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His Excellency Sheikh Bandar Bin

Mohammed Bin Saoud Al-Thani

Governor of the QCB

Chairman of the QFCRA

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His Excellency Sheikh Bandar spent most of his professional life in the

financial and regulatory sector, before assuming his current position

as Governor of the QCB. Prior to his appointment, he was Head of
the State Audit Bureau during the period 2015-2021. His Excellency

was elected President of The Arab Organization of Supreme Audit

Institutions (ARABOSAI) and Chairman of the Executive Council of
the Organization. His Excellency also held several senior positions

in the QCB, where he started his career in the Credit and Banking

Supervision Section and joined the Investment Department as head

of trading and managing the foreign exchange reserves at the QCB.

He also played a key role in establishing the Qatar Credit Bureau.

As CEO of Qatar Credit Bureau, the responsibility and leadership of the

Banking Risk Department was assigned to him in 2014. In addition to
these responsibilities, he was also appointed as a member of the Qatar

Projects Board of Directors and a member of Executive Committee

representing QCB.

His Excellency holds an Executive Master of Business Administration
(EMBA) from HEC Paris and a Bachelor of Science in Business

Administration, majoring in Finance, from the American University in

Washington, USA.