DMI Trust

Dar al-Maal al-Islami
دار المال الإسلامي
Type	Private
Industry	Islamic banking
Founded	1981
Headquarters	Switzerland
Key people	Abdulkarim Khaled Yusuf Abdulla
Revenue	over $3.6 billion USD
Number of employees	over 1,400 in three continents
Website	www.dmitrust.com

Dar al-Maal al-Islami Trust (Arabic: دار المال الإسلامي) ("The House of Islamic Money"), founded in Switzerland in 1981, is a leading Islamic financial institution with affiliates on four continents and assets under management of over US$3.6 billion, operating in accordance with Zakat principles of Islamic banking.

Overview

DMI Trust was cofounded by a group of leading figures in 1981, including Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa and Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud.[1] It has two main business units, Takafol and Retakafol, for Islamic banking and Islamic insurance/reinsurance respectively; these are based in the Bahamas, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom. Fund management and financial services in Switzerland and Morocco, investment banking in Bahrain and Pakistan, commercial and retail banking in the Persian Gulf region and other parts of the world. Additionally, DMI Trust operates the Faisal Islamic Bank group of investment companies with affiliates in Bahrain, Egypt, Pakistan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Notable personnel

Prince Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud – founder and chairman after 1983
Omar A. Ali – CEO from 1986 to 1999

References

Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud (2014). "The Well of Influence". In Emmy Abdul Alim (ed.). Global Leaders in Islamic Finance: Industry Milestones and Reflections. Singapore: Wiley. p. 56. doi:10.1002/9781118638804.ch3. ISBN 978-1-118-46524-0.

Douglas Farah, "The Little Explored Offshore Empire of the International Muslim Brotherhood", April 18, 2006.

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[1] Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud (2014). "The Well of Influence". In Emmy Abdul Alim (ed.). Global Leaders in Islamic Finance: Industry Milestones and Reflections. Singapore: Wiley. p. 56. doi:10.1002/9781118638804.ch3. ISBN 978-1-118-46524-0.