Adnan Yousif, Chairman of the Bahrain Association of Banks, was honored by Lebanon News Online in recognition of the years of experience and success that he  has been able to achieve during his career, and his outstanding services to the development of the banking industry in Bahrain, the region, and the world, particularly Islamic banking.

Yousif delivered a speech to Arab honorees during the ceremony, which took place in Dubai in the presence of prominent cultural, media, and economic figures from various Arab countries. He emphasised the durability of the Arab banking sector, praising efforts to address the difficulties surrounding it, primarily due to the exceptional health conditions imposed by the Corona pandemic. 

Many notable personalities who left a mark in their fields, including political, intellectual, economic, and cultural figures, were honored during the occasion. 

Yousif has over 40 years of financial and banking expertise. Between 2004 and 2020, he served as Executive Chairman and a board member of Al Baraka Banking Group, as well as President of the Arab Banking Union from 2007 to 2013, among other leadership positions.

For his leadership role in developing and operating the world's largest Islamic banking group, he has received numerous international awards, including the 2004 and 2009 Islamic Banking Personality Award, the Leadership Excellence and Institutional Performance Award, the 2012 Arab Banking Leadership Excellence Award from the Arab Management Development Organization, and the 2012 Excellence in Achievement Award from the US Funding House Lariba.

He has also received numerous honours, including: The First Class Order of Merit from His Majesty the Redeemer in 2011, the Presidential Medal of Excellence in Social Responsibility from the President of Sudan in 2015 and the 2015 Gold Award for Sustainable Development.  He was also awarded the title of ‘International Ambassador for Social Responsibility’ by the Regional Social Responsibility Network, the title of ‘UN Commissioner for Preaching the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals’ in 2016, and the 2017 ‘Islamic Finance Personality’ at a ceremony World Islamic Finance Awards in Astana.

Yousef holds an MBA from Hall University in the UK and an honorary doctorate in business administration from Al-Jinan University in Lebanon for his efforts in serving the Islamic economy. – TradeAraabia News Service