The Board of Governors is the highest authority of the Bank.
Each member country of the Bank is represented on the Board with a Governor and an Alternate Governor. In most cases, one or both of them are of ministerial status. The Board meets once a year to consider and approve the financial statements for the past fiscal year, to appoint the external auditors and to lay down the future policies of the Bank.
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Governor
H.E. Isselmou Ould Mohamed M’BADY
- Minister of Finance
- Governor, Central Bank of Mauritania
H.E. Mohamed Lemine Dhehby
Kingdom of Morocco
Governor
H.E. Nadia Fettah
- Minister of Economy and Finance
- Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Economy and Finance, in charge of the Budget
S.E. Fouzi Lekjaa
Republic of Mozambique
Governor
H.E Ernesto Max Elias Tonela
- Minister of Economy and Finance
- Governor, Central Bank of Mozambique
H.E Rogério Lucas Zandamela
Republic of Niger
Governor
H.E. Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman
- Prime Minister, Minister of the Economy and Finance
- Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, in charge of Finance
H.E. Boubacar Moumouni Saidou
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Governor
H.E. Adebayo Olawale Edun
- Minister of Finance
- Permanent Secretary
H.E. Lydia Shehu Jafiya
Sultanate of Oman
Governor
H.E Sultan bin Salem bin Saeed Al-Habsi
- Minister of Finance
- Undersecretary of Oman's Ministry of Finance
H.E. Abdullah Salim Abdullah Al Harty
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Governor
H.E. Ahad Khan Cheema
- Minister of Economic Affairs
- Joint Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Hon. Muhammad Yahya Akhunzada
State of Palestine
Governor
H.E. Dr. Wael Zakout
- Minister of Planning and International Cooperation
- Advisor to the Prime Minister for Arab Funds
Hon. Dr. Naser Qatami