Fahad Yateem is a seasoned banking professional with over 15 years of experience in banking and banking regulations. He began his career as a Risk Analyst with Bahrain Islamic Bank in 2007. In 2008, he joined the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) as a Banking Examiner, where he was responsible for conducting full-scope examinations of all types of financial institutions. He was then promoted to the position of Director at CBB in 2015, where he oversaw two major sectors: Islamic banks and ancillary service providers. During his time at CBB, he was involved in the creation of numerous regulations and was in charge of overseeing their implementation by relevant institutions.

Fahad currently provides private consulting services in the areas of governance, risk management, compliance and anti-money laundering (AML), Islamic banking, Sharia compliance, financial reporting, and internal controls. He is a graduate of the SOAS University of London, where he holds a Master’s degree in Banking. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and Certified Islamic Professional Accountant (CIPA).