National Bank of Fujairah

Corporate bank in Fujairah

National Bank of Fujairah

Native name

| National Bank of Fujairah PJSC
Industry| Financial services
Founded| 1984; 41 years ago (1984)
Headquarters| Hamad Bin Abdullah Street, PO Box 887 Al Fujairah Building, Khalid Bin Waleed Street, PO Box 2979, Dubai,

Fujairah

United Arab Emirates

Key people

| Adnan Anwar (CEO)

Number of employees

| 800+
Website| https://www.nbf.ae/en

National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) is the trading name of National Bank of Fujairah PJSC, a public joint-stock company founded in 1982 by royal decree, with operations commencing in 1984. The bank is headquartered in the Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, and is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange under the symbol “NBF”.[1]

National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) offers both digital and personalized banking services. Operating through 14 branches and providing digital banking solutions, the bank offers a wide range of services, including corporate, business, and retail banking. Its Islamic banking division provides Shari’a-compliant financial services.

The bank is rated Baa1/Prime-2 by Moody’s [2] and BBB+/A-2 by Standard & Poor’s, both with a stable outlook.

NBF's strategy focuses on building long-term client relationships and supporting sustainable growth, combining traditional values with modern banking practices.

## Business focus

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National Bank of Fujairah provides corporate banking, business banking, and personal banking services along with trade finance, treasury, cash management, precious metals and diamonds, and Islamic banking support. In 2017, the bank was the first conventional bank to join Nasdaq Dubai’s Islamic Murabaha platform for Islamic financing.[3]

## Branch network

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The bank has 14 branches across the UAE, with head offices in Dubai and Fujairah.

* Abu Dhabi
* Mussafah
* Al Ain
* Al Ras
* Bur Dubai
* Jebel Ali
* Sharjah
* Fujairah
* Dibba
* Fujairah Court
* Fujairah Free Zone
* Masafi
* Qidfah
* Tawian

## Operations

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The bank was established in 1982 and commenced operations in 1984.

## Ownership

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The bank's shareholders' profile, as of April 30, 2025, is as follows:[4]

* Department of Industry and Economy - Government of Fujairah - 49.45%
* Easa Saleh Al Gurg LLC - 18.54%
* Investment Corporation of Dubai - 7.54%
* Fujairah Investment Company - 5.22%
* Citizens of the United Arab Emirates - 24.47%

1. Department of Industry and Economy - Government of Fujairah 49.45 (47.0%)
2. Easa Saleh Al Gurg LLC 18.54 (17.6%)
3. Investment Corporation of Dubai 7.54 (7.17%)
4. Fujairah Investment Company 5.22 (4.96%)
5. Citizens of the United Arab Emirates 24.47 (23.3%)

## Subsidiaries

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The bank has 2 subsidiaries:

### NBF Financial Services FZC

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Established in December 2004, with limited liability status in the Fujairah Free Trade Zone, NBF Financial Services FZC provides the bank with key financial advisory and support services.

### NBF Markets (Cayman) Ltd

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Registered in the Cayman Islands as an exempted company limited by shares under the Companies Law (revised) of the Cayman Islands and regulated by the Cayman Island Government General Registry.

The Company was established on 31 January 2017 to provide support services to the Bank to enter into foreign exchange and derivative transactions with financial institutions / counterparties under the terms and conditions of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA).

## Board of directors

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* Sheikh Saleh Bin Mohamed Bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Chairman
* Dr. Raja Easa Al Gurg, Deputy Chairperson
* Sheikh Hamad Bin Saleh Bin Mohamed Al Sharqi
* Mr. Easa Farid Al Gurg
* Mr. Ahmed Saeed Al Raqbani
* Mr. Hussain Mirza Al Sayegh
* Mr. Khalil Ebraheim Hassan
* Mr. Mohamed Obaid Bin Majed Al Aleeli
* Mr. Saif Sultan Al Salami

## Management

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* Adnan Anwar, Chief Executive Officer
* Brian Martin Mulholland, Chief Financial Officer
* Daniel Lima, Chief Risk Officer
* Sharif Mohd. Rafei, Head of Retail Banking
* Mahendra Dhillon, Chief Operations & Technology Officer

* Banks portal

## References

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1. ^ "National Bank of Fujairah PJSC". Bloomberg.
2. ^ "Moody's assigns Baa1/P-2 deposit ratings to National Bank of Fujairah". Moody’s Investors Service.
3. ^ "National Bank of Fujairah joins Nasdaq Dubai Murabaha Platform for enhanced and efficient Islamic financing". Nasdaq Dubai.
4. ^ "Shareholder Ownership Details". National Bank of Fujairah.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States