Mr. Barakat is currently the Vice Chairman and Managing Director
of the Arab International Bank since October 2014.
During his long banking experience for more than 37 years, Mr.
Barakat presented a strong record of achievement in senior
management positions, he held the position of General Manager -
Egyptian American Bank, Vice Chairman and Managing Director -
Egyptian Gulf Bank, Chairman of the Board - Banque Misr from
December 2002 until September 2014, Chairman and General Manager
- Banque Misr Lebanon from May 2003 until April 2015, Chairman
of the Supervisory Board of Misr Europe Bank - Frankfort from
December 2003 until September 2011, Chairman of the Board of
Directors - Banque du Caire from September 2005 until September
2011, Member of the Board of Directors The Central Bank of Egypt
from December 2003 to November 2011, during that he was
appointed as a member of the Banking Reform Committee and the
Audit Committee, a member of the Board of Directors of the
Egyptian Banking Institute from January 2003 until 2016, he was
the member of the Board of Directors and elected Vice President
of Cairo Amman Bank in Jordan from 2005 to 2014, Member of the
Board of Directors in the Anti-Money Laundering Unit from 2008
to 2014, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federation of
Egyptian Banks during the period from April 2005 to March 2011,
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union of Arab
Banks From 2007 to 2013, Chairman of the Board of Directors of
the Union of Arab Banks from April 2013 to April 2016, Member of
the Advisory Board - MasterCard International (Africa and the
Middle East) from March 2011 until now, Member of the Regional
Board of Directors of Visa International (Central Europe, Middle
East and Africa region) ) From 2003 until 2008, and a member of
the Advisory Board of Visa International - Africa and the Middle
East from 2008 until December 2010.
Mr. Barakat is the Chairman of the Board of Directors - The
International Company for Tourism Investments (the company that
owns the Conrad Hotel - Cairo), a member of the Board of
Directors - the holding company for EgyptAir and a member of the
Board of Directors - the Suez Canal Company for Technology
Settling.
Also, Mr. Barakat was a member of the board of directors, a
member of the General Assembly, and the chairman of the board of
directors of several companies.
Mr. Barakat received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from
Alexandria University in 1974, and a Master's degree in Business
Administration from the University of San Francisco - United
States of America in 1977.