Qatar · Financial institution
Alrayan Bank
Legal name in the LEI recordAlRayan Bank Q.P.S.C
AlRayan Bank Q.P.S.C. is a Qatari public shareholding company. It was incorporated on 4 January 2006 and is based in Lusail, Qatar. Its shares are listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange. Qatar Investment Authority and its related entities hold about 20%. The bank provides Sharia-compliant retail, corporate, private and investment banking. Its subsidiaries include AlRayan Bank PLC in the United Kingdom and Al Khaliji France S.A. It absorbed Al Khalij Commercial Bank on 30 November 2021 and was renamed from Masraf Al Rayan Q.P.S.C. on 23 April 2025.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- MAFRQAQAXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under MAFRQAQA directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 2006-08-26
- Last updated
- 2025-06-24
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Publicly listed
Ticker MARK
Institution type
Islamic bank
Trades as AlRayan Bank
- Standing
- The bank changed its legal name from Masraf Al Rayan Q.P.S.C. to AlRayan Bank Q.P.S.C. on 23 April 2025. It absorbed Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) P.Q.S.C. on 30 November 2021.
- Ownership
- The bank is listed and its largest shareholders are Qatari state entities: Qatar Investment Authority/Qatar Holding and related entities hold 19.89%, the Armed Forces Investment Portfolio holds 7.50% and the General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority holds 5.36%.
- Major shareholders
- Qatar Investment Authority / Qatar Holding LLC and related entities 19.89% · 31 Jul 2026
Qatar Armed Forces Investment Portfolio (Barzan Holdings / Qatar Ministry of Defence) 7.5% · 31 Jul 2026
General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority 5.36% · 31 Jul 2026 - Stock listing
- Qatar Stock Exchange MARK
- Head office
- 69 Alad Al Sharqi Street, Lusail (PO Box 28888), Doha, Qatar (registered office: P.O. Box 28888, Lusail Marina, Qatar (as stated in the 30 June 2026 financial statements))
- Company register
- Commercial registration no. 32010 (State of Qatar)
- Name in the local language
- بنك الريان ش.م.ع.ق
- Former name
- Masraf Al Rayan Q.P.S.C.
Business lines
The bank reports five segments: corporate banking, retail banking, treasury and financial institutions, asset management and international operations. According to its 30 June 2026 statements, it has 13 branches in Qatar.
Online
- Websites & references
- alrayan.com ↗
- Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗
Sources · 11 pages consulted
- alrayan.com/en
- alrayan.com/about-us/management
- alrayan.com/about-us/board
- alrayan.com/en/contact-us
- alrayan.com/en/investor-relations/financial-information/financial-statements
- marblobstorage.blob.core.windows.net/files/arbfiles/FinancialSatements/EN/Masraf-Al-Rayan-FS-30-June-26-en.pdf
- alrayan.com/corporate-banking/financial-institutions
- docs.londonstockexchange.com/sites/default/files/documents/AlRayan%20Bank%20-%20Supplement.pdf
- alrayan.com/en/press-release/Masraf-Al-Rayan-Unveils-AlRayan-Bank
- thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/27/03/2025/alrayan-bank-shareholders-meeting-endorses-agenda-items
- thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/22/07/2026/alrayan-bank-reports-net-profit-of-qr687m-for-h1
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Fahad bin Abdulla Al Khalifa Group Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
- H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Thani Chairman of the Board (non-executive, non-independent)
- Chief financial officer
- Shahnawaz Niazi Group Chief Financial Officer
- Executive
- H.E. Sheikh Hamad bin Faisal bin Thani Al Thani Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee
- Executive
- Mutaz Dana General Manager, Group Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Qatar
- Qatar Central Bank Central bankPrudential supervisorAML supervisor
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Leadership
The general assembly elected the board of directors for the 2026-2028 term on 15 March 2026.
alrayan.com ↗ -
Leadership
Qatar's Ministry of Defence/Armed Forces Investment Portfolio appointed Khamis Mubarak Al Kuwari to the board on 26 June 2025.
alrayan.com ↗ -
Other
The bank changed its legal name from Masraf Al Rayan Q.P.S.C. to AlRayan Bank Q.P.S.C. on 23 April 2025.
docs.londonstockexchange.com ↗ -
Other
The extraordinary general meeting approved amendments to the articles of association, including the change of legal name to AlRayan Bank.
thepeninsulaqatar.com ↗ -
Other
The bank launched AlRayan Bank as its new trade name and brand identity on 26 November 2024.
alrayan.com ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- MAFRQAQAXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- MAFRBank
- QACountry · Qatar
- QALocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 254900KFL51VLXABR231
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- Qatar · Middle East & North Africa
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
The AlRayan Bank Q.P.S.C group has 2 institutions in the directory, in 2 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Alrayan Bank Limited.
See the AlRayan Bank Q.P.S.C group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- ALRAYAN TOWER 69 ALAD AL SHARQI STREET,LUSAIL DOHA QATAR
- Operational address
- ALRAYAN TOWER 69 ALAD AL SHARQI STREET,LUSAIL DOHA DOHA QATAR
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>MAFRQAQAXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>254900KFL51VLXABR231</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>MAFRQAQAXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>254900KFL51VLXABR231</LEI>
<Nm>ALRAYAN BANK</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>DOHA</TwnNm>
<Ctry>QA</Ctry>
<AdrLine>ALRAYAN TOWER 69 ALAD AL SHARQI STREET, LUSAIL DOHA</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
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Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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