United Arab Emirates · Financial institution
Emirates Islamic Bank (Public Joint Stock Company)
Legal name in the LEI recordEmirates Islamic Bank (PJSC)
Emirates Islamic Bank (PJSC) is a public joint stock company headquartered in Dubai. It is licensed by the Central Bank of the UAE. It was incorporated in October 1975 as a conventional bank, Middle East Bank. It became a fully Shariah-compliant bank on 9 October 2004. Emirates NBD Bank (P.J.S.C.) has held all of its shares since June 2025, when the shares were delisted from the Dubai Financial Market. The bank offers Shariah-compliant retail, business, corporate, private and treasury banking in the United Arab Emirates.
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
- MEBLAEADXXX 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 MEBLAEAD 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
- 10 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 1993-09-06
- Last updated
- 2026-03-14
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Emirates NBD Bank (P.J.S.C.)
Institution type
Islamic bank
Trades as Emirates Islamic
- Standing
- Emirates NBD became the bank's sole owner through a compulsory acquisition in June 2025. The bank's shares were suspended from trading on the Dubai Financial Market from 10 June 2025 and delisted. The bank keeps its commercial registration and trade name and continues to operate.
- Ownership
- Emirates NBD Bank (P.J.S.C.) holds 100% of the bank since June 2025, and Investment Corporation of Dubai is the majority shareholder of Emirates NBD.
- Direct parent
- Emirates NBD Bank (P.J.S.C.), United Arab Emirates 100%
- Ultimate owner
- Investment Corporation of Dubai (Government of Dubai), United Arab Emirates
- Head office
- Building 16, 3rd Floor, Dubai Healthcare City, P.O. Box 6564, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Name in the local language
- مصرف الإمارات الإسلامي (ش.م.ع)
- Former name
- Middle East Bank
Business lines
The bank offers only Shariah-compliant products, covering retail, business, corporate and institutional banking and treasury, mainly in the United Arab Emirates.
Online
- Websites & references
- emiratesislamic.ae ↗
businessonline.emiratesislamic.ae ↗ businessONLINE corporate online banking portal
fxhub.emiratesislamic.ae ↗ FX platform login
Wikipedia ↗ - Official social accounts
- X ↗
Sources · 12 pages consulted
- emiratesislamic.ae/en
- emiratesislamic.ae/en/about-us/board-members-management-team
- emiratesislamic.ae/en/news-and-updates/2026/April/emirates-islamic-first-quarter-financial-results-2026
- emiratesnbd.com/en/media-center/emirates-islamic-announces-h1-2026-results
- emiratesislamic.ae/-/media/ei/pdfs/soc/correspondent_bank_charges_int_transfer.pdf
- emiratesislamic.ae/en/news-and-updates/2023/september/news05092023
- emiratesislamic.ae/en/about-us
- economymiddleeast.com/news/emirates-islamic-bank-to-delist-from-dfm-following-emirates-nbd-acquisition/
- khaleejtimes.com/business/emirates-islamic-bank-delist-dubai-stock-market
- agbi.com/banking-finance/2025/02/emirates-nbd-buys-outstanding-shares-to-delist-eib/
- investoract.com/uae/instruments/emirates-islamic-bank-pjsc
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_Islamic
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Farid AlMulla Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Hesham Abdulla Al Qassim Chairman
- Executive
- Mohammad Kamran Wajid Deputy Chief Executive Officer
- Executive
-
Buti Obaid Buti Al Mulla
Vice Chairman
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- United Arab Emirates
- Central Bank of the UAE Central bankPrudential supervisorAML supervisorConduct
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Merger / acquisition
Emirates NBD completed the compulsory acquisition of the remaining shares. The bank's shares were suspended from trading on the Dubai Financial Market from 10 June 2025.
economymiddleeast.com ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Emirates NBD made a mandatory cash offer of AED 11.95 per share for the 0.11% of the bank it did not already hold.
agbi.com ↗ -
Leadership
The bank appointed Farid Al Mulla as Chief Executive Officer. He succeeded Salah Amin, who retired.
emiratesislamic.ae ↗
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
- MEBLAEADXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- MEBLBank
- AECountry · United Arab Emirates
- ADLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 254900JGNW4T9ZFM7N20
- 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
- United Arab Emirates · 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
- Direct parent
- بنك المارات دبي الوطني (ش.م.ع) · United Arab Emirates54930029BCN8HF3B1286 ↗
The Emirates Nbd Bank (P.J.S.C) group has 15 institutions in the directory, in 12 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Denizbank (Wien) AG, Denizbank AG, Emirates Nbd Bank PJSC, Emirates National Bank of Dubai SAE, Denizbank A.S..
