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COMPANIES
Gulf Finance House - Bahrain
- +1.55 Last
- +0.01 (+0.65%) Today's Change
- 9.21m Volume
- 1.34-7.35 52 Week Range
- -3.00 (-65.90%) 52 Week Change
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
GFH recently became the first Islamic investment bank in the Middle East to be listed on the London Stock Exchange.Established on 16 October 1999 in the Kingdom of Bahrain, GFH is committed to the Islamic Sharia philosophy of wealth management and a well-defined and broad-based portfolio of investments spread across three continents: Asia, Africa and Europe.
GFH has a paid up capital of USD 239 million and an authorized capital of USD 300 million.
GFH has won "Best Investment Bank" for three years in a row in 2005, 2006 and 2007, awarded by Banker Middle East, "Deals of the Year Award 2007" by The Banker, the "Lipper Fund Award 2007" for GFH's Al Basha'er GCC Equity Fund and "Best Islamic Real Estate Finance House 2005" awarded by Euromoney.
GFH has also received the "World Islamic Funds Excellence Award 2005" by The World Islamic Funds and "The Outstanding Islamic Financial Institution Award 2005" by the Institute of Islamic Finance Inc.
KEY INFORMATION
Industry
Asset Management, Investment Banks
Address
Floor 6, Al Salam Tower, Diplomatic Area, 10006, Manama, Bahrain
T
973 17538538
F
973 17540006
E
W
COMPANY OVERVIEW
| Ownership | Type | Established on | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public | Joint stock | 6 November 1999 | - |
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS
| Name | Country | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain Islamic Bank | companies | 4.11 | Bahrain |
PORTFOLIO
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Al Andalus House | Spain |
| Al Areen Desert Spa and Resort | Bahrain |
| Al Areen Holding Company | Bahrain |
| Aqar Management I | Bahrain |
| Asian Finance House | Malaysia |
| Bahrain Aluminium Extrusion Company | Bahrain |
| Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company | Bahrain |
| Bayan Holding Company | Kuwait |
| Capital Real Estate | Bahrain |
| First Energy Bank | Bahrain |
| First Leasing Bank | Bahrain |
| Gulf Coffee House | Bahrain |
| Gulf Energy Holding Company | Qatar |
| Gulf Finance House - UK | UK |
| Gulf Holding Company - Kuwait | Kuwait |
| Gulf North Africa Holding Company | Kuwait |
| Injazat Capital | UAE |
| International Franchise Company | Bahrain |
| Khaleeji Commercial Bank | Bahrain |
| Kuwait Asia Holding Company | Kuwait |
| Kuwait Iran Holding | Kuwait |
| Legends Development Company | UAE |
| Mina Manama | Bahrain |
| Oman Development Company | Oman |
| Qatar Finance House | Qatar |
| Rawaj Holding Company | Kuwait |
| QInvest | Qatar |
| North Gate Economic City | Saudi Arabia |
| Royal University for Women | Bahrain |
| Prince Abdulaziz Bin Musaed Economic City | Saudi Arabia |
| The Caspian Energy Hub | Kazakhstan |
| Morocco Holding Company | Morocco |
| MENAdrill | Bahrain |
| HadeedMENA | Qatar |
| CEMENA | Bahrain |
| MENA Real Estate Company | Kuwait |
OFFICERS
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS | Position |
|---|---|
| Abdullatif Abdullah Al Mir | Board Member |
| Youssef Mohammed Khayyat | Board Member |
| Haidar Abdulrahman Abdullah Majali | Board Secretary |
| Bader Nasser Al Sebaie | Board Member |
| Mosbah Saif Al Mutairi | Board Member |
| Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed | Board Member |
| Anthony Travis | Board Member |
| Essam Yousef Abdullah Janahi | Chairman |
| Hamad Abdulaziz Al Shaya | Vice Chairman |
| Abdulaziz Al Hinai | Board Member |
| Abdullah Ali Al Hamli | Board Member |
| Samir Yaacoub Al Nafisi | Board Member |
| Adel Daoud Al Aawhali | Board Member |
| MANAGEMENT | Position |
| Peter Panayiotou | Chief Investment Officer |
| Salah Rahimi | Chief Financial Officer |
| Edwin Ball | Chief Operating Officer |
| Alan Durrant | Senior Executive Director - Head of Asset Management |
| Nick Judd | Senior Executive Director - Real Estate Fund Management |
| Keith Parkerm | Senior Executive Director - Large Projects |
| Issa Massih | Executive Director - Risk Management and Compliances |
| Derek Angus | Executive Director - Asset Management and Head of Sales |
| Pierre Moerland | Executive Director - Sales and Marketing |
| James Brent | Executive Director - Information Technology |
| Mohammed Jassem | Head of Investment Banking |
| Tarek Kanoo | Head of Wealth Management Operations |
| Abbas Haji | Head of Internal Audit |
| Ipshita Sen | Head of Corporate Communications |
| Laurence Hook | Head of Information Technology |
| Ahmed Fahour | Chief Executive Officer |
| SHARIA BOARD | Position |
| Abdullah Bin Suleiman Al Manea | Chairman |
| Nizam Mohammed Saleh Yaacoubi | Board Member |
| Farid Mohammed Hadi | Board Member |
| Abdulaziz Khalifa Al Qassar | Board Member |
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