dr. Salim Ali Al-Ali works as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Shariah and Islamic Studies at the College of Law at the United Arab Emirates University, where he teaches a spectrum of courses related to Islamic law and Islamic banking. He is PhD holder in Financial Law from the University of London in the United Kingdom. Dr. Al-Ali was also a part-time lecturer at the BPP University based in the UK.
Moreover, he is the Chairman of the internal Shariah Supervisory Committee for HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, and Abu Dhabi First Bank Group.
He participated in a number of international conferences on various issues pertaining to Islamic financial products, and the legal and governance of Islamic financial markets, held at Harvard University and the University of Cambridge.
Further, he is a member of the internal Shariah Supervisory Committee for a number of other Islamic financial institutions.
The Board of Directors of Emirates Islamic Bank PJSC (the Bank) are pleased to inform the shareholders of the opening of nomination for the Board of Directors membership from Tuesday 26 November 2024 to Thursday 5 December 2024. Any person/shareholder who meets the conditions of nomination for the Board membership may nominate him/herself for the Board membership by applying via the e-mail BODElection@EmiratesNBD.com. The application must contain the applicant profile and documents as mentioned hereunder and the capacity of membership for which the applicant wishes to nominate him/herself (Non-Executive Director/Independent Director1).
General Conditions
1 Independence of the Directors shall be assessed as per the criteria specified under the Corporate Governance Regulations and Standards issued by the Central Bank of UAE.
Required Documents for Nomination for Membership of the Board of Directors
The candidates are required to submit the list of documents mentioned below along with their nomination application.
A- Identification
B- Clearances
C- Qualifications, References & Declarations
The candidates who successfully submit the nomination application within the nomination period, will be requested to submit additional documentation in accordance with the applicable regulations and Directors Fit and Proper Policy of the Bank.
The Board of Directors of Emirates Islamic Bank PJSC (the Bank) are pleased to inform the shareholders of the extending of the nomination for the Board of Directors membership to Tuesday 10 December 2024. Any person/shareholder who meets the conditions of nomination for the Board membership may nominate him/herself for the Board membership by applying via the e-mail BODElection@EmiratesNBD.com. The application must contain the applicant profile and documents as mentioned hereunder and the capacity of membership for which the applicant wishes to nominate him/herself (Non-Executive Director/ Independent Director)1).
General Conditions
1 Independence of the Directors shall be assessed as per the criteria specified under the Corporate Governance Regulations and Standards issued by the Central Bank of UAE.
Required Documents for Nomination for Membership of the Board of Directors
The candidates are required to submit the list of documents mentioned below along with their nomination application.
A- Identification
B- Clearances
C- Qualifications, References & Declarations
The candidates who successfully submit the nomination application within the nomination period, will be requested to submit additional documentation in accordance with the applicable regulations and Directors Fit and Proper Policy of the Bank.