Mr. Al Oqab has over 25 years' experience in finance and auditing. He is Chairman of the board of albaraka bank Lebanon and he is also chairman of the Accounting Standards Board of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), and is a Member of the Boards of Al Baraka Turk Participation Bank, Jordan Islamic Bank and Banque Al Baraka D'Algerie, Algeria. In addition, he serves as a member of the audit committees of Jordan Islamic Bank and Banque Al Baraka D'Algerie, a member of the Board of Sustainability & Social Responsibility Committee and Credit Committee of Jordan Islamic Bank, and a Member of the Board Executive Committee and Observing Member of the Board Audit Committee of Al Baraka Turk Participation Bank. Before joining ABG in February 2005, he worked at Shamil Bank as Senior Manager, Internal Audit. Prior to this, he was a member of the audit team at Arthur Andersen. Mr. Al Oqab has been promoted to Deputy Chief Executive effective from 1st April 2018. Before that, he was heading the Finance Department of the Group. Mr. Al Oqab is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. 

Board Member, Al Baraka Bank Lebanon. Previously, Chairman and Managing Director of The Industrial Bank of Kuwait K.S.C. Prior to that, Mr. Al Yousef held executive positions with The Industrial Bank of Kuwait and the Central Bank of Kuwait. He has also served as Chairman of ABC Islamic Bank (E.C.), Bahrain and of the Supervisory Board of Arab Banking Corporation - Daus & Co. GmbH, Frankfurt: as Chairman and Managing Director of Afkar Holding Co.: Commissioner, Capital Markets Authority, Kuwait: and on the Boards of Directors of the Financial Securities Group; Gulf Bank K.S.C. Kuwait; Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C.), Bahrain; Ahli United Bank B.S.C., London; and Gulf Investment Corporation. He has over 35 years' experience in the banking industry. A Kuwaiti national, he holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Kuwait University. 

Mr. Mutasim Mahmassani has been General Manager and Board Member of Al Baraka Bank SAL since 2006. He is also a member of World Union of Arab Bankers. Mr. Mahmassani has an accumulated experience of more than 39 years earned through different administrative positions he has held in a number of international and regional banks covering various aspects of banking industry. In addition, he has assumed chairmanship and membership of administrative boards in a number of financial institutions and real estate companies. Mr. Mahmassani has received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in business administration from the American University of Beirut.

Dr. Hussein Said Saifan, of Jordan nationality, is Board Member at Al Baraka Bank and holds a Bachelor’s degree with major in Accounting and a minor in Economics and Statistics from the University of Jordan in addition to Master’s and Doctorate’s degrees in Islamic banks. Dr. Saifan has a banking experience spanning over 30 years earned through different administrative positions he assumed lastly as Vice General Manager/ Jordan Islamic Bank. He is also member on Boards of Directors and Boards of Managers as follows:

• Vice Chairman of Board of Managers at Sanabel AlKhair for Financial Investments LLC
• Vice Chairman of Board of Directors of the Industrial Commercial and Agricultural Co. Ltd. (production)
• Vice Chairman of Board of Managers at Future Applied Computer Technology LLC
• Vice Chairman of Board of Managers at Ajloun National Corporation for Culture and Education LLC
• Vice Chairman of Board of Managers at Ajloun National Company for Investment and Development LLC
• Board Member of Islamic Insurance Company PLC
• Vice Chairman of Board of Managers at Omareyah Schools Company LLC
• Member of Accounting and Auditing Standards Board at Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions/Bahrain
• Board Member of Shariaa College/ World Islamic Sciences and Education University
• Board Member of Securities Depository Center (Jordan Securities Market)
• Board Member of Hajj Fund
• Underwriter licensed from Jordan Securities Commission/ Jordan since 31/5/2005

Dr. Saifan has particular interest in academic and training issues where he chairs Board of Trustees at Ajloun National Private University. He has been a member on several M.A and Ph.D. committees at Yarmouk University, World Islamic Science and Education University, and Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences. He has designed and executed many training programs related to banking and financial operations

and accounting, auditing, and banking and Shariaa supervision.

Mr. Nabil Itani born in 1953 is Board Member at Al Baraka Bank, he was appointed chairman and General Manager of the investment development authority of Lebanon (IDAL) from 2005 till 2019.his career spans over three decades of professional achievements, contribution to the architectural profession, and diligent service to his native Lebanon. His valuable contributions in official committees and in the drafting of major proposals have had positive ramifications on investment, architectural, and administrative practices in Lebanon.

Mr. Nabil Othman is a Board Member of Al Baraka Bank SAL, he has an accumulated experience of more than 50 years earned through different administrative positions he held in several international and regional banks covering various aspects of banking industry. Mr. Nabil Othman has received his Bachelor’s degree from the University Saint Joseph.

