| Native name | مصرف البلد |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Headquarters | Khartoum, Sudan |
| Services | Banking |
| Website | www |
The Balad Bank (Arabic: مصرف البلد), founded in 1983 as Al Shamal Islamic Bank, is one of the major financial institutions of Sudan, and one of the leading Islamic banks worldwide. The bank changed its brand to Balad Bank the 3rd of August 2018.
In 2019 the bank has changed its name to "Balad Bank".
Shareholders
According to public records, among the investors in the Al Shamal Islamic Bank include a Geneva-based financial services conglomerate headed by Mohammed al Faisal, son of the late King Faisal.
The bank itself that among its five "main founders" and principal shareholders is another Khartoum bank, the Faisal Islamic Bank of Sudan. According to public records, 19 percent of the Faisal Islamic Bank is owned by the Dar Al-Maal Al-Islami Trust, or simply DMI Trust, also headed by Prince Faisal. The $3.5 billion DMI Trust, whose slogan is "Allah is the purveyor of success," was founded in 1981 to foster the spread of Islamic banking across the Muslim world. Its 12-member board of directors includes Haydar Mohamed Bin Laden, a half-brother of Osama bin Laden, according to a DMI spokesman.
Other shareholders include:
- Adel Batterjee, also chairman as recently as 2002.
- Al Baraka Investment and Development Corporation
See also
References
- ^ John Crewdson (November 3, 2001). "Swiss Officials Freeze Bank Accounts Linked to Supporters of Terrorist Groups". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
- Zawya profile
- Sam Roe, Laurie Cohen and Stephen Franklin (February 22, 2004). "How Saudi wealth fueled holy war". Chicago Tribune.
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