Prof. Mohamed Badamana

Sheikh professor Mohamed S. Badamana holds a PhD in Animal Nutrition from the University of Reading-UK and was the Chairman of the Department of Animal Science for nine years at the University of Nairobi.He also holds another PhD in Islamic Philosophy from the University of Khartoum-Sudan and a post graduate diploma in Islamic Banking and Insurance(IIBI-UK).

He was a lecturer for many years at the University of Nairobi, Department of Animal Science and department of Philosophy and Religious Studies-Kikuyu Campus..He has presented papers at both national and international forums   and published in refereed journals. He is the Chairman of Shariah Supervisory Board (SSB) for Gulf Africa Bank and an SSB member of various Islamic Financial Institutions in the East African Region.

Dr. Islam Mohamed

Dr Islam Mohamed is an academic leader, researcher and trainer with considerable experience in educational management with a special interest in Islamic Finance and Economics. He is the former Vice Chancellor of RAF International University, and was a founding Director of Al-Munawwarah College. He has also designed and taught several courses at Diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate (masters) levels in both public and private universities and colleges in the country including JKUAT, Technical University of Mombasa and Pwani University. He is a graduate of University of Imam Muhammad bin Saud, the International Islamic University Malaysia, and has attended courses at Al-Azhar University in Cairo.

Ahmed Said Bajaber

Mr. Ahmed Said Bajaber is a board member at Gulf African Bank and the Chief Investment Officer of Fadeed Commercial & Industrial Investment Company in Saudi Arabia – in charge of African Investments. He has over 25 years experience and has been involved in setting up large investment projects across the world. He has also served on one of the investment boards of Citigroup Venture Capital Group (CVC) and is currently the Chairman of API Limited (Ethiopia), the largest Bio-diesel farm in the world.

Abdalla Abdulkhalik

Abdalla Abdulkhalik brings over 25 years of work experience. He was previously with SAMBA Financial Group, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia where he last served as Assistant General Manager & Head of Treasury for Western Region. Prior to that, he worked at Citibank Kenya as assistant General Manager and Country Treasurer.

He has been part of a special committee at Central Bank of Kenya and a part time lecturer at Kenya School of Monetary Studies. Abdulkalik was recently appointed to Kenya Bankers Association’s (KBA) Governing Council – to join other industry leaders in implementing various progressive initiatives aimed at stabilizing the banking industry in Kenya. He holds an MBA from Washington International University and is a certified Islamic Banker from The Islamic Finance Institute, London. In addition, he has attended various professional qualifications, advanced technical analysis among others. He is currently the Managing Director at Gulf African Bank.

Ms. Lul Barre Musa

Ms. Lul has previously worked with Gulf African Bank as the Head of Human Resource and development, a role she also held at First Community Bank (now Premier Bank). Prior to First Community Bank (now Premier Bank), she worked at KCB which she joined as a Management Trainee in 1989 and held various positions in operations and mortgages at KCB’s Subsidiary Savings & Loan (S&L), where her last role was Head of Support Services, handling Operations, and Human Resources for the Subsidiary, before the merger of the subsidiary with the Bank. She also coordinated the S & L merger with KCB from June 2008 to January 2010 and was the project manager for the implementation of Agent Banking at KCB in 2010. Lul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Nairobi (1988), an Executive MBA from the East & Southern Africa Management Institute [ESAMI] in 2007, and a Diploma in Human Resources Management coursework from the Kenya Institute of Management -2001.