Board of Executive Directors
The Board of Executive Directors (BED) is the body responsible for the direction of the general operations and policies of the Bank.
The BED is currently composed of eighteen members - nine Executive Directors appointed by their countries, which are the main shareholders, while nine others are elected by the Governors of other countries. The term of office for members of the BED is a renewable period of three years.
Hon. Zahid Hamdard
Director General of Budget of the Ministry of Finance
From: Afghanistan
Representing Country: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives
Hon. Dr. Diao Balde
From: Guinea
Representing Country: Benin, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire
Hon. Bakhodir Alikhanov
From: Uzbekistan
Representing Country: Azerbaijan, Albania, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz
Hon. Fredrick Tabura Twesiime
From: Uganda
Representing Country: Uganda, Chad, Gabon, Djibouti, Comoros, Mozambique, Somalia
Hon. Ali Hamdan Ahmed
Representing Country: United Arab Emirates
Hon. Ahmad Jefri Abdul Rahman
From: Brunei
Representing Country: Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Suriname, Guyana
Hon. Abdoulie Jallow
From: Gambia
Representing Country: Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali, Gambia, Togo