Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) was established on 20 May 1997 as a Public Joint Stock Company through the Amiri Decree No. 9 of 1997. The Bank commenced commercial operations on 11 November 1998, and was formally inaugurated by Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Information and Culture on 18 April 1999. All contracts, operations and transactions are carried out in accordance with Islamic Shari'a principles.^[2]

In August 2025, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC and Visa partnered to launch Remit!, a real-time cross-border money transfer service.^[3]

ADIB was ranked 12th on Forbes Middle East's 30 Most Valuable Banks 2025 list.^[4] It also ranked 27th on Forbes Middle East's Top 100 Listed Companies 2025 list.^[5]

ADIB commenced its operations with a paid-up capital of one billion dirhams divided into one hundred million shares, the value of each share being ten dirhams. The shares are quoted on the Abu Dhabi Securities Market.^[6]

The founders of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank hold 29% of its equity while the remaining 71% is held by approximately 100,000 shareholders. The founding shareholders of ADIB are:

• The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ADIA
• Prominent UAE Nationals

• Chairman - H.E. Jawaan Awaidha Suhail Awaidha Al Khaili
• Vice Chairman & Board Member - Mr. Faisal Sultan Naser Salem Al Shuaibi
• Group CEO - Mr. Mohammed Abdelbary
• Board Member Non-Executive - Mr. Abdulla Ali Musleh Jumhour Al Ahbabi
• Board Member Non-Executive - Mr. Abdul Wahab Al-Halabi
• Board Member Non-Executive - Mr. Khalifa Matar Khalifa Qaroona Almheiri
• Board Member Non-Executive - Mrs. Maha Mohammed Al Qattan
• Board Member Non-Executive - Mr. Najib Youssef Fayyad

The average tenure of ADIB Board members is 5 years.^[7]

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