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Albaraka Banking Group

  • 2.47 Last
  • -0.10 (-3.89%) Today's Change
  • 4,000 Volume
  • 2.05-2.95 52 Week Range
  • +0.32 (+14.88%) 52 Week Change
As of 8 Jan 2009 09:29 GMT (Market Closed)

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Albaraka Banking Group (ABG) aims to provide global Islamic banking service for the Arab World and Muslims worldwide. ABG is involved in Islamic retail, commercial and investment banking

In July 2006, the ABG Group completed an Initial Public Offering of its shares, converting the bank from a closed shareholding company into a public joint stock company.

The bank is currently 55% owned by Dallah Al Baraka Holding Company, Bahrain. The public and strategic shareholders own 45%.

The bank is listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange (BSE) and Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX).

KEY INFORMATION

Industry

Commercial Banks, Investment Banks, Investment Funds

Address

Albaraka Tower, 1882, Manama, Bahrain

T

973 17541122

F

973 17536533

E

-

W

www.abg.bh

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Ownership Type Established on Employees
Public Joint stock 27 Jun 2002 -

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

NameCountry
Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Rajhi Saudi Arabia
Barwa Real Estate Company Qatar
Dallah Albaraka Holding Company Bahrain
Dubai Investments UAE
Emirates Bank International UAE
Fahad Abdullah Al Rajhi Saudi Arabia
Saleh Abdullah Kamel Saudi Arabia

PORTFOLIO

NameCountry
Albaraka Bank of South Africa South Africa
Albaraka Bank Lebanon
Albaraka Bank Sudan
Albaraka Bank Syria
Albaraka Islamic Bank Bahrain
Albaraka Turkish Participation Bank Turkey
Banque Al Baraka d'Algérie Algeria
Beit Ettamouil Saoudi Tounsi Tunisia
Egyptian Saudi Finance Bank Egypt
Jordan Islamic Bank for Finance and Investment Jordan

OFFICERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORSPosition
Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel Chairman
Abdullah Ammar Al Saudi Vice Chairman
Abdullah Saleh Kamel Director
Mahmoud Jameel Hasoubah Director
Ibrahim Fayez Al Shamsi Director
Abdul Elah A. Sabbahi Director
Jamal Bin Galaita Director
Youssef Ali Fadil Bin Fadil Director
Adnan Ahmad Youssef Director
Anwar Ibrahim Director
Samer Mohammed Adnan Farhoud Director
Saleh Mohammed Al Youssef Director
SHARIA BOARDPosition
Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Ghodah Chairman
Abdullah Suleiman Al Munae'e Board Member
Sheikh Abdul Latif Al Mahmoud Board Member
Ahmad Mohyedeen Board Member
Ezzedine Khoja Board Member
MANAGEMENTPosition
Adnan Ahmad Youssef President and Chief Executive Officer
Othman Ahmed Sulieman Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Abdullah Saleh Kamel Managing Director
Abdulrahman Shehab Senior Vice President - Operations and Administration
Majeed Alawi Senior Vice President - Head of Internal Audit
K. Krishnamoorthy Senior Vice President - Head of Strategic Planning
Abdulrahman Shehab Senior Vice President - Head of Operations and Administration
Hamad Eqab Senior Vice President - Head of Financial Control
Joseph Peter Sezley Senior Vice President - Head of Credit and Risk Management
Abdul Rauf Sivany First Vice President - Head of Treasury and Investments
Salah Othman Abuzaid First Vice President - Head of Legal Affairs and Compliaince
Ahmad Mohyedeen Head of Research and Development
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