Salaam bin Said Al Shaksy

Salaam Said Al Shaksy (born 1961) Chief Executive Officer of Alizz Islamic Bank, oversees the strategic direction of Oman's youngest dedicated Islamic bank providing innovative financial solutions and products adhered by Islamic Shari'a. He joined Alizz Islamic Bank as Chief Executive Officer on June 4, 2014.

Salaam Said Al Shaksy
سلام بن سعيد الشقصي
Employer	Alizz Islamic Bank
Title	CEO of Alizz Islamic Bank
Board member of	Member of the Board of Oman Oil Company SAOG, a Member of the Board of Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (ORPIC), a Member of the Board and Board Executive Committee of Al Raff’d Fund (Oman’s Government funded SME fund), Chairman of Oman’s Growth Fund, a Member of the Board of the Oman Banker's Association, a Member of the Oman Business Forum, an Advisory Committee Member for the National Leadership and Competitiveness Program, and Chairman of the Shaksy Group.

Al Shaksy is also a member of the Board of Directors of Oman Oil Company and ORPIC Group. His other appointments include: Member of the Board of Al Raffd Fund (Oman's Government funded SME fund); a member of Oman's 2040 Vision Economic Committee; Board Member of Oman Banks Association; Chairman of Oman Growth Fund; a member of Oman Business Forum; and Chairman of The Shaksy Group.[1] (

Prior to joining Alizz Islamic Bank, he served as Chief Executive Officer of National Bank of Oman between 2010 and 2014, leading its turnaround and transformation during this period. Al Shaksy has held a number of senior executive positions including CEO of Dubai Banking Group, CEO of Dubai Islamic Investment Group and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Bank Dhofar (where he led its merger with Majan International Bank in 2002). Within 1994-2000, Al Shaksy headed a group comprising three divisions - retail banking, investment banking and correspondent banking at the National Bank of Oman. He embarked on his banking career with Citibank Global Consumer Business, Dubai, UAE in 1992.

From 2015 to 2019, Al Shaksy served as a member of Oman's State Council and Deputy Head of its Economic Committee.[2] His other previous roles include being a member of Diwan of Royal Court sponsored Sharakah Program; an Advisory Committee member for the National Leadership and Competitiveness Program; Chairman of Oman National Investment Corporation Holding; Deputy Chairman of the Board of Shell Oman Marketing and Chairman of its Board Audit Committee; Deputy Chairman of Muscat Securities Market; Board Member of Bank Muscat; and Board Member of College of Banking and Financial Studies.

Al Shaksy is the first Omani CEO of a full-fledged Islamic Bank in Oman and has received a number of awards in Banking, including "Banker of the Year 2008" - Banker Middle East, and recently awarded as one of the ‘Top 10 CEOs for Shari’a Compliant Banks’ for 2019 at the Top CEO Conference and Awards 2019 held in Bahrain. He is also a sought after keynote speaker at global financial conferences.

Al Shaksy is a graduate of Boston University, United States, where he received a bachelor's degree in Economics (cum laude), a Masters in Management Information Systems (Honors) and an MBA in Management of Financial Services (High Honors). He has also completed the Senior Executive Program from the London Business School, UK. He is married and has five children. He enjoys boating, chess and photography.