Board of Directors
 

Appointed Chairman in June 1999, Mr. Rashad Al Zubair has more than 21 years of business experience. He is the Deputy Chairman & President of The Zubair Corporation and Vice Chairman of Ominvest since 1996. Mr. Rashad Al Zubair was a Director of Capital Market Authority for more than six years until 2008. He is also the Deputy Chairman of Barr Al Jissah Resorts. Over the years, he has held various other directorships in companies such as Oman Refreshments, Port Services Corporation and United Power Company.

 
   
   
 

The Deputy Chairman of Oman Arab Bank since May 2001, Mr. Shoman has more than 38 years of banking experience. He is also the Chairman / CEO of Arab Bank Plc. Mr. Shoman presently chairs the Board of Directors of Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd, Europe Arab Bank, A.H. Shoman Foundation, Jordan and Al Arabi Capital Ltd., Dubai. He is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Al Arabi Investment Group, Jordan and Member of the Board of Directors of Arab National Bank, Saudi Arabia. Mr. Shoman has been a member of the Upper House of Parliament in Jordan since 2005.

 

Mr. Askalan commenced his career as a banker in January 1957 with Arab Bank Plc., Jordan. He was appointed the Regional Executive Manager in charge of the Oman operations in 1973 when Arab Bank established its branch in Oman. In October 1984, Mr. Askalan was appointed the Managing Director of Oman Arab Bank when the Arab Bank branches in Oman were reconstituted as a closed joint stock company. In December 1998, in compliance with CBO regulations, he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Ominvest and Gulf Investment Corporation, Kuwait. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Banking & Investment Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the College of Banking & Financial Studies. He is also a member of the Managing Committee of the Deposit Insurance Scheme at the Central Bank of Oman and Deputy Chairman of Omantel.

 
    

As Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mulham supports the Company leadership in managing and pursuing investment opportunities in energy and energy related sectors both inside and outside Oman. He currently serves as Chairman of Takamul Investment Company SAOC, Deputy Chairman of Oman Oil Marketing Company SAOC, Director in Sohar Aluminium LLC, and Director in MOL Plc. He is a graduate of International Business & Finance from Marymount University and a registered Barrister at the Bar of England & Wales.

 

Mr. Hani Muhammed Al Zubair, a graduate of Richmond University, UK with Bachelor’s Degrees in Mathematical Science and Computer Science, is a board member of The Zubair Corporation, one of the leading private sector groups in the Sultanate of Oman with diverse business interests. He has extensive knowledge and experience in financial, investment and business management areas.

Mr. Hani Al Zubair is presently holding the Directorship in the following Joint Stock Companies:
Oman International Development & Investment Co. SAOG ( Chairman ),
National Finance Company SAOG ( Vice Chairman),
Fund for Development of Youth Projects SAOG ( Chairman)

 

A Director since February 1997, member of the Audit Committee since January 2003 and member of the Executive Committee since December 2005. He is also a Director on the Board of National Finance Company SAOG.

Mr. Said Zaki holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and a Diploma in Management. He has more than 34 years of experience in banking, finance and investment.

Since 1995, Mr. Said Zaki has been with Ominvest where he currently holds the position of Chief Compliance Officer. Previously, he worked for The Zubair Corporation LLC (‘TZC’) for 11 years in senior management positions and represented TZC as a Director on the Board of several public and private companies in Oman.

 

Mr. Amin Husseini joined Arab Bank Plc in 1994 and was appointed Executive Vice President / Head of Financial Institutions & Transaction Services Group at the Arab Bank Head Office in Amman.

He was relocated to Manama to hold the position of Executive Vice President / Bahrain Country Manager in March 2009 and is currently managing the retail bank in Bahrain as well as the Offshore Banking Unit which has regional responsibilities and client coverage.

At the Head Office, he was a member of the Asset and Liability Management Committee, Senior Management Committee, Strategic Planning Committee and the Senior Joint Credit Committee.

Mr. Husseini is a Deputy Chairman of T-Bank (a 50% owned subsidiary of Arab Bank in Turkey), and is also a member of Oman Arab Bank’s Board of Directors. Oman Arab Bank is a 49% owned subsidiary of Arab Bank Plc.

Born in 1967, Mr. Husseini has a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration.

 

A Board Member of Oman Arab Bank and a Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Arab Bank since July 2010, Ms. Sadik has broad international banking experience built over 25 years . Before joining Arab Bank, Ms. Sadik served as Group General Manager for National Bank of Kuwait, responsible for the bank’s international and regional network of branches and subsidiaries. Ms. Sadik is also a board member of Arab Tunisian Bank in Tunis.