Our Team

• Holder of Bachelor Degree in Political Science from McGill University , Montreal , Canada 1982.
• Studied in a number of Islamic study circles with various sheikhs and students of Sharia.
• Presently an instructor in Fiqh, Aqeeda and Tafseer courses in English and Arabic, in various centers in Bahrain.
• Member of Sharia Supervisory Board in ArCapita (formerly First Islamic Investment Bank) Kingdom of Bahrain.
• Member of Sharia Supervisory Board in Al  Baraka Islamic Bank.
• Sharia Advisor to Bahrain Development Bank, Kingdom of Bahrain.
• Member of Sharia Supervisory Board in Meezan Islamic Bank, Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
• Member of Accounting & Auditing Standards Board of (AAOIFI).                    
• Member of Board of Trustees – Al Iman Islamic School, Kingdom of Bahrain.
• Member of Board of Directors, Muslim Educational Society, Kingdom of Bahrain.
• Director and Shariah Advisor of Discover Islam, Kingdom of Bahrain.
• Director of Middle East Traders, Kingdom of Bahrain.
• Director Zawaya Property Development, Kingdom of Bahrain.

• PhD candidate at the University of Wales (Department of Shariah and Law).
• Holds Master's Degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada (The Economy and Comparative Religion).
• Holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Comparative Religion from McGill University.
• Advising leading Islamic banks and financial institutions since 1989, including the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAIOFI) in Bahrain.
• Member of several Shari'a Advisory Boards of many Islamic financial institutions inside and outside of Bahrain, including HSBC, Al Amanah, BNP Paribas, Dow Jones Islamic Index, Barclays Global Investors' Shari'a Funds of UK, Solidarity Group and Unicorn Investment Bank of Bahrain.
• Speaker (Khateeb) in a number of Mosques in Bahrain (1980-1990).
• Has many lessons in Hadeeth & Feqh in Bahrain since 1976 to the present day.
• Holds the Medal of efficiency of the first degree from the King of Kingdom of Bahrain, in Islamic services inside and outside Bahrain (2007).
• Holds a Prize (Euro Money) for innovation in the field of Islamic Supervision in Islamic Banks from Malaysia (2007).
• Holds a Malaysia Prize for his contribution in Islamic Banking.

Sheikh Judge Waleed bin Abdul Moneim Al Mahmoud, he is one of the Sharia scholars specialized in comparative fiqh in Bahrain. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sharia and law from Al-Azhar University, in addition to a higher diploma in comparative fiqh from Al-Zaytoonah University, and a master’s from the American Open University, and he is a judge In the Supreme Judicial Council since 2005 AD until now. Sheikh Waleed has a rich scientific and professional record in Islamic banking, including:
1. Head of the Sharia Supervision Department "Al Baraka Islamic Bank" 1998-2005 AD
2. Sharia judge, "the Supreme Judicial Council" from 2005 to date
4. Reporter of the Sharia Board of the Sharia Standards Board issued by AAOIFI previously
5. Member of the Sharia Board of Al Baraka Islamic Bank "2007-2009"
6. Formerly a member of the Sharia Board of Muscat International Bank
7. Former member of the Sharia Board of Cabinova Bank
8. Sharia controller, formerly Investrade
9. Member of the Sharia Board of the Sharia Review House
10. Sharia observer at Fajr Investment Company
11. Attended many Sharia conferences and seminars for Islamic financial institutions and many training courses.

Mr. Hamad Abdullah Al-Oqab has over 28 years of experience in banking, finance and auditing. Mr. Al-Oqab was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Al Baraka Islamic Bank effective March 2019, and he was also designated as a Board Member in March 2021, after having held several positions during the 16 years in Al Baraka Banking Group as a Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive.

He is currently the Chairman of Al Baraka Bank Lebanon and Vice Chairman of Jordan Islamic Bank. He is also Board Member in Banque Al Baraka D’Algerie and Al Baraka Bank Egypt. He serves as a member of various Board committees of these banking subsidiaries. He is also the Chairman of the Accounting Standards Board of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) and Board Member in Bahrain Association of Banks and Board Member in Bahrain Association of Banks (BAB).

