Board of Directors

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Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Khalifa

Chairman and Executive Director since 2011, representing Social Insurance
Organization – Bahrain
  • Chairman of SICO Board Investment Committee
  • Chief Executive Officer, Osool Asset Management BSC (c)
  • Chairman: Batelco Company
  • Board Director: BBK
  • Professional experience: 22 years
  • Education: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA
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Hisham Alkurdi

Vice Chairman and Executive Director since 2020, representing the National Bank of Bahrain BSC – Bahrain
  • Member of SICO Board Investment Committee
  • Chief Executive, Corporate and Institutional Investment Banking, National Bank of Bahrain, BSC
  • Professional experience: 24 years
  • Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Systems Control, the University of Huddersfield, UK
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Mohammed Abdulla Isa

Executive Director since 2009, representing BBK BSC – Bahrain
  • Chairman of SICO Board Nomination, Remuneration, and Corporate Governance Committee
  • board Chief Financial Officer, BBK BSC
  • Board Director, Bahrain Credit
  • Professional experience: 31 years
  • Education: Certified Public Accountant, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Delaware State Board of Accountancy (2001), USA
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Tala Fakhro

Independent Director since 2020
  • Chairperson of SICO Board Audit, Risk, and Compliance Committee
  • Chief Project Officer, Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB)
  • Board Director: Bahrain Development Bank
  • Professional experience: 25 Years
  • Education: a Juris Doctor, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Smith College in Northampton
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Khurram Ali Mirza

Executive Director since 2017, representing Social Insurance Organization – Bahrain
  • Member of SICO Board Nomination, Remuneration, and Corporate Governance Committee
  • Chief Investment Officer, Osool Asset Management BSC (c)
  • Board Director, Amlak Social Insurance Organization Development Company
  • Professional Experience: 29 years
  • Education: Fellow, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK; Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science and Master of Science in Mathematical Trading and Finance from Cass Business School, University of London, UK
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Dana Raees

Executive Director since 2020, representing Social Insurance Organization – Bahrain
  • Member of SICO Board Nomination, Remuneration, and Corporate Governance Committee
  • Head of Legal, Osool Asset Management BSC (c)
  • Professional experience: 15 years
  • Education: Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Warwick, UK, and LPC from the University of Law, London
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Abdulla Kamal

Executive Director since 2020, representing Social Insurance Organization – Bahrain
  • Member of SICO Board Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
  • Chief Operating Officer, Osool Asset Management BSC (c)
  • Board Director: Bahrain Car Parks Company BSC.; Amlak Social Insurance Organization Development Company; Osool Pension Fund BSC;
  • Professional experience: 18 Years
  • Education: Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University of Bahrain, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Associate Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA), and Associate Professional Risk Manager (APRM)
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Naseema Haider

Non-Executive Director since 2020, representing Ahli United Bank – Bahrain
  • Member of SICO Board Audit, Risk, and Compliance Committee
  • Head of Private Banking, Ahli United Bank BSC
  • Professional experience: 24 Years
  • Education: Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University of Bahrain
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Khalid Al-Jassim

Non-Executive Director since 2020
  • Member of SICO Board Investment Committee
  • Chairman and Managing Director, Afkar Holding Limited
  • Board Director: Bahrain Islamic Bank; Bahrain Flour Mills
  • Professional experience: 31 Years
  • Education: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics from California State University, Long Beach as well as an Executive MBA from Pepperdine University
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Shaikh Waleed K Al Hashar

Executive Director since January 2022, represnting Bank Muscat – Oman
  • Member of SICO Board Investment Committee
  • Chief Executive Officer: Bank Muscat
  • Board Member: Oman Center for Governance and Sustainability, The College of Banking and Financial Studies, and the Oman Banks Association
  • Professional experience: 28 Years
  • Education: postgraduate diploma in General Management, Harvard Business School; Bachelor of Science and Master’s Degree in Business Administration, California State University, Sacramento, USA