---
title: "Dukhan Bank SWIFT/BIC code BRWAQAQAXXX · Qatar | Elucidate"
description: "SWIFT/BIC code BRWAQAQAXXX for Dukhan Bank, Qatar. Head-office BIC, LEI 254900QN4LRSP4RV8D17, addresses and Swift connectivity."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/dukhan-bank-brwaqaqa
---
1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory)
2. [Qatar](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/qa)
3. Dukhan Bank
Qatar · Financial institution
# Dukhan Bank
Dukhan Bank Q.P.S.C. is a Sharia-compliant bank headquartered in Doha, Qatar. The Qatar Central Bank licenses and regulates it. Qatari government entities hold 43% of its shares, and the rest are listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange. The bank provides retail, private, corporate, government and institutional banking, as well as treasury and investment services. It was founded as Barwa Bank in January 2008 and merged with International Bank of Qatar in April 2019. It adopted the Dukhan Bank name in October 2020.
BIC **BRWAQAQAXXX** LEI **[254900QN4LRSP4RV8D17](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900QN4LRSP4RV8D17)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift Head-office BIC only [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/dukhan-bank-brwaqaqa#claim)
## 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:** BRWAQAQAXXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift
- **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:** 2008-02-16
- **Last updated:** 2022-02-14
## Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/dukhan-bank-brwaqaqa#overview-sources)
Total assets
QAR 129.2bn
Group · 30 Jun 2026 · [interim report ↗](https://www.dukhanbank.com/sites/default/files/2026/pdfs/irpresentationjune2026.pdf)
Employees
614
headcount · This entity · 30 Jun 2026 · [interim report ↗](https://www.dukhanbank.com/sites/default/files/2026/pdfs/irpresentationjune2026.pdf)
Ownership
Publicly listed
Ticker DUBK
Institution type
Islamic bank
Trades as Dukhan Bank
- **Standing:** Formerly Barwa Bank. It completed a legal merger with International Bank of Qatar on 21 April 2019 and took the name Dukhan Bank in October 2020. It became a Qatari public shareholding company in January 2023. Its shares have traded on the Qatar Stock Exchange since 21 February 2023.
- **Ownership:** Government entities hold 43%: the General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority holds 24.48% through its pension fund and 11.67% through its military pension fund, and Qatar Holding holds 6.84%. The founder shareholders together hold 66.54%.
- **Major shareholders:** General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority (Pension fund) 24.48% · 30 Jun 2026 Broog Trading Co 13.47% · 30 Jun 2026 General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority (Military pension fund) 11.67% · 30 Jun 2026 Al Sanad Trading Co and related entities 10.08% · 30 Jun 2026 Qatar Holding 6.84% · 30 Jun 2026
- **Stock listing:** Qatar Stock Exchange DUBK
- **Head office:** Grand Hamad Street, Doha, Qatar (registered office: Old Ghanem Building No. 47, Street No. 119, P.O. Box 27778, Doha, Qatar (legal address in the GLEIF record))
- **Company register:** Commercial Registration No. 38012 (Qatar), dated 28 January 2008; Qatar Central Bank licence No. RM/19/2007
- **Name in the local language:** بنك دخان
- **Former name:** Barwa Bank
### Business lines
- Islamic banking
- Retail banking
- Private banking & wealth
- Corporate banking
- Markets & trading
- Trade finance
- Transaction banking & payments
- Mortgage lending
- Cards
- Asset management
- Leasing & factoring
- Correspondent banking
The bank reports four segments: wholesale banking, retail and private banking, treasury and investments, and subsidiaries. The three subsidiaries are First Finance, The First Investor and First Leasing, covering Islamic financing, asset management and investment banking, and leasing.
