Hoda Abdullah
Emirati businesswoman
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Name in Arabic:
هدى عبداللَّه
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Nationality:
Emirati
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Country of Residence:
United Arab Emirates
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Hoda Abdullah's Bio
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Emirati businesswoman. Head of the UAE sector in the retail banking sector at First Abu Dhabi Bank , and a member of the Board of Directors of Reem Finance Company . She held several positions at First Gulf Bank, including: Executive Vice President, Head of National Customer Affairs, Director of Branch Management, and Citizen Loans Officer. She also served as Chair of the Women’s Advisory Committee affiliated with the Human Resources Development Committee in the banking and financial sector. Before joining First Gulf Bank, she worked with ABN Amro Bank and Mashreq Bank, where she held various positions in customer service, product marketing, asset sales, operations, policy development, strategic planning and management of branches and banking channels. She was honored by Sheikha Al-Yazia bint Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan with the “Most Powerful Woman in the Banking Sector” award, and was chosen to be the “Distinguished Woman Leader in the Banking and Financial Sector” from the “Middle East Excellence Award Institute.” She also won the “Distinguished Woman in the Banking Sector Award.” and Finance” from the “Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies.” She was also classified by “Forbes Middle East Magazine” as the second most powerful Emirati businesswoman on the list of “The 100 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen in Public Joint Stock Companies” in 2012. She holds a doctorate in the field of financial literacy from “SAS Academy” in Canada, and a Master’s in Business Administration. Marketing major from Lincoln University in the United Kingdom.




