Home lists Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2021 Shaikha Al Bahar Deputy group CEO, National Bank of Kuwait Origin: Kuwait Residence: Kuwait Sector: Finance Shaikha Al Bahar maintains a prominent position in Kuwait’s banking space, holding extensive experience in institutional finance including privatisations, project finance, bond issues, advisory services, and IPOs. National Bank of Kuwait, where she serves as deputy group CEO, reported a net profit of $812.3m for 2020, while its total assets grew by 1.5 per cent annually to reach $98bn by year-end. Al Bahar, who has played an important role in the country’s five-year Kuwait Development Plan, also serves as the chairperson of NBK Capital.