AUC alumnus Hassan E. Abdalla, today Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Arab African International Bank (AAIB) in Egypt, continues to actively advocate AUC. It is his trust in and commitment to his alma mater that inspired AAIB to support the university since 1982.

“The support that young, successful alumni like Hassan Abdalla show for AUC is very inspiring to us, ” said Mary Iskander, AUC’s Associate Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Special Advisor to the President.

A tradition of giving has long distinguished AAIB’s relationship with AUC. In 1982, AAIB named the Arab African International Bank Classroom on the downtown campus. In 2003, AAIB chose AUC for the first round of its pilot project involving a nation-wide contest between different universities in Egypt, the Arab African International Bank Award. Two years later, AAIB named the Arab African International Bank Fountain on AUC’s new campus and in 2006, contributed to the Suzanne Mubarak Public School Scholarship Fund.

Abdalla is considered an expert in international banking and domestic economic reform.
He has powerfully leveraged AAIB in record time making it a front runner and trendsetter in the banking industry with the highest rate of growth in profitability. He mandated an aggressive growth strategy achieving organic growth, leading the successful acquisition of Misr America International Bank, adding new subsidiaries and lines of activities and now spearheading the bank into the Gulf region.  Under his helm, AAIB has been awarded Bank of the Year 2006 by The Banker Magazine and Best Bank in Egypt 2007 by Euromoney.

He is a Board Member of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange (CASE), as well as a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of UBAF Bank – Hong Kong. He is also a board member of the Washington-based Institute of Finance (IIF) and Chairman of the National Party’s Economic Committee and a member of its High Council for Policies.

Abdalla is founder and former chairman of the Egyptian Junior Businessmen’s Association; Chairman of the Middle East, Far East and Africa Regional Committee – International Securities Market Association (ISMA) – Zurich. He is treasurer and Board Member of the Arab Business Council of the World Economic Forum, as well as a member of the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies. 

As Director of Training at the Egyptian-European Association, Abdalla is also actively involved in management and training. He is a part-time faculty member of finance at the American University in Cairo, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the CBE Training.  His true passion is to connect with students and share his knowledge and expertise.