Before joining Al Baraka Banking Group in 2005, He worked in Shamil Bank (currently Ithmaar Bank), Arthur Andersen, Unilever and Bahrain Monitory Agency (currently Central Bank of Bahrain). Mr. Al Oqab Hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Bahrain and is a Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Global Management Accountant, and a Certified Islamic Professional Accountant from the Accounting Standards Board of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI).   

Mr. Khalid has over 25 years of experience in Accounting, Auditing, Banking, Sharia and corporate Governance fields. He took up his current position with Al Baraka Islamic Bank in June 2019. Prior to this, Mr. Khalid was General Manager - Head of Internal Audit at Bahrain Islamic Bank, at the beginning of his career Mr. Khalid worked with Arthur Andersen and Bahrain National Gas Company (BANAGAS). Mr. Khalid holds a Bachelor degree of Science in Accounting from the University of Bahrain; is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Michigan, USA, and attended the Leadership Development Program at Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, USA.

Mr. Mohamed Abdulrahim joined Al-Baraka Islamic Bank in December 2016. He has over 17 years of experience in Islamic banking and finance, with concentration on: financial and management accounting and reporting, regulatory reporting, financial and strategic planning and budgeting, internal controls, corporate and retail banking, investment banking, cost optimization and control. Prior joining Al-Baraka Islamic Bank, Mr. Abdulrahim worked for 9 years with Khaleeji Commercial Bank and 6 years with Kuwait Finance House. Mr. Abdulrahim holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from University of Bahrain, he is a Certified Public Accountant licensed from Colorado State Board of Accountancy and is a regular member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, he is a Certified Islamic Professional Accountant licensed from Accounting and Auditing Organization For Islamic Financial Institutions, he attended Leadership Grooming Program organized by Ivey Business School (University of Western Ontario, Canada) and sponsored by Waqf Fund of Central Bank of Bahrain.

Mr. Hassan Al Khan has over 19 years’ experience in retail & Banking Operations. He took up his current position as AGM – Operations at Al Baraka Islamic Bank 2018. He hold the position of Head of Central operations at BisB in 2016. Mr. Alkhan holds an MBA degree (Al Ahlia University) & BS in accounting (UOB), in addition to CIPA ( Certified of Islamic professional accountantAAOIFI) and CITF (Certified in International trade finance)

In a 20+ year career Mrs. Fatema AlAlawi has demonstrated a rich mix of strategic vision, delivery of results, consistently strong execution, the building of new business lines and products, digital transformation of retail banking, and building and running of successful teams. 

As Chief Business Officer at Aion Digital she helped create, branded, and then launched Aion Digital a digital banking platform. Aion allowed banks to go digital with seamless mobile customer journeys across onboarding, social campaigns, financial wellbeing, hyper personalized communications and the most unique loyalty program in GCC. Her efforts led to Aion being valued at 15M USD within a year of its launch.

Before that she spent a decade at Bahrain Islamic Bank where she was ultimately Acting Head of Retail leading all aspects of the Retail Banking business including product development and marketing and ultimately responsible for Branch Network, Priority Banking and Direct Sales. Within BisB, Fatema introduced 22 products to the Islamic banking industry. Prior to that she was Vice President of the Islamic International Rating Agency specialized in Shari’a quality rating of Islamic financial institutions. Fatema has worked for the Islamic Development Bank’s Infrastructure Fund managed by Emerging Markets Partnership as an Investor Relations Associate for 5 years and marketing for 2 years that led to the raising of US$ 950 million for the Fund.  Fatema has also taught Finance at the University of Bahrain.  In 2015 she was awarded by HRH Princess Sabeeka AlKhalifa, the President of Supreme Council for Women for contributing through a leading role to the banking and financial sector. She is also the recipient of the Future Leader Excellence Award by the Middle East Awards Institute. 

Fatima holds an MBA from the University of Bahrain, and did the Leadership Development Program of Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, USA. She also learned Islamic Finance, Fiqh al-Mu’amalat and Islamic Insurance from University College of Bahrain, Project Management from Boston University and did a leadership program in UCLA, USA.

