Shaikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel, Chairman and Founder of Al Baraka Banking Group ("ABG"), passed away on May 18, 2020. Shaikh Saleh is widely acknowledged and revered internationally as a pioneer of Islamic banking & finance and Participation banking. He was the highest authority in the field of Islamic economics. As a philanthropist, Shaikh Saleh's commitment and contribution to communities across the world is unparalleled. In addition to being Chairman and Board Member of many companies within the Dallah Al Baraka Group, Shaikh Saleh was on the Boards of many social, charitable and cultural societies and foundations such as Arab Thought Foundations, King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for the Gifted, Islamic Solidarity Fund, and Arab Academy for Finance and Banking.