### Online
- **Websites & references:** [dukhanbank.com ↗](https://www.dukhanbank.com/)
- **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dukhan-bank) · [X ↗](https://twitter.com/dukhanbank) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/DukhanBank) · [Instagram ↗](https://instagram.com/dukhanbank)
Sources · 14 pages consulted
1. [dukhanbank.com/](http://dukhanbank.com/)
2. [dukhanbank.com/about-us/board-directors](http://dukhanbank.com/about-us/board-directors)
3. [dukhanbank.com/about-us/management-team-2](http://dukhanbank.com/about-us/management-team-2)
4. [dukhanbank.com/sites/default/files/2026/pdfs/irpresentationjune2026.pdf](https://www.dukhanbank.com/sites/default/files/2026/pdfs/irpresentationjune2026.pdf)
5. [dukhanbank.com/investor-relations/investor-presentation-and-earnings-calls](http://dukhanbank.com/investor-relations/investor-presentation-and-earnings-calls)
6. [dukhanbank.com/contact-us](http://dukhanbank.com/contact-us)
7. [dukhanbank.com/media-center/press-release/dukhan-bank-qpsc-list-its-shares-through-direct-listing-main-m](https://www.dukhanbank.com/media-center/press-release/dukhan-bank-qpsc-list-its-shares-through-direct-listing-main-market-0)
8. [dukhanbank.com/sites/default/files/2025/financials/EN\_Dukhan-Bank\_Conso-FS-Dec-2024\_final-signed.pdf](https://www.dukhanbank.com/sites/default/files/2025/financials/EN_Dukhan-Bank_Conso-FS-Dec-2024_final-signed.pdf)
9. [dukhanbank.com/media-center/press-release/barwa-bank-rebrands-dukhan-bank-eyes-ambitious-business-and-di](https://www.dukhanbank.com/media-center/press-release/barwa-bank-rebrands-dukhan-bank-eyes-ambitious-business-and-digital)
10. [dukhanbank.com/media-center/press-release/dukhan-bank-appoints-khalid-al-subeai-advisor-chairman-and-ahm](https://www.dukhanbank.com/media-center/press-release/dukhan-bank-appoints-khalid-al-subeai-advisor-chairman-and-ahmed-hashem)
11. [dukhanbank.com/corporate/institutional-banking](https://www.dukhanbank.com/corporate/institutional-banking)
12. [raya.com/2026/04/13/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%83-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%](https://www.raya.com/2026/04/13/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%83-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B9-8-%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A7-%D8%A5%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9)
13. [gulf-times.com/article/728880/business/dukhan-bank-reports-qr8128mn-net-profit-in-h1/amp](https://www.gulf-times.com/article/728880/business/dukhan-bank-reports-qr8128mn-net-profit-in-h1/amp)
14. [al-sharq.com/article/24/06/2026/%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%83-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86-%](https://al-sharq.com/article/24/06/2026/%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%83-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A5%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%83%D9%88%D9%83-at1)
## Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/dukhan-bank-brwaqaqa#overview-sources)
- **Chief executive:**  Ahmed I. Hashem Acting Group Chief Executive Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [dukhanbank.com ↗](http://dukhanbank.com/about-us/management-team-2)
- **Chair:** H.E. Sheikh Abdulla Bin Fahad Bin Jassim Al-Thani Chairman of the Board of Directors Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [dukhanbank.com ↗](http://dukhanbank.com/about-us/board-directors)
- **Chief financial officer:**  Osama Abu Baker Chief Financial Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [dukhanbank.com ↗](http://dukhanbank.com/about-us/management-team-2)
- **Executive:** H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Jassim Al-Thani Executive Board Member - Managing Director Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [dukhanbank.com ↗](http://dukhanbank.com/about-us/board-directors)
- **Executive:**  Thamer Abdalla Chief Compliance Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [dukhanbank.com ↗](http://dukhanbank.com/about-us/management-team-2)
## Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/dukhan-bank-brwaqaqa#overview-sources)
- **Qatar:** Qatar Central Bank Central bank Prudential supervisor AML supervisor
## Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/dukhan-bank-brwaqaqa#overview-sources)
1. Jun 2026
Other
Fitch placed the bank's 'A' long-term Issuer Default Rating on Rating Watch Negative.
[dukhanbank.com ↗](https://www.dukhanbank.com/sites/default/files/2026/pdfs/irpresentationjune2026.pdf)
2. Jun 2026
Other
The bank appointed joint lead managers for investor meetings on a proposed Additional Tier 1 sukuk.
[al-sharq.com ↗](https://al-sharq.com/article/24/06/2026/%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%83-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A5%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%83%D9%88%D9%83-at1)
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:** BRWAQAQAXXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. BRWA Bank 2. QA Country · Qatar 3. QA Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** 254900QN4LRSP4RV8D17
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900QN4LRSP4RV8D17)
- **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
## Profile
- **Type:** Financial institution
- **Regulation:** Not on a tracked register
- **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
GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.
