Get To Know Mr. Mohamed Nasr Abdeen

Mr. Mohamed Nasr Abdeen is a prominent Egyptian banker with 45-year experience in commercial and Islamic banking who immigrated to United Arab Emirates three decades ago. He is the CEO of UAE-based Union National Bank which is the only bank in UAE that is jointly owned by the Governments of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Abdeen started his career in National Bank of Egypt in 1965 till 1973 where he proved his worthiness; then he worked for the Libyan-owned National Company for Food Industries, and immigrated to Dubai in 1977 to work for Oman’s Mashreq Bank.

Abdeen has began working in Union National Bank in 1999 and made the bank a financial institution offering various services from the base requirements to the most complicated services offered to large projects and companies.

Abdeen laid down UNB’s strategy that is based on main banking operations that enable the bank to achieve sustainable and good returns for shareholders on a long term basis, despite the successive global economic crises.

Abdeen was awarded the International Socrates Award for “Best Manager of the Year” in 2012 from the Europe Business Assembly. The Europe Business Assembly organizes the Annual Socrates Awards as an ongoing initiative to highlight the achievements of leading organizations and their leaders.