Mohammad Y. Al-Hashel, Ph.D

Academic Qualifications:

• - Doctor of Philosophy in Finance, Old Dominion University,Virginia, USA, December 2003.
• - Master of Arts, Economics, Old Dominion
  University, Virginia, USA, August 2003.
• - Master of Business Administration, Finance
  Concentration, Emory University, Georgia, USA, May 2001.
• - International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  Diploma, Ernst & Young, Kingdom of Bahrain April 2008.
• - Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering,
  Kuwait University, August 1997.

Current Positions:

• - Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Central Bank of Kuwait, April 2012 - Present.
• - Chairman of the Board of Directors, Institute of Banking Studies.
• - Alternate Governor of the State of Kuwait at the International Monetary Fund, and the Arab Monetary Fund.
• - Member of the Governing Board of the International Islamic Liquidity Management (IILM).
• - Member of the Council of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB).
• - Member of the Higher Petroleum Council.
• - Member of the Board of Directors, Kuwait Investment Authority.
• - Member of the Board of Directors of the Gulf Monetary Council.

Awards, Prizes and Honors:

• - Awarded two certificates of excellence from the late Amir of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, Kuwait, (1992 and 1998).
• - Dean's list, Kuwait University, Kuwait, (1993 - 1997).
• - Graduated ranked first in the class of 1997, GPA 3.97 / 4.0 - Summa Cum Laude, Honor's List, Kuwait University, Kuwait, 1997.
• - Won the "Wall Street Journal" award for best achievement in Finance, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2001.
• - Dean's list, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2000 - 2001.
• - Member of the BETA GAMMA SIGMA, the Honors Association for the AACSB Accredited Business Programs.