Mr. Abdulfattah Sharaf is a Group General Manager and the Chief Executive Officer, United Arab Emirates, at HSBC Bank Middle East Limited. He is also Head of International, which covers Bahrain, Kuwait and Algeria.  Mr. Sharaf is a Board Member of HSBC Bank Oman S.A.O.G. (HBON), HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) SA (PBSU) and HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA (PBRS).

Prior to his appointment as CEO UAE, Mr. Sharaf was the CEO Personal Financial Services, Middle East and North Africa, and responsible for all of HSBC’s Retail Banking business in the MENA region. He was also a board member of HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (HBME), HSBC Saudi Arabia Limited (IBSA) and Emirates Telecommunication Company (Etisalat). 

Before joining HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, Mr. Sharaf was Chief Executive Officer of NBD Securities, a subsidiary of Emirates NBD. 

Mr. Sharaf is currently a member of the Higher Board of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and a board member of the Noor Dubai Foundation. He is also a member of the Mastercard MEA Advisory Board and a board member of the Emirates Golf Federation.

Mr. Sharaf is a graduate of the University of Denver, USA.