Faruj Narkizian
Advisor to the Board of Directors of “ Bank of Sharjah ”.
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Name in Arabic:
فاروج نركيزيان
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Date of Birth:
13 January 1953
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73 Year)
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Nationality:
Lebanese
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Country of Residence:
Lebanon , United Arab Emirates
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Faruj Narkizian's Bio
Advisor to the Board of Directors of “ Bank of Sharjah ” since January 24, 2023, United Arab Emirates.
He is the founder and president of the “Lebanese Education Fund” and the “Lebanese Francophone Private School”, general manager and chairman of the board of directors of “Emirates Lebanon Bank” since 2008, and chairman of the board of directors of “Boss Real Estate Company”, “Boss Capital”, and “Borealis”. And “L Capital”.
He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Dana Gas , Growthgate Capital, the Board of Directors of the Pearl Initiative , the Strategic Council of Saint Joseph University in Lebanon, and the Board of Trustees of the American University of Sharjah .
He served as General Manager of the Bank of Sharjah between 1992 and 2023, and Secretary of the Bank’s Board of Directors.
Nerguizian began his career in 1972 at G.I. Bank. Trad-Credit Lyonnais" in Beirut. He also worked at BNP Paribas Bank. In 1977, he moved to work at Bank of Sharjah in the Emirates. Then he was appointed General Manager of Bank of Sharjah in January 1992. He was He was a member of the bank’s Board of Directors, and also served as a member of the Board of Trustees at the “Georges Pompidou School” in Sharjah for 12 years, during which he spent 4 years as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
He received many honors and medals, including: the National Order of Merit from France in 1996, the Knight Order from the Armenian Apostolic Church in Lebanon in 1999, the Knight Order of the Republic of Armenia in 2004, the Order of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia in 2007, the Order of Saint Gregory the Enlightened in 2010, and the Medal of Honor. Saint Gregory the Great in 2013, and the Order of Saint Nercis Schnurhalli the Great in 2013.
He holds a BA in Economics in 1976 from Saint Joseph University in Lebanon and from Lyon Lumiere University in France.




