Mr. Omar Hussain Alfardan

Biography

Chairman – Board Governance & Renumeration Committee Member – Board Credit Committee Appointed to the Board in 2007 Mr. Alfardan is serving as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and represents The Commercial Bank (Q.S.C.), the largest corporate shareholder of United Arab Bank. Mr. Alfardan holds a BA in Business Administration and a Masters in Finance from Webster University, Geneva. External Board Appointments: Vice Chairman – Alternatifbank, Turkey Board Member – The Commercial Bank (Q.S.C.) Board Member and Director – Alfardan Subsidiaries Board Member – United Development Company P.S.C., Qatar Board Member – Arabian Agencies Company LLC, Qatar Board Member – Qatar Red Crescent Society Other External Appointments: President & CEO – Alfardan Group Holding, Alfardan Hotels & Resorts, Alfardan Automotive Group (Qatar and Oman) and Alfardan Properties (Qatar and Oman) Trustee – American University, Beirut

Research Interest

Business  Banking Corporate Finance Finance Global Economics