THE MIDDLE EAST’S
75. Usman Ahmed
Designation: Group CEO
Company: National Bank of Bahrain (NBB)
Residence: Bahrain
Nationality: British
Sector: Banking
Ahmed assumed his current position in 2023. As of December 2025, NBB had 30 branches across three countries and a workforce of 867 employees. In Q1 2026, NBB reported total operating income of $130 million and $17.6 billion in total assets. In April 2026, NBB announced a strategic collaboration with Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME), a London-based Sharia-compliant bank, to provide tailored UK property finance solutions to NBB’s eligible high net worth clients. Ahmed is also the vice chairman of Bahrain Islamic Bank and SICO BSC and a board member of the GCC Board of Directors Institute, the Bahrain Association of Banks, and INJAZ Bahrain.