Hussain Al Qemzi Group CEO Noor Investment Group
A seasoned banker with over 26 years of extensive experience working with leading financial institutions in the UAE, Hussain Al Qemzi now helms the Noor Investment Group and its flagship entity Noor Islamic Bank as Group CEO. With proven expertise in corporate and consumer banking, he has proved his mettle in quality and operations control and strategic planning.
Earlier, Mr. Al Qemzi was the Chief Executive of Sharjah Islamic Bank and a former Board Member of Dubai Financial Market (DFM), and Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX).
Mr. Al Qemzi also served as Chief Operating Officer of DIFC, and is credited with laying the ground for a world class financial centre.
Board Membership and Affiliations:
Emirates Institute for Banking & Financial Studies
Emirates Media
Agility (PWC Logistics Emirates)
EMAAR Properties
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
DIFC Islamic Financial Forum
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Dr. Ahmed A. Al Janahi Group Executive Director Noor Islamic Bank
Dr. Ahmed Al Janahi has more than 22 years of banking and insurance experience in senior and executive positions with commercial and investment banks in Bahrain and Kuwait, and 15 years of experience in Islamic investment banking.
Before joining Noor Islamic Bank, Dr. Al Janahi was Chief Executive and Board Member of Investors Bank, Chairman and Managing Director of Takaful International and Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Bahrain Islamic Bank. He has also held senior executive positions in Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, Al Baraka Investment Bank and International Investment Group.
During the last few years, Dr. Al Janahi had a key role in advising on the financial structure of deals for multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects based in the GCC and Malaysia. During this period, he also played an advisory role in the setting up of two Islamic financial institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Bahrain, and spearheaded a bid for a second license telecom operator in Bahrain.
Dr. Al Janahi has played an instrumental role in the Kingdom of Bahrain where he was responsible for introducing the first 24-hour banking branch for the public and the first 7-day branch service for an insurance operation. He has actively been part of many Boards in diverse fields such as real estate, airlines, telecommunications, and banking and insurance; in various markets.
He holds a PhD in Strategic Management from the University of Bradford (United Kingdom), an MBA from the University of Bahrain (Bahrain), an MSc in Project Management from the University of Reading (United Kingdom), and a BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering from the University of Plymouth (United Kingdom).
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Ahmed Kalim Deputy Group CEO Noor Investment Group
Ahmed Kalim has more than 15 years international banking experience spanning across North America, South Asia and the Middle East. Before this, he was the Chief Information Officer at Sharjah Islamic Bank. He started his career in the United States, then relocated to Citibank N.A. Pakistan.
Mr. Kalim is highly experienced in commercial banking support service functions, from service and quality, audit, compliance and risk to operations and technology. He has experience in setting up two greenfield commercial banks, in addition to his present responsibilities of helping manage Noor Islamic Bank.
