Hossam Eldin Abdelwahab

Mr. Hossam Eldin Abdelwahab was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Banque Misr in September 2024. His tenure with Banque Misr began in October 2018 in the capacity of Vice Chairman.

Prior to this role, Mr. Abdelwahab served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait, where he oversaw the Retail, Branches, and SME divisions from 2016 until September 2018. Mr. Abdelwahab began his banking career in 1989 at Gulf Bank in Kuwait before moving to Procter & Gamble in 1991. Over a nine-year tenure, he rose through the ranks and held the position of Investments Manager.

In 2000, he joined Investia Venture Capital as an Investment Manager. The following year, Mr. Abdelwahab joined Citibank Egypt, where he assumed leadership positions from 2001 to 2006 in fraud risk management, collection, distribution, and operations. He then moved to Citibank’s EMEA regional office in London as Vice President of Credit Operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa from 2006 to 2008. Subsequently, he was appointed Head of Retail Banking at Bank Audi Egypt from 2008 to 2012 before moving to the Arab Banking Corporation, where he served as Executive Board Member and Head of Retail Banking and Branches from 2012 to 2016.

Mr. Abdelwahab received his Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the Faculty of Commerce, Economics, and Political Science at Kuwait University.