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Islamic Finance Honours Shaikh Mohammed
DUBAI - His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has received the prestigious award for his Lifetime Contribution to Islamic finance.
The award is in recognition of Shaikh Mohammed’s continued support of the forum of which he has been the patron since it was first launched in March 2002. The award was received on behalf of Shaikh Mohammed by his son Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
The award was presented by Rushdi Siddiqui, Global Head of Islamic Finance for Thomson Reuters. “The forum, with participants from countries throughout the world, tracks the latest developments in a growing and fascinating financial sector,” said Siddiqui, who is also chairing the current forum. “His Highness Shaikh Mohammed’s vision and support of the forum since its beginning continues to mark Dubai and the UAE as leaders in the global Islamic finance industry.”
The International Islamic Finance Forum Awards promote excellence in Islamic finance and recognise the significant contributions and important developments in the Islamic financial sector.
Other winners include: Best new Islamic bank - Gatehouse Bank; Takaful operations - Abu Dhabi National Takaful Company; Islamic asset/wealth management - HSBC Amanah; Islamic legal practice - King & Spalding; Research in Islamic finance - Kuwait Finance House; Alternate channels In Islamic Banking - Dubai Bank; IT solutions provider - ITS Group; Innovation In card application - Qatar Charity and Qatar Islamic Bank; Equity Deal Of The Year - Saudi Hollandi Bank; Innovation in Shari’ah compliant card - Dubai Bank.
Strategic partner for the 2009 International Islamic Finance Forum is the Dubai International Financial Centre.
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