Business العربية

Mr. Walid Tawfiq Fakhouri


Position: Vice Chairman
Date of Birth: Feb 12, 1972
Appointment date in Management: Apr 18, 2017
Nature of Membership: Non-Executive / Non-Independent

Educational Background: 
  • M.A. in Business Administration from City University/ UK, 2000. 
  • B.A. in Science Marketing from Western International University/ UK, 1992.
Professional Experience: 
  • Chairman of the Board of Al-Tawfiq Investment House / Jordan, as of 2007.
  • Board member of Bank of Jordan from 17/02/2005 until 14/06/2015.
  • Vice Chairman of Al – Eqbal Investment Company from 2009 until 08/2017.
  • Chairman of Petroeuropa / Spain, as of 2014
  • Chief Executive Officer of JABA Inversiones Inmobiliarias / Spain, as of 2014
  • Chairman of the Board of the Arab Islamic Bank / Palestine, from 2001 until 04/2016.
  • Vice Chairman of Excel for Financial Investments Company, from 23/03/2006 until 15/10/2014 and from 19/11/2014 until 18/04/2016. 
  • Member of the Executive Committee of the Islamic Corporation for Development of the Private Sector - Islamic Development Bank / Jeddah, from 9/2009 until 2013.
  • Assistant General Manager of Bank of Jordan, from 9/2003 until 4/2004. 
  • Managing Director of Arab Islamic Bank / Palestine, from 9/1999 until 6/2001. 
  • Assistant General Manager of Bank of Jordan, from 4/1999 until 9/1999. 
  • Executive Manager of Bank of Jordan, from 7/1995 until 4/1999.  
Former Board Memberships: 
  • Zahrat Al Urdon Real Estate & Hotels Investments Company.
  • Board Member of Jordan Express Tourist Transportation Company (JETT).
  • The International Tobacco and Cigarettes Company.
  • Trust International Transport Company.
  • Al-Yarmouk Insurance Company.
  • Arab Union International Insurance Company.
  • Industrial Development Bank.
  • Al-Ekbal Printing and Packaging Company.
  • Board member of Al – Eqbal Investment Company.
Professional Experience Gained Through Work in Private Business:
  • A total of 17 years of experience in financial and investment services, including 10 years in the field of Islamic financial and investment services.