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WHO'S WHO PROFILES

DR. AHMED ABDULLA FARHAN AHMED FUAD DARWISH
CEO & Founder Chief Executive Officer
Al Farhan Attorney and Legal Consultants BOK International, Kingdom of Bahrain
Dr Ahmed’s Qualifications are Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, Mr. Darwish is the CEO of BOK International, the flagship
Public International Law, University of Glasgow, Scotland, foreign branch of Bank of Khartoum strategically located
United Kingdom. Master of Laws, LL.M, Public Law, Ain in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Under his direction, BOKI has
Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. Bachelor of Law, LL.B, developed a business plan to become a regional hub
University of the United Arab Emirates, Al Ain, United facilitating trade between Sudan and the rest of the
Arab Emirates. world. Prior to his appointment as CEO, he held the
position of Regional CFO, where he was part of the team
Current Positions that established BOKI in both Bahrain and the UAE.
• Legal Counsellor, Attorney before the Constitutional Mr. Darwish has demonstrated a positive track record in
Court & the Court of Cassation, Managing Partner, establishing Islamic Financial Institutions in the region.
Al Farhan Attorney & Legal Consultants Establishment He commenced his career as an auditor in Ernst &
Since 2005. Young, where his key audit clients were in the Banking
• Certified Arbitrator, GCC Commercial Arbitration industry. He later moved on to establish a CBB licensed
Centre, Kingdom of Bahrain, since 2003. financial institution, “Tadhamon Capital” as its Director
• Certified lecturer, Constitution & Parliamentary Law, of Finance and Operations. He also held the position of
Bahrain Institute for Political Development (BIPD), Vice President of Financial Services in “Sage Capital”
since 2006. where he was an active board member in a number of
• Certified lecturer, Administrative & Constitution Law, investments with a mission to represent and safeguard
Bahrain Institute of Public Administration (BIPA), since the shareholders’ interests.
2008. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an active
• Certified lecturer, International Humanitarian & CPA license by the State of New Hampshire, USA. He
Human Rights Law, National Institution for Human is also a Certified Islamic Professional Accountant,
Rights (NIHR), since 2010. licensed by AAOIFI and a graduate of University of
• Assistant Professor (Part Time), International Human Bahrain. In terms of current Board memberships, he is
Rights Law, Ahlia University, since 2013. the Vice Chairman of the Islamic International Rating
• Certified lecturer in Law, The Judicial & Legal Studies Agency, headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Institute, (JLSI), Ministry of Justice, Islamic affairs & and recognized by The National Insurance Authority in
Waqf, since 2013. Sudan.
• Member of the American Society of International Law, Q AHMED JASSIM
(ASIL), since 1999. Founding Partner, Attorney
• Member of the Bahrain Bar Society, (BBS), since AHALF
2005.
Q AHMED MOUSA
General Manager
Q DR. AHMED AL JAWHARY The Saudi National Commercial Bank (SNCB)
Chief Executive Officer
J. Equity Partners B.S.C. (c)
Q AHMED SAMEER
Managing Director
Art Translation & Consultancy W L L
Q ALAIN GEORR
Branch Manager
Arabia Insurance Co. Ltd. S.A.L.
Q ALAN JOHN HENRY
Managing Director
Miller International Loss Adjusters and Surveyors WLL
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