{
  "id": 2111570,
  "title": "Samba Bank apppoints Fahad Ali Al Hunaiti as chairman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/samba-bank-apppoints-fahad-ali-al-hunaiti-as-chairman",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:10:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435755/samba-bank-apppoints-fahad-ali-al-hunaiti-as-chairman"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Samba Bank Limited (SBL) has appointed Fahad Ali Al Hunaiti as Chairman of its Board of Directors, replacing Mustafa Ilyas, who resigned on August 16, 2026. Al Hunaiti, a seasoned financial executive with 17 years of experience in banking and investment management, currently serves as Head of Principal Strategies at Saudi National Bank. He oversees SR 260 billion in proprietary investments across global asset classes and holds a finance degree from KFUPM, along with executive education from Wharton and Columbia Business Schools.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}