The Banking Executive Magazine - July Issue 2021

Faisal Islamic Bank MR. MOAWIA AHMED ELAMIN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Career Mr. Moawia Ahmed Elamin is the CEO of Faisal Islamic Bank, Sudan. He has more than 30 years of bank- ing experience in a variety of fields including but not limited to Islamic Finance, Commercial Banking, Cor- porate Finance, Banking, Structuring, Restructuring, Core Banking, Busi- ness Strategy, Team Management, Fi- nancial Structuring, Syndications, Relationship Management, Financial Analysis, SME Banking, Credit Analy- sis, Structured Finance, Project Fi- nance, Retail Banking, Management, Risk Management, Cross Selling, Trade Finance, and Private Banking. Sooner after his graduation, Mr. Moawia worked for Al Baraka Bank Group in both Sudan and United Kingdom, before moving to the UAE to work for ADIB, and for the follow- ing ten years he moved to FAB (NBAD then) where he assisted the bank with the establishment of the Is- lamic window. Following his tenure with FAB, Mr. Moawia moved to Sul- tanate of Oman to work with Bank Dhofar in establishing the Islamic arm of the bank where he was ap- pointed as Chief Islamic Officer. His journey of success continued with him being entrusted with the estab- lishment of the first international QNB branch in Sudan in 2012 when he was appointed as General Man- ager of the bank. Mr. Moawia later on moved to Byblos Bank as General Manager, before landing in 2018 at FIB Group as CEO and Chairman of Islamic Insurance Company. Family Mr. Moawia’s family consists of his wife, Amira Abdelgadir, who studied BSc of Economics in University of Khartoum. They together raised their three daughters, Marwa, Azza, and Fatima Alzahra, and unconditionally supported them in their life journeys, where Marwa is working now as a medical doctor in the United King- dom; Azza, who studied B.sc of Management, is a banker in Sudan; and Fatima Alzahra, who studied BSc of accounting, is working for MTN Sudan. Education Mr. Moawia holds a Master’s degree in Marketing from City University, US in addition to an ACIB in banking and a bachelor’s degree in Econom- ics from University of Khartoum, Sudan. Hobbies Mr. Moawia is a semi-professional photographer. He takes photography as a major hobby. He describes this hobby as his special world, as the art of photographing, in his words, pro- vokes thought, ignites imagination, and represents a creative expression. And importantly, photographing, as he pointed out, helps recording events, capturing memories, and ul- timately having fun. He also loves watching football and listening to music, especially Jazz music. In addition to regularly read- ing motivational books, articles and inspiring biographies of successful role models. the BANKING EXECUTIVE 20 ISSUE 151 JULY 2021