About

General counsel of Credit Suisse Dubai for over 13 years, Mohammed Hijazi manages the legal and compliance department for CS offices in the Middle East and Africa region, including operations in the Dubai International Financial Centre within Saudi Arabia, Doha, Bahrain, Egypt and Lebanon. Prior to this role, Hijazi served as senior legal advisor for HSBC for four years as part of the Middle East and Africa Management office. In this capacity he provided legal support for all legal banking activities. Over the years Hijazi has accrued specialisms in the areas of capital markets and banking law making him a highly respected general counsel in the region. Most recently the bank has been the financial advisor to Omantel buying 10 percent of Kuwait’s Zain Group for $846.1m. Along with external counsel Hijazi has advised and supported this acquisition, contributing to Omantel’s strategy to diversify its exposure. Hijazi is also part of Credit Suisse’s audit committee and assists the board of directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities defined by law and internal regulations. In this role Hijazi reviews legal and compliance topics, manages legal entity financials and reviews the divisional business strategy for the legal function.