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GOVERNANCE · LEADERSHIP
Board of
Directors
A distinguished leadership body representing the breadth, experience and shared ambition of the Arab banking community.
22
BOARD MEMBERS
18+
MARKETS REPRESENTED
1
SHARED DIRECTION
COLLECTIVE GOVERNANCE
A regional board,
connected by purpose.
Leadership across markets. One shared direction for Arab banking.
THE BOARD
Experience across markets.
One shared direction.
The Board of Directors brings together senior banking leaders from across the Arab world. Its collective expertise guides the Union’s strategic direction, strengthens institutional cooperation and ensures that UAB remains responsive to a rapidly changing global financial landscape.
BOARD LEADERSHIP
Leadership with regional perspective.
Three figures anchor the Board’s strategic and executive leadership.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Mr. Mohammed El-Etreby
EGYPT
Representative of Egyptian Banks
CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dr. Joseph Torbey
LEBANON
Representative of Lebanese Banks
SECRETARY GENERAL
Dr. Wissam H. Fattouh
UNION OF ARAB BANKS
Union of Arab Banks
REGIONAL REPRESENTATION
One board. A region of perspectives.
Explore the Board by market representation.
Mr. Abdulmohsen Abdulaziz Al-Fares
Deputy Chairman of the Board · Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee · Representative of Saudi Arabian Banks
SAUDI ARABIA
Mr. Zead Khalaf Abed
Deputy Chairman of the Board · Representative of Iraqi Banks
IRAQ
Sheikh Mohammed Jarrah Al-Sabah
Representative of Kuwaiti Banks
KUWAIT
Mr. Abdallah Mubarak Al-Khalifa
Representative of Qatari Banks
QATAR
H.E. Mr. Othman Benjelloun
Representative of Moroccan Banks
MOROCCO
Mr. Sleiman Issa El-Ozabi
Representative of Libyan Banks
LIBYA
Mr. Mahmoud Al Shawa
Representative of Palestinian Banks
PALESTINE
Mr. Neji Ghandri
Representative of Tunisian Banks
TUNISIA
Mr. Abbas Abdullah Abbas
Representative of Sudanese Banks
SUDAN
Mr. Mustafa Al Khalfawi
Representative of UAE Banks
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
H.E. Mr. Basem Khalil Al-Salem
Representative of Jordanian Banks
JORDAN
Sheikh Waleed bin Khamis Al Hashar
Representative of Omani Banks
OMAN
Mr. Hanchi Ould Mohamed Saleh
Representative of Mauritanian Banks
MAURITANIA
Mr. Yaser El Shreyfi
Representative of Bahrain Banks
BAHRAIN
Mr. Fady Jleilaty
Representative of Syrian Banks
SYRIA
Dr. Ahmed Ali Omar Bin Sankr
Representative of Yemeni Banks
YEMEN
Mr. Ahmed H. Al-Dheeb
Representative of Djibouti Banks
DJIBOUTI
Mr. Youssef Ben Henda
Representative of Common Banks
COMMON BANKS
Representative of Algerian Banks
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ALGERIA
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