Al Jasser Assumes Office as New IsDB President and Group Chairman; Prioritises Overcoming COVID-19 Challenges

H.E. Dr Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser has assumed office as the new President of Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Group Chairman on the 9th of August 2021, according to a statement issued by the IsDB. Al Jasser took over the role from H.E. Dr Bandar Hajjar, who completed his five-year term in office and handed over the responsibility during a farewell ceremony at the IsDB Group headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on the 8th of August 2021.

Why it Matters?

Speaking on his first day in office to IsDB Group staff, Al Jasser highlighted that the main priority was overcoming the immediate challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic to support the rebuilding of stronger economies of IsDB Member Countries, and to move towards nurturing new sec...