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Bank Albilad
بنك البلاد
Company typePublic
Tadawul1140
ISINSA000A0D9HK3 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryFinance
Founded4 November 2004; 20 years ago (2004-11-04)
HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Key people
Nasser Mohammed Al-Subeaei (Chairman), Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Onaizan (CEO)
ProductsFinancial services
Total assets86,075,431,000 Saudi riyal (2019) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
2,300+
Websitewww.bankalbilad.com/en/

Bank Albilad (Arabic: بنك البلاد) is an Islamic Saudi bank established in 2004.

History

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The bank was established in 2004. The brothers Mohammed and Abdullah Ibrahim Al Subeaei are significant stakeholders.[1]

In 2009, the bank renewed its entire inventory of ATM machines.[2]

Bank Albilad is a Saudi joint stock company, headquartered in Riyadh. In May 2022 its shareholders approved an increase in capitalization to 10 billion Saudi Riyals through a 1-for-3 issue of shares.[3]

Enjaz Banking Services is the remittance department of Bank Albilad.[4]

In February 2021, Nasser Mohammed Al-Subeaei was appointed chairman of the board of directors and Fahd Abdullah Bindekhayel as Vice Chairman.[5]

Services

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Bank Albilad offers products and services complaint with sharia (Islamic) law. The bank provides retail banking products, business products, investment products through the bank investment arm “Albilad Capital ”, international remittance services through the bank Remittance Arm “Enjaz ”.[6]

Board of directors

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  • Nasser bin Mohammed Al-Subeaei. (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
  • Adeeb Mohammed Abanumai. (Vice Chairman of the Board)
  • Zeyad Othman Alhekail. (member)
  • Abdulaziz Mohammed AlOnaizan. (member)
  • Khalid Abdul Rahman AlRajhi. (member)
  • Haitham Sulaiman AlSuhaimi. (member)
  • Nasser Sulaiman Abdullah AlNasser (member)
  • Mohammed Abdulrahman Abdulaziz AL Rajhi (member)
  • Haitham Mohammad Abdulrhman Alfayez (member)
  • Muadh Abdulrahman Hasan Alhusaini (member)[7]

Sharia Committee Members

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  • Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ammar
  • Sheikh Mohammed Al-Osaimi
  • Sheikh Yousef Al-Shubaily[8]

Objective

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The stated objective of Bank Albilad is to provide all Islamic Sharia compliant banking services. The bank has, as part of its organizational structure, a Sharia Department to be in charge of the follow-up and monitoring of the implementation of the Sharia decisions issued by the Sharia Committee.[9] The bank has worked on launching a number of projects to serve people with disabilities. The bank has rehabilitated a branch equipped with all the necessary capabilities to serve people with special needs, which enables people with motor, hearing, and visual disabilities to carry out all banking operations with complete ease. Dictionary of Bank Transactions in Sign Language In cooperation with specialists, the Bank has adopted a dictionary that contains terms of banking transactions in sign language to enable people with hearing disabilities to complete their transactions with confidence and ease. Adapting a number of the bank's automated teller machines around the Kingdom for the use of the blind, through the development of special software and guiding ground paths.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Saudi Rich List-Al Subeaei Family". Arabian Business. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Abana to replace AlBilad teller machines". www.tradearabia.com. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  3. ^ "10 Billion capital".
  4. ^ Ali Khan, Ghazanfer (December 18, 2017). "No VAT on expat remittances in Saudi Arabia, say bankers". Arab News.
  5. ^ "Bank Al-Bilad appoints Nasser Al-Subeaei as chairman, Fahd Bindekhayel as vice chairman". Arab News. 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  6. ^ "Bank Albilad Remittance Services". The Economic Times. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Board of Directors".
  8. ^ "Sharia Committee".
  9. ^ Tadawul. "Bank Albilad". www.tadawul.com.sa. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  10. ^ ""بنك البلاد": أكثر من 53 برنامجاً ومبادرة ضمن برامج المسؤولية المجتمعية تحت شعار "البلاد مبادرة"". 2020-07-07. Archived from the original on 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2023-06-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)