Mr. Farouk Mahfouz is Board Member of Al Baraka Bank SAL He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting in addition to Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics and Political Studies. Mr. Mahfouz has extensive experience in banking industry which he started through work as auditor at Audit Department then in the Banking Control Commission of Lebanon. He also served as Head of Lending Department at National Bank for Industrial and Touristic Development S.A.L and he was appointed as

Assistant Manager at MEBCO Bank (Middle East Banking Company) then by the Council of Ministers as member of Audit Committee and representative of National Deposit Guarantee Institution (NDGI) where he served for 20 years. He is also member of Risk Committee at BBAC (Bank of Beirut and the Arab Countries SAL). Mr. Mahfouz has experience in different sectors including his work as accounting advisor for Arab Security Force, then Arab Deterrent Force, state representative at Télé Liban Board of Directors, and financial advisor to the Board. In addition, he has worked as consultant to the office of the Prime Minister for ministries affairs and was delegated to reconsider social services system for employees at Civil Servants’ Cooperative. He has also headed a committee at the Ministry of National Education to prepare sample budget to be presented annually by private schools to the Ministry. He participated in a number of scientific conferences and seminars in Lebanon and abroad and delivered many seminars related to deposit insurance and banking supervision.

Me. Joseph Khoury Helou is a prominent lawyer and descendent of a family renowned for serving the law and the judiciary. His father, Wajih Khoury Helou, was a judge during the French Mandate and his grandfather was also a judge during the Ottoman era. He received his education at Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour then completed his high studies at Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth (USJ) where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Lebanese and French Law. After his graduation in 1979, he was appointed Head of Legal Affairs Unit at the Lebanese Ministry of Justice. In 1982, he was appointed unique judge in Beirut to look into commercial and financial cases. Motivated by his will to return to practicing attorney ship, he resigned from the judiciary in the same year and founded his law firm under the name of Joseph Khoury Helou and Associates. The firm services included a number of institutions and companies covering industry, real estate, maritime trade, proxies, commerce, hospitalization and tourism. Me. Joseph Khoury Helou has authored a number of legal research papers and studies in addition to a number of articles published in L’Orient Le Jour. He is Board Member of Al Baraka Bank SAL and the Bank Attorney.

Mr. Al Oqab has over 25 years' experience in finance and auditing. He is Chairman of the board of albaraka bank Lebanon and he is also chairman of the Accounting Standards Board of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), and is a Member of the Boards of Al Baraka Turk Participation Bank, Jordan Islamic Bank and Banque Al Baraka D'Algerie, Algeria. In addition, he serves as a member of the audit committees of Jordan Islamic Bank and Banque Al Baraka D'Algerie, a member of the Board of Sustainability & Social Responsibility Committee and Credit Committee of Jordan Islamic Bank, and a Member of the Board Executive Committee and Observing Member of the Board Audit Committee of Al Baraka Turk Participation Bank. Before joining ABG in February 2005, he worked at Shamil Bank as Senior Manager, Internal Audit. Prior to this, he was a member of the audit team at Arthur Andersen. Mr. Al Oqab has been promoted to Deputy Chief Executive effective from 1st April 2018. Before that, he was heading the Finance Department of the Group. Mr. Al Oqab is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. 

Mr. Saleh Al Yousef is a prominent Kuwaiti businessman with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Kuwait University and over 33 years of banking experience. He has been Chairman of Board of Directors and Managing Director of the Industrial Bank of Kuwait from 1988 to 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Al Saleh has held several executive positions at the Industrial Bank of Kuwait and Central Bank of Kuwait and served as Chairman of Board of Directors of ABC Islamic Bank - Bahrain and of the Supervisory Board of Arab Banking Corporation - Frankfurt. He was also a Board Member of Securities Group Kuwait in 1986 as well as of a number of financial institutions including Gulf Bank - Kuwait, Arab Banking Corporation – Bahrain and Ahli United Bank - London. In addition, Mr. Yousef has been Chairman and Managing Director of Afkar Holding Company until September 2010, and Board Member of Gulf Investment Corporation until April 2010. He is currently Vice Chairman of Al Baraka Bank.

Mr. Mutasim Mahmassani has been General Manager and Board Member of Al Baraka Bank SAL since 2006. He is also a member of World Union of Arab Bankers. Mr. Mahmassani has an accumulated experience of more than 39 years earned through different administrative positions he has held in a number of international and regional banks covering various aspects of banking industry. In addition, he has assumed chairmanship and membership of administrative boards in a number of financial institutions and real estate companies. Mr. Mahmassani has received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in business administration from the American University of Beirut.

Mr. Zaher Jomaa has over 20 years of experience in banking and finance. He joined alBaraka Bank sal back  in September 2018. Before that, Mr. Jomaa worked in Kuwait for National Bank of Kuwait as AGM in the corporate banking group.

Mr. Jomaa is a chartered financial analyst (CFA) and holds an MBA degree with emphasis in banking and finance from the Lebanese American University.