Industry | Financial services |
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Founded | 7 March 1979 |
Headquarters | Al Salam Tower, Building 722, Road 1708, Block 317, , Bahrain |
Key people | Chief Executive Officer: Yaser Alsharifi |
Number of employees | 329 (2022) |
Website | bisb |
Bahrain Islamic Bank is a commercial bank based in Manama, Bahrain, founded on 7 March 1979, and started operating from the beginning of the Hijri Year 1400 (2nd of Muharram) which was the 22 November 1979.[1][2] It is the first Islamic bank in the Kingdom of Bahrain, works under supervision of the Central Bank of Bahrain and is listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange.[3]