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Mr. Abdularhman Al-Sayed is a seasoned C-suite executive with over 25 years of experience in various financial advisory and governmental supervision roles at two of Bahrain’s top institutions. Mr. Al-Sayed has a proven record of delivering results in highly complex environments across both the public and private sectors. Mr. Al-Sayed holds an MBA from the University of Dundee in the UK. He is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the state of California.

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Mr. Al-Sayed is the current CEO of ITQAN Financial Services, a boutique investment firm that strives to provide innovative solutions and adapt to market/investor sentiments within the GCC region. As CEO, Mr. Al-Sayed was responsible for several notable transactions and growing the company’s reach and client list in the GCC. Notable transactions that Mr. Al-Sayed led included SAR 20 million equity placement for Taqqat, a leading Saudi energy EPC contractor, acquisition and lease of a A330 aircraft to BMI Bank/ Al Salam Bank for USD 38 million, debt financing for Eskan Development, a leading real estate development company focusing on Makkah and Medina pilgrimage, and BHD 5 million equity investment for the development of a K-12 school in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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Mr. Al-Sayed started his career at the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), where he worked for 10 years and held the position of a director-Islamic banking institutions. In his various roles, Mr. Al-Sayed was responsible for ensuring the effective governance of Bahrain’s Islamic banks, and their compliance with CBB regulations. Mr. Al-Sayed was a member of a joint team between CBB and E&Y who developed the “Prudential Information & Regulatory Framework for Islamic Banks”. The framework comprises comprehensive Islamic banking regulations and provides an effective supervisory tool.

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Mr. Al-Sayed currently sits on the boards of Tanmeya Capital and Albaraka Islamic Bank. He was previously a board member for Bank ABC Islamic, Bahrain Saudi Bank, and Alsalam Bank.

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