Meet the Executive Team

• Belal Alsayed Ibrahim Alsharkawy
  Chief Executive Officer

  
  

  Mr. Belal Alsayed Desouky Ibrahim Alsharkawy has more than 20 years of experience in the Saudi Capital markets working for a number of prominent institutions in leadership roles. Prior to joining Asir Capital, Belal’s last role was where he was the Deputy Chief Executive Officer responsible for the Asset Management, Investment Banking, Custody and Principal Dealing businesses. Prior to this, Belal was the Head of Asset Management at Albilad Capital and was instrumental in growing the business by launching new products and expanding the client base. He also spent about 5 years at Saudi Fransi Capital as Head of Fixed Income & Real Estate. Belal started his career with HSBC KSA spending 11 years at the bank and was one of the founding members of the KSA entity when it was established in 2000. Sultan holds a Master of Science degree in Finance and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from King Saudi University.

• Sameh Elsayed Abdelhady Gowily
  Investment Banking Manager

  
  

  Mr. Sameh Elsayed Abdelhady Gowily has been working with the firm since 2015 and has successfully executed a number of transactions. Prior to joining Asir Capital, Sameh worked with KPMG Saudi Arabia for about four years in multiple roles as part of their Corporate Finance and Transaction teams. Prior to moving to transaction team at KPMG, he spend four years as a Senior Auditor at KPMG. Anas has a Bachelor of Science in Finance from University of Jordan.

• Almahdi Muntathir Hussain
  Head of Finance

  
  

  Mr. Almahdi Muntathir Hussain is a senior finance professional with more than 15 years of experience in financial control, management and auditing. Almahdi joined Asir Capital from Saudi Venture Capital Investment Company where he was the Chief Financial and Administration Officer. Prior to that he served as the Chief Financial Officer at QInvest and Investcorp in Saudi Arabia. Almahdi has a Bachelor’s and Associate Diploma in Accounting from University of Bahrain and is a Certified Internal Auditor.

• Naghi Ammar Yousaf M
  Chief Risk Officer

  
  

  Mr. Naghi Ammar Yousaf M is a senior risk management professional with extensive experience in Market Risk, Credit Risk and Operational Risk relevant to all capital market businesses including Investment banking, Asset Management, Brokerage, and derivatives trading. Prior to joining Asir Capital in 2021, he worked with Samba Capital as CRO from 2013 where he was actively involved in risk oversight function as a member of all management committees and served as a board member of various public investment funds. Naghi Ammar also worked for a number of institutions in the past such as Citibank Toronto, Bank Saudi Fransi Riyadh, and Arab National Bank Riyadh. He is a certified Chartered Accountant from Pakistan and a Certified Public Accountant, USA. He is also a Certified Risk Manager (GARP, USA).

• Mohammed Khalfad Mohammed
  Head of Compliance and Governance and AML

  
  

  Mr. Mohammed Khalfad Mohammed has more than 14 years’ experience when he joined Asir Capital as the Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering Manager in 2020. Prior to joining Asir Capital, Hesham has held several positions including Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering Manager at KASB Capital and before that as a Compliance Officer at Alistithmar Capital and several positions at Saudi Investment Bank. Mohammed holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from King Faisal University and holds a Compliance and anti-money laundering advanced certificate from the International Compliance Association (ICA) from University of Manchester.