Khaled Hobballah

2. Khaled Hobballah

Designation: Senior Country Officer—MENA, and Head of Markets—MENA & Türkiye
Company: J.P. Morgan
Nationality: British-Lebanese
Global Headquarters: U.S.
Sector: Banking and Financial Services

Khaled Hobballah joined J.P. Morgan in 2004 and has been based in Dubai since 2010. He assumed his current position as Senior Country Officer MENA in 2021. He is responsible for the investment banking sales and marketing coverage for MENA. In MENA, the bank claimed it achieved the number one league table standing across its M&A, markets, custody, fig payments, and USD clearing businesses. In May 2025, J.P. Morgan unveiled a strategic partnership with the Labour Fund (Tamkeen) to launch the new J.P. Morgan Global Technology Center in Bahrain, set to create 200 job opportunities for Bahraini ICT professionals. Hobballah is also a board member of J.P. Morgan Middle East Limited.