chief legal advisor | Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi Arabia
Siddig Hussein
chief legal advisor | Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi Arabia
Chief legal advisor | Al Rajhi Bank
A hugely experienced lawyer, Siddig Hussein has spent time in academic, private practice, legislative and in-house legal roles. As such, he contributes a wealth of experience to Al Rajhi Bank’s...
Worth $71.2bn, Al Rajhi Bank is one of the largest Islamic finance institutions in the world. ‘One of the prominent legal scholars of our generation’, Siddig Hussein has led significant project financings across the Middle East, and is seen by many as one of the region’s leading Sharia law experts. Sources also highlight his effective management of significant cross-border disputes. In a distinguished 15-year in-house career, Hussein has been Sudanese French Bank’s legal head and acted as advisor to the Minister in the UAE’s ministry of labour.