Mr. Kamran Hussain is a seasoned Banker with over 20 years of experience in the GCC banking sector gained through various roles in Corporate Banking, Credit and Risk Management in leading banks. Prior to joining Al Baraka, he was the Group Senior Credit Officer (GSCO) at Bank ABC, Bahrain. He also worked at different capacities for Banque Saudi Fransi and NCB in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mr. Hussain holds a BCS and an MBA. 

Mr. Fahad Al Balooshi is an experienced Banking professional with a diverse career in Corporate Banking, Trade Finance, and Business Development. He took up his current position with Al Baraka Islamic Bank in Jan 2020. Before joining Al Baraka Islamic Bank, Mr. Al Balooshi worked for 11 years with Arab Bank and 7 years with Bahrain Islamic Bank.

Mr. Al Balooshi holds a Diploma in Commercial Studies from University of Bahrain, Bachelor of Banking & Finance from University of Bahrain too, MBA in Finance from AMA International University. He is also a CFA charterholder. He also participated in Leadership Grooming Program organized by Ivey Business School (University of Western Ontario, Canada) and sponsored by Waqf Fund of Central Bank of Bahrain.

Mr. Ahmed Al Khayyat has more than 12 years of IT experience. Prior to joining Al Baraka Islamic Bank, Mr. Ahmed Al Khayyat was working as the Head of IT at Seera Investment Bank for 5 years. Also prior to that, he was a Senior Project Coordinator assigned to large scale digitization projects at Bahrain eGovernment Authority (eGOV) for more than 2 years.

 Mr. Al Khayyat has a Bachelor degree from University of Bahrain in Business Information System, he is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) in addition to being designated as an Oracle Database Administrator Certified Professional (DBA), in addition to other multiple certificates. 

Mr. Bader Al Shetti has joined Al Baraka Islamic Bank management team in 2016. Prior to his appointment as Head of Compliance and AML with Al Baraka Islamic Bank, Mr. Al Shetti was the Country Head of Financial Crime Compliance and MLRO at HSBC Bahrain, Group Head of Compliance and AML with Al Salam Bank Bahrain and was a key personnel with the Risk Management advisory practice of Ernst & Young Bahrain. As an expert practice member, Mr. Al Shetti helped in raising the Compliance and AML culture within the bank and has heavily contributed in the development and growth in the areas of Regulatory Compliance, Anti Bribery and Corruptions, Sanctions and Financial Crime Compliance. He was also involved in launching the Central Bank of Bahrain rulebook volume II for Islamic Banks which was developed in concurrent with the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) regulations where he was responsible enhancing some key rulebook modules to
embrace the lasts Basel and IFSB regulations. Mr. Al Shetti is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a Certified Compliance Officer (CCO) by the American Academy of Financial Management and, a Certified Specialist on Combating Financing of Terrorism by the Arab University of Beirut and holds a BA in Finance from the Arab League University in Egypt.

Mrs. Raeda Murad is a seasoned Banker and has over fifteen years of experience both in frontline core relationship roles as well as experience in credit and managing teams.

Mrs. Murad carries strong knowledge of Islamic banking services, products, risk management, and business development within diverse markets. Exhibiting strategic outlook, whilst being driven by execution of priorities in dynamic environments.

In her current role as Head of Special Assets Department, she works with the executive management team. Her previous experiences include managing the Corporate Banking Administration Department, Corporate Banking Relationship Management of both Local and International markets.  Before joining Al Baraka Islamic Bank, Mrs. Murad worked in different institutions including BMI Bank, Nomura Investment Bank, AXA Insurance (formerly Norwich Union Insurance), Aluminum Bahrain in addition to experience in the Education field.

Mrs. Murad holds a Bachelor degree in Business Information Systems from the University of Bahrain and an Advance Diploma in Islamic Finance from BIBF, where she has received recognition for outstanding achievements and was also part of the Graduate Talent Program.

