Al Hassan has over 14 years of experience in Islamic investment banking across the GCC region. He currently sits on the boards of various regional companies in the fields of food and beverage (F&B), real estate and technology. His investment expertise spans across several verticals, including private equity, venture capital, infrastructure and real estate.

He is an extremely well-networked individual with close ties to sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), banks and financial institutions, family offices, executive circles and UHNWIs in the GCC region.

Owing to his long-standing relationships and investment track record, he has become a trusted advisor to a wide category of investors. His domain strengths include general management, investment management, M&A, deal sourcing, structuring and capital raising.

Prior to founding Gulf Islamic Investments, Al Hassan held the position of vice president of Investments with EJ Capital. Before that, he worked as a team head (director – Investment Placement, KSA and Kuwait) at Gulf Finance House where he played a stellar role in raising hundreds of millions of dollars of capital for various investment opportunities.

Al Hassan holds a Business Administration Degree, specialising in marketing, from NYIT, Bahrain.