Former Deputy Governors

Yousef J. Al-Obaid

Yousef J. Al-Obaid

From 3-5-2012 to 2-5-2022


Previous Positions

  • Deputy Governor and Member of the Board of Directors, Central Bank of Kuwait (2012 - 2022).
  • Member of the Debt Management Committee - DMC, Ministry of Finance (2016 - 2022).
  • Member of the National Cyber Security Governance Committee (2019 - 2021).

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Member of the Market Committee, Kuwait Stock Exchange Market, 2011- 2016.
  • Executive Director of the Supervision Sector, Central Bank of Kuwait, 2010 - 2012.
  • Manager of the Offsite Supervision Department, Central Bank of Kuwait, 2009 - 2010.
  • General Manager of Corporate Finance, Boubyan Bank, 2004 - 2008.
  • General Manager of Corporate Credit, Commercial Bank of Kuwait, 1983 - 2004.

Board Memberships

  • Chairman, Credit Information Network Company (CiNet), 2009 - 2012.
  • Chairman, Boubyan Takaful Insurance Company K.S.C, 2006 - 2008.
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Shared Electronic Banking Services Company, 2006 - 2008.
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Aloula Real Estate Investment Company, 2005 - 2008.
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Kuwait Clearing Company, 1995 - 1998.
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Kuwait Prefabricated Building Company, 1992 - 1994.

Academic Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering, University of Miami, USA, 1983.
  • Graduate of Senior Executive Forum of IMD, Switzerland.
  • Graduate of Harvard University's General Management Program.