Mahmood Albahar

Mahmood Albahar currently serves as the Head of Retail Digital Business Solutions at the National Bank of Bahrain, where responsibilities include developing business cases aligned with strategy and conducting business requirement analyses. Prior to this role, Mahmood held the position of Digital Strategy, Planning and Demand Manager at Kuwait Finance House-Bahrain, focusing on the development of retail digital strategies and establishing a comprehensive ecosystem for governance. Earlier career experiences include serving as a Project Manager at the Information & eGovernment Authority and as an IT Project Manager at the Ministry of Education Bahrain. Mahmood is pursuing an MSc in Strategic Fintech at the University of Strathclyde, building on a BSc in Computer Networks from Edinburgh Napier University and an HND in Computer Networks and System Support from James Watt College.