Board of Directors

Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Khalifa

Chairman and Executive Director since 2011, representing Social Insurance Organization - Bahrain
  • Chairman of SICO Board Investment Committee
  • Chief Executive Officer, Osool Asset Management BSC(c)
  • Board Director, BBK, Amanat Holding PJSC, Amlak Social Insurance Organization Company, Bahrain Marina Development Company, Ageila Capital Management, Bina Al Bahrain
  • Professional experience: 21 years
  • Education: BSc in Business Administration, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA

Hussain Al Hussaini

Vice Chairman and Executive Director since 1997, representing the National Bank of Bahrain BSC – Bahrain
  • Member of SICO Board Investment Committee
  • Chief Executive, Treasury, Capital Markets & Wealth Management at the National Bank of Bahrain BSC
  • Board Director, Esterad Investment Company BSC
  • Professional experience – 38 years
  • Education – PMD Program for Management Development, Harvard Business School, Boston, USA; MBA Program, Marketing and Management Change, DePaul University Chicago, USA; and BA in Economics, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Fahad Murad

Independent Director since 2011
  • Chairman of SICO Board Nomination, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee
  • Former Managing Director, Head of Placement for Bahrain and Oman, Investcorp Bank BSC
  • Professional experience – 35 years
  • Education – BBA and MBA in Finance from the University of Houston, Texas, USA

Waleed K. Al-Braikan

Independent Director since 2014, representing Gulf Investment Corporation – Kuwait
  • Chairman of SICO Board Audit and Risk Committee
  • Director of GCC Equities Division, Gulf Investment Corporation
  • Professional experience – 34 years
  • Education – BA in Finance from Kuwait University, Kuwait

Anwar Abdulla Ghuloom Ahmadi

Executive Director since 2002, representing Social Insurance Organization – Bahrain
  • Member of SICO Board Audit and Risk Committee
  • Board Director, Al Seef Properties
  • Professional experience – 38 years
  • Education – ACPA, GED, CIPA; and BSc in Accounting

Mohammed Abdulla Isa

Executive Director since 2009, representing BBK BSC – Bahrain
  • Member of SICO Board Nomination, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee
  • Group Chief Financial Officer, BBK
  • Professional experience – 29 years
  • Education – Certified Public Accountant, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Delaware State Board of Accountancy (2001), USA

Prakash Mohan

Executive Director since 2015, representing Ahli United Bank BSC – Bahrain
  • Member of SICO Board Investment Committee
  • Group Head – Credit Risk, Ahli United Bank
  • Professional experience – 27 years
  • Education – MBA from McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin, USA; MS in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University, Ames, USA; and BTech in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

Khurram Ali Mirza

Executive Director since 2017, representing Social Insurance Organization – Bahrain
  • Member of SICO Board Nomination, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee
  • Head of Asset Allocation, Osool Asset Management BSC (c)
  • Professional experience – 27 years
  • Education – Fellow, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK; BSC in Actuarial Science and MSc in Mathematical Trading and Finance from Cass Business School, University of London, UK

Emad Al Saudi

Independent director since 2017, representing Bank ABC – Bahrain
  • Member of SICO Board Audit and Risk Committee
  • Head of Derivatives & Foreign Exchange, Bank ABC
  • Professional experience – 28 years
  • Education – BSc in Business Administration from Pepperdine University, California, USA; General Certification from International Securities Market Association