Mr. Duaij Khalifa Abulfateh has over 10 years' extensive experience in Islamic banking and finance, with concentration on: financial and regulatory reporting, financial and strategic planning and budgeting, He has joined AL Baraka Islamic Bank since February 2008. Currently is responsible to establish and Lead Internal Sharia Audit Department in AL Baraka Islamic Bank. 
Mr. Duaij Abulfateh is a Certified Sharia Advisor and Auditor (CSAA) from the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), and hold Master degree in General Business Administration from NYIT in addition to BSC degree in Managerial Accounting from NYIT, along with two-advanced diploma from Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance: Advanced Diploma in Islamic Finance & Advanced Diploma in Islamic Commercial Jurisprudence (ADIF & ADICJ).

Mr. Mohammed Jassim is The Sharia Officer of Al Baraka Islamic Bank - Bahrain. He has Bachelor in Islamic Law (Comparative Fiqh and principles of Fiqh), from the Shari’a College of the Islamic University in Al Madinah Al Monawarah - KSA. Mr. Mohammed Jassim is a Certified Shari’a Adviser and Auditor (CSAA), from AAOIFI- Bahrain, and he is a lecturer at alBaraka Academy. Mr. Mohamed Jassim has more than 10 years of experience in Islamic Banking.

Mr. Mohammed Qudrat is a banking professional with more than 16 years of Islamic banking experience in various capacities. Mr. Qudrat joined Al Baraka Islamic Bank in 2015 and is currently heading the Treasury department with a mandate of handling FX, MM as well as the Bank's sukuk portfolio. Prior joining Al-Baraka Islamic Bank, Mr. Qudrat worked for 8 years with Bahrain Islamic Bank and 4 years with Shamil Bank of Bahrain gaining in-depth knowledge FX, MM, ALM, Corporate Treasury sales & handled of over US$ 500 million fixed income portfolio. He holds Multiple Diplomas in Banking and Finance & Treasury and Capital Markets from Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF)

Mr. Abdulla Abdulaziz Suwaileh has more than 10 years’ experience in the fields of Human Resources and Administration. Prior to joining Al Baraka Islamic Bank in 2015, he worked in Eskan Bank and Al Baraka Islamic Bank. Currently, Mr. Abdulla Abdulaziz Suwaileh is Head of Human Resources & Administration Department since August 2020. He holds MBA from University of Bahrain (2020), BSc in Business with Human Resources Management from the University of the West of Scotland (2008), CIPD-UK Level 3 (2010), CMI-UK Level 5 (2013), and Certified Trainer from International Academy for Training and Consulting (IATC) (2014).

Abdulla attended many training courses in the area of leadership, people development, Islamic Finance, and Interpersonal Skills. He selected among the top 50 students in the Crown Prince Leadership program in 2004 (Bahrain). 

Mr. Salman Mahmood Sayyar has over 12 years’ experience in the fields of internal audit and financial reporting in Islamic banking.  Prior to joining Albaraka Islamic Bank in 2021 he worked in Albaraka Banking Group as Vice President in internal audit. Mr. Sayyar is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from Colorado Board of Accountancy, Certified Islamic Professional Accountant (CIPA) from Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).

Mr. Khaled Abdulla Al Awadhi has over 19 years of experience in internal control and finance, he Joined the Group in November 2013. Prior to joining Al Baraka Islamic Bank he worked in Bahrain Islamic Bank.

Mr. Al Awadhi holds a B.Sc. in Accounting and Finance from Kingdom University, certified as Islamic Professional Accountant (CIPA) licensed from the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI).

Mr. Khalid Waheed Abdulrahman has over 12 years of experience in Information Security and Technology fields. He was working as Head of Information Security at Al Baraka Banking Group, and he joined Al Baraka Islamic Bank as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) on April 2021. He holds multiple professional certifications in the field, such as Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) and many others. Khalid was selected as Board Member of Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) in Bahrain since 2017, and he is part of global professional associations such as Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2). Khalid has diverse skills and knowledge that can enable him effectively apply Information and Cybersecurity best practices, manage regulatory, data privacy requirements and proactively protect the business.