Sultan bin Nasser al-Suwaidi
Sultan bin Nasser al-Suwaidi | |
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| Former Governor of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates | |
| In office 18 December 1991[1] – September 2014 | |
| President | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Preceded by | Abdelmalik al-Hamar |
| Succeeded by | Mubarak Rashid al-Mansoori |
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| Born | 1953 Abu Dhabi |
Sultan bin Nasser al-Suwaidi (born in 1953) is an Emirati banker and former long-term governor of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates.
Al-Suwaidi was born in 1953 in Abu Dhabi.[2] He has a degree in business administration and finance.[3] Al-Suwaidi started his career in 1978 in the finance and administration department of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. In 1982, he joined Abu Dhabi Investment Company as general manager.[3]
In 1984, he became general manager of Bahrain-based Gulf International Bank. In 1985, he was tasked with leading the three-bank merger to create Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank.[3]
Al-Suwaidi was appointed governor of the Central Bank of the UAE in 1991. He introduced modernisation initiatives for banking processes and regulations.[3][2] He was replaced as governor in September 2014.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "FinancialCentresInternational.com - FCI 500 - Nasser Al Suwaidi". www.financialcentresinternational.com.
- ^ a b "Sultan Nasser Al Suwaidi". ArabianBusiness.
- ^ a b c d "Sultan bin Nasser al-Suwaidi". MEED. 7 April 2011.
- ^ Kassem, Mahmoud (22 September 2014). "UAE Central Bank says goodbye to long-serving governor". The National.