Cham Bank ( ar, بنك الشام) is the first

Islamic bank Islamic banking, Islamic finance ( ar, مصرفية إسلامية), or Sharia-compliant finance is banking or Finance, financing activity that complies with Sharia (Islamic law) and its practical application through the development of Islamic ...

to be established in Syria. It started operations in 2007. The Bank's operations and activities are supervised by the

Central Bank of Syria The Central Bank of Syria (CBS; ar, مصرف سورية المركزي, translit=Masrif Suriat Almarkazi) is the central bank of Syria. The bank was established in 1953 and started operations in 1956. Its headquarters are in Damascus, with 11 b ...

Objectives of the bank

Cham Bank works to achieve an increase in the growth of returns, as this benefits customers and shareholders, as it works to ensure the safety and development of the banking system through the application of effective banking supervision and contribute to strengthening the base of deposits and investing them in various economic sectors under the frameworks of

Islamic Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or ''Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the main ...

Sharia, and providing advanced banking services, products and facilities, and marketing it with high quality in accordance with the principles of Islamic Sharia for all customers, individuals and institutions that meet their needs and exceed their expectations.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors consists of the following persons: * Ali Yousef Al -Awadi, Chairman of the Board * Ahmed Nabil Muhammad Rafiq Al -Kuzbari, Vice-Chairman of the Board * Tariq Farid Al -Othman, Member * Eng. Riad Ali Deeb, Member * Dr. Ali Mahran Khaunda, Member * Luay Abdel Halim Al -Asar, Member * Mubarak Al-Tayyeb Al-Amin, Member

Shariah Committee

Beside the Board of Directors, it has the Islamic Committee which supervises and audits the implementation of Islamic activities according to the

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , sing.: ...

. The Islamic committee members are approved by the general assembly.

Members

1. Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Amin Hassan - Chairman of the Sharia Supervisory Board and Executive Member of the Authority 2. Abd al-Salam Abd al-Moneim Muhammadah - Vice-Chairman of the Shari'a Supervisory Board 3. Abdul Bari Muhammad Mishaal - Member of the Shariah Supervisory Board

Owners

The major shareholder of the bank is The Commercial Bank of Kuwait which is the second largest bank in

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the no ...

Branches

The bank has branches in Damascus, Aleppo,

Hama Hama ( ar, حَمَاة ', ; syr, ܚܡܬ, ħ(ə)mɑθ, lit=fortress; Biblical Hebrew: ''Ḥamāṯ'') is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located north of Damascus and north of Homs. It is the provinci ...

, Homs,

Lattakia Latakia or Lattakia ( ar, ٱللَّاذْقِيَّة/ ٱللَّاذِقِيَّة, '; Syrian Arabic, Syrian pronunciation: ) is the principal port city of Syria and capital city of the Latakia Governorate located on the Mediterranean coast. Hi ...

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and

Daraa Daraa ( ar, دَرْعَا, Darʿā, Levantine Arabic: , also Darʿā, Dara’a, Deraa, Dera'a, Dera, Derʿā and Edrei; means "''fortress''", compare Dura-Europos) is a city in southwestern Syria, located about north of the border with Jord ...

.المصرف المركزي السوري.

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