A highly respected figure in the industry, Abdulkareem A. Abu Alnasr has won many awards in recognition from fellow leaders operating within the Islamic banking and finance sector. As CEO of NCB, the biggest bank in Saudi Arabia and a leading financial institution in the region, he has been instrumental in the launch of the world’s first Shariah-compliant real estate fund. In addition, the decision by the company to offer NCB clients a wide range of Shariah-compliant funds has seen the bank become the region’s most prominent and largest Shariah-compliant fund business and the world’s largest Shariah-compliant asset manager.