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Audit Committee

Mr. Wahbeh Abdullah W. Tamari - Chairman 
Mr. Sabih Taher D. Al-Masri Deputy - Chairman 
H. E. Mr. Samir Farhan Kh. Kawar - Member 
H. E. Mr. Ibrahim Yusuf I. Izziddin - Member

  • The Bank has an Audit Committee comprising that comprises at least three non-executive Directors. Membership of the Audit Committee is disclosed in the Bank's annual report.
  • The Bank’s policy is that at least two members of the Audit Committee should have relevant financial management qualifications and/or expertise and at least two members of the Audit Committee are independent Directors.
  • The Audit Committee has all the duties and responsibilities required by the Banking Law and other relevant laws and regulations, including the duties to review:
    • The scope, results and adequacy of the Bank’s internal and external audits,
    • The accounting judgments that are intrinsic to the financial statements; and
    • The Bank’s internal controls.
  • The Audit Committee recommends to the Board the appointment or the removal, the remuneration, and other contractual terms of the external auditors, in addition to assessing the objectivity of the external auditors, including the consideration of any other non-audit work performed by the external auditors.
  • The Audit Committee has the ability to obtain any information from executive management, and the ability to call any executive or Director to attend its meetings.
  • The Audit Committee meets each of the Bank’s external auditors, its internal auditors and its compliance officers, without the presence of the executive management, at least once a year.
  • The Bank recognizes that the Audit Committee does not substitute for the responsibilities of the Board or the Bank’s executive management for the supervision and adequacy of the Bank’s internal control systems.
  • The Audit Committee approves the annual audit plan and oversees its implementation. It also reviews audit reports and is responsible to oversee the Internal Audit Department