Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank announces new hire

Dr. Hassan has extensive experience in the field of Islamic finance acquired over the past fifty years, where he worked as a Legal and Economic Consultant for several countries as well as Islamic organizations. He has also followed an academic career starting as a Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Law at Cairo University where he became a Lecturer at the Shari'a department then became an Assistant Professor then a Professor followed by being the Chairman for the same department. Dr. Hassan has a Bachelor degree in Law and Economics from Cairo University, a Masters degree in Comparative Jurisprudence from the International Institute of Comparative Law at the New York University and a Ph.D. in Jurisprudence and the Fundamentals of Jurisprudence from Al-Azhar University.

In light of Dr. Hassan's appointment, His Excellency Mr. Samir Al-Rifa'i, Chairman of JDIB Board, said:

"We are delighted to welcome Dr. Hassan as a new member to our family at JDIB we are confident that his experience in the field of Islamic finance will contribute in positioning our bank as a leading Islamic bank which provides a variety of Islamic banking services aiming to meet with the growing demands of the local market."

"We are committed to hire the best expertise in the field of Islamic finance in order to ensure the highest levels of quality and services provided to our customers." H.E. added.

Dr. Hassan's response was "I am thrilled and honored to be a part of JDIB family as I am excited that I will be working in Jordan, whose Islamic finance sector has been witnessing a strong support from its Central Bank which shows the potential of growth in the sector leading towards more prosperity in the Kingdom."

Dr. Hussain Hamed Hassan was in a two-day visit to the Kingdome, where he had meetings with Dr. Noah Qudah, Chairman of the Shari'a Department at Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ), as well as heads of other departments at the CBJ and the current customers at JDIB.