The ADFIAP Board of Directors in its 92^nd Meeting on October 27, 2021, via zoom has elected Dr. Abdulaziz Mohammed Zahir Al-Hinai, CEO of Oman Development Bank as the new Chairman of ADFIAP, succeeding Mr. Phub Dorji of Bhutan Development Bank Ltd.

A board member of several reputed establishments such as Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, Public Establishment for Industrial Estates, Oman Bankers Association, and Oman Sovereign Sukuk, Dr. Al-Hinai, acquired his Ph.D. in Economics and Public Policy as well as an M.Sc in Economics from Claremont Graduate University in California.  He also earned an MA in Development Banking from The American University in Washington, D.C.

Before leading the ODB, he was VPF in the Islamic Development Bank – KSA, and he led the Finance complex which included treasury, investments, Islamic Financial Services, Financial Policy Planning, Financial Control, Budgeting and Performance Management, and Financial Products Development Center.