Sami Al-Suwailem

Acting Director General of the Islamic Development Bank Institute

Dr. Al-Suwailem is currently the Acting Director General of the Islamic Development Bank Institute,
a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Before joining the Institute in 2004, Dr. AlSuwailem managed the Research and Development Center at Al-Rajhi Bank, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He worked at the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America, Virginia; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA; and King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
He obtained his M.A. from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, in 1990, and his Ph.D. from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1995. He authored several books and papers on Islamic economics and finance.