Chief – External Portfolios & Analysis Division
ARAB MONETARY FUND
Total years of experience :15 years, 4 Months
Runs the Fund & its subsidiaries’ external portfolios in fixed income, hedge funds and real estate.
Manages relationships with about 40 external portfolio managers, administrators and custodians.
Heads FIG & controls MM exposures & relationships with about 120 banks with limits of USD 20 B.
Oversees due diligence, selection, monitoring & exit of external investments in all asset classes.
Monitors credit, market & liquidity risks, asset liability management, capital adequacy & manager compliance for treasury & all portfolios.
Reports on performance & risks of all portfolios & asset classes to IC & BOD with size of USD 17 B.
Advises IC on investment strategy and asset allocation including manager selection and benchmark setting & changes to optimize manager performance.
Negotiates liquidations of distressed securities and investments to maximize payout.
Oversees counterparty agreements & communicates with regulators for treasury & all portfolios.
Issues & presents AMF’s quarterly macroeconomic views and market reports on investments.
Supervises the management of the security lending bond portfolios with a size of about USD 6 B.
Manages relationships with 22 Arab central banks & provides Technical Assistance (TA) on matters related to investment policy.
Communicates with credit rating agencies as needed.
Member of AMF working groups on Strategy and on Corporate Governance.
Managed a portfolio of private clients and family offices based in Abu Dhabi & Kuwait.
Supervised a team of 2 including a senior relationship manager.
Ran the day-to-day business of the Abu Dhabi Office with AUM of USD 100M and about 40 clients.
UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR – Windsor, Canada (1995) Master of Business Administration, Finance
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT – Beirut, Lebanon (1990) Bachelor of Arts, Public Administration
