About

The Al Baraka Banking Group is a leading international Islamic banking group providing retail, corporate and investment banking services in countries across the Middle East and North Africa, and benefits from the legal counsel and commercial nous of Salah Othman Abuzaid, senior vice president and head of legal affairs and compliance. Sitting at the executive management level of the Group, Abuzaid is a presence at the highest level of strategic decision making and is able to relay strategic direction and illustrate a full risk management profile from a legal and compliance perspective. With over three decades of experience in various aspects of the legal sector – he has worked as a judge, a private practice lawyer and legal consultant for a variety of domestic and international law firms and financial instructions – Abuzaid is extremely well placed to support the business of the Group’s numerous subsidiaries across the regions it serves. An extremely well-travelled professional, Abuzaid accrued over 20 years practicing the law in Sudan before working at an Omani law firm and subsequently being admitted to practice in all Omani courts. Prior to joining ABG he worked at Al Baraka Islamic Bank as Manager, Legal Affairs, and in his current capacity Abuzaid also serves as Secretary to the board of directors of ABG and some of its board committees, demonstrating his senior management abilities.