## Addresses
- **Registered address:** BARWA AL SADD TOWERS TOWER 1 GRAND HAMAD STREET DOHA 27778 QATAR
- **Operational address:** BLDG FOR MOHD SAEED AL EIDA GRAND HAMAD STREET DOHA 27778 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
```xml
BRWAQAQAXXX
254900QN4LRSP4RV8D17
```
### 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
```xml
BRWAQAQAXXX
254900QN4LRSP4RV8D17
DUKHAN BANK
DOHA
QA
BARWA AL SADD TOWERS TOWER 1 GRAND HAMAD STREET DOHA 27778
```
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.
## Related institutions
### Same name, different BIC
- [Dukhan Bank BIC IBOQQAQA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Qatar · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/dukhan-bank-iboqqaqa)
### Largest institutions in Qatar
- [Qatar National Bank BIC QNBAQAQA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Qatar · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300FFSRVBS0SQXY75](https://elucidate.co/directory/qatar-national-bank-qnbaqaqa)
- [Arab Bank PLC BIC ARABQAQA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Qatar · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2763XI5XJWWC6GNHAZ54](https://elucidate.co/directory/arab-bank-plc-arabqaqa)
- [Doha Bank BIC DOHBQAQA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Qatar · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300O5KAG21BMZ8N83](https://elucidate.co/directory/doha-bank-dohbqaqa)
- [Ahli Bank QPSC BIC ABQQQAQA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Qatar · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800KXAR1MXC1DZ106](https://elucidate.co/directory/ahli-bank-qpsc-abqqqaqa)
- [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Limited BIC ICBKQAQA Credit institution Prudential licence Qatar · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 5493002ERZU2K9PZDL40](https://elucidate.co/directory/industrial-and-commercial-bank-of-china-limited-icbkqaqa)
- [Qatar Central Bank BIC QMAGQAQA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Qatar · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900PMALKJRL1YGQ18](https://elucidate.co/directory/qatar-central-bank-qmagqaqa)
- [Qatar Investment Authority BIC GQICQAQA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Qatar · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493008JZL5CRK3VS565](https://elucidate.co/directory/qatar-investment-authority-gqicqaqa)
- [The Commercial Bank (P.S.Q.C) BIC CBQAQAQA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Qatar · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2138004FUUD4I7X8H721](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-commercial-bank-p-s-q-c-cbqaqaqa)
[See every BIC in Qatar →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/qa#bics)
Claim this profile
## Work at Dukhan Bank?
Claim this page to have it marked as verified by the bank, and to send us corrections. We verify every claim before anything changes on the page.
1. 01 **Submit** Tell us who you are, using your work email.
2. 02 **We verify** We check the email domain and confirm your role with the bank. This usually takes up to five business days.
3. 03 **Profile claimed** The page is marked as claimed and verified. You can send us corrections at any time.
Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists.
The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
[Read the methodology →](https://elucidate.co/directory/methodology)
Credits for this page
- **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.
- **Images**—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: [dukhanbank.com](https://www.dukhanbank.com/) (official website) · [original](https://www.dukhanbank.com/themes/db_theme/assets/images/bb2020/dublogo-lg.svg); Ahmed I. Hashem: [dukhanbank.com](http://dukhanbank.com/about-us/management-team-2) (official website) · [original](http://dukhanbank.com/themes/db_theme/assets/page-management-assets/images/ahmedhashem.jpg); Osama Abu Baker: [dukhanbank.com](http://dukhanbank.com/about-us/management-team-2) (official website) · [original](http://dukhanbank.com/themes/db_theme/assets/page-management-assets/images/OSAMA-ABU-BAKER.jpg); Thamer Abdalla: [dukhanbank.com](http://dukhanbank.com/about-us/management-team-2) (official website) · [original](http://dukhanbank.com/themes/db_theme/assets/page-management-assets/images/THAMER-ABDALLA.jpg).
## Assess the financial crime risk behind a BIC
A BIC identifies an institution; it does not assess it. The [Elucidate FinCrime Index (EFI)](https://elucidate.co/ratings) is an independent score of the financial crime risk of banks, built for correspondent banking and counterparty due diligence.
[Book a demo](https://elucidate.co/demo-request)
Licence and registration data are drawn from the public registers of the regulators named on each page and shown for information only; the official register is always the authority. LEIs and ownership are from GLEIF. Directory and gpi data are drawn from SWIFT's public sources. SWIFT, Swift gpi and UETR are trademarks of S.W.I.F.T. SC, Avenue Adèle 1, 1310 La Hulpe, Belgium. Elucidate is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by SWIFT or any regulator named here. Elucidate does not provide payment or other financial services.