Our Board of Directors
The vision of Arab African Investment Management is represented through our board of directors, which consists of experienced banking and investment professionals with practical and academic expertise.
Omar El Adel Mohamed Abou Allam
Mr. Omar EL Adel Mohamed Abu Allam has over 26 years of experience in investment banking and asset management. He has successfully managed major financial accounts for banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, and large industrial corporations.
Mr. Omar EL Adel currently holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Arab African Investment Management and Head of Treasury Sector at Arabi African International Bank (AAIB). Since his graduation in 1993, he has had a distinguished career in senior management positions in leading financial institutions in the Middle East and North Africa region.
He served as Co-CEO of Egypt Beltone Asset Management and Beltone Financial Holding, where his role included providing exceptional leadership to the fixed income team and serving as the head of the fixed income investment committee. Prior to that, Mr. Omar EL Adel held the position of Head of Treasury Sector at Arab African International Bank after joining the bank in November 2020.
Through his key roles in the banking and financial sector, Mr. Omar EL Adel has built strong working relationships with major business partners and institutional clients, developed existing operations, and embraced new value-added opportunities.
Mr. Omar EL Adel holds a bachelor's degree in finance and banking sciences from Kuwait University.
Mohamed Mostafa, MBA
Mr. Mohamed Mostafa has over 26 years of practical experience in equity management, fixed income, alternative investments in the Middle East and North Africa region. In addition to direct investment, he has expertise in financial consulting, financial and economic research.
Currently, Mr. Mohamed Mostafa holds the position of Managing Director and Head of Asset Management at Arab African Investment Management since 2010. He also chairs the investment committees in equity and fixed income management.
He began his professional career working in several financial and banking institutions in various positions in financial and economic analysis, such as Iran Egypt Development Bank, Prime Securities, and Al-Naeem Holding for Financial Investments. During this time, he conducted numerous financial and sectoral studies as well as company valuation studies in various sectors such as banking, cement, fertilizers, petrochemical industries, telecommunications, real estate investment, and pharmaceuticals.
He worked at Saudi Investment Bank as a Manager in the Financial Portfolios Management Department and a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Mostafa also served as the Head of Research and Private Equity Department at Resmala Asset Management Egypt (now Azimut Egypt).
He is a member of the Egyptian Investment Management Association (EIMA), the Egyptian Association for Direct Investment and Technical Analysis, as well as a member of the American Chamber of Commerce and the Egyptian Stock Exchange.
Mr. Mostafa holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in finance from the ESLSCA Business School in Paris, France.