See the Emirates Nbd Bank (P.J.S.C) group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- HEAD OFFICE BUILDING 16 FLOOR 3RD DUBAI HEALTH CARE CITY DUBAI 6564 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
- Operational address
- HEAD OFFICE BUILDING 16 FLOOR 3 DUBAI HEALTH CARE CITY PO BOX 6564 DUBAI DUBAI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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>MEBLAEADXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>254900JGNW4T9ZFM7N20</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>MEBLAEADXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>254900JGNW4T9ZFM7N20</LEI>
<Nm>EMIRATES ISLAMIC BANK (PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY)</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>DUBAI</TwnNm>
<Ctry>AE</Ctry>
<AdrLine>HEAD OFFICE BUILDING 16 FLOOR 3RD DUBAI HEALTH CARE CITY DUBAI 6564</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.
Network
Branches and correspondent banking
All 10 branch BICs connect to the head office. No city, function or registration year splits them into groups. The bank publishes 44 accounts at other banks, across 6 regions.
- Own offices
- Correspondent banks: it holds accounts there
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Correspondent accounts
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
44 accounts at other banks, in 31 currencies, as the bank publishes them: emiratesislamic.ae ↗
| Currency | Correspondent | BIC | Account | Directory check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AED | UAE Central Bank United Arab Emirates | CBAUAEAA | 2000-034201-001 | Matches the Swift directory |
| AUD | ANZ Banking Group Australia | ANZBAU3MXXX | 229161-00001 | Matches the Swift directory |
| BDT | Standard Chartered Bank Bangladesh Bangladesh | SCBLBDDXXXX | 15324702701 | Matches the Swift directory |
| CAD | Bank of Montreal Canada | BOFMCAM2 | 31441046313 | Matches the Swift directory |
| CHF | UBS Switzerland AG Switzerland | UBSWCHZH80A | 02300000091655050000A | Matches the Swift directory |
| CNY | Standard Chartered Bank China China | SCBLCNSXSHA | 000000501510665283 | Matches the Swift directory |
| CNH | Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited Hong Kong SAR China | SCBLHKHH | 43800124507 | Matches the Swift directory |
| DKK | Danske Bank Denmark | DABADKKKXXX | 3007535228 | Matches the Swift directory |
| EGP | Emirates NBD Egypt Egypt | EBILEGCXXXX | 1269318540503 | Matches the Swift directory |
| GBP | HSBC Bank PLC UK United Kingdom | MIDLGB22XXX | 411626 | Matches the Swift directory |
| GBP | Standard Chartered Bank London United Kingdom | SCBLGB2LXXX | 01274661101 | Matches the Swift directory |
| HKD | Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. Hong Kong SAR China | HSBCHKHHHKH | 502-428436-001 | Matches the Swift directory |
| INR | HDFC Bank Ltd India India | HDFCINBBXXX | 600390000863 | Matches the Swift directory |
| INR | Emirates NBD Mumbai India | EBILINBM | 1268200027901 | Matches the Swift directory |
| JOD | Arab Bank PLC Jordan Jordan | ARABJOAXXXX | 1008972400900 | Directory name differs ARAB BANK PLC |
| JOD | Safwa Islamic Bank Jordan | JDIBJOAMXXX | 201-11111-1-3320-0 | Matches the Swift directory |
| JPY | MUFG Bank Ltd (fka Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi) Japan | BOTKJPJTXXX | 653-0442224 | Matches the Swift directory |
| KWD | Al Ahli Bank Kuwait Kuwait | ABKKKWKWXXX | 0900-612480-050 | Matches the Swift directory |
| MAD | Attijariwafa Bank Morocco | BCMAMAMCXXX | 007780000016100090257273 | Matches the Swift directory |
| NOK | DNB Bank ASA Norway | DNBANOKKXXX | 7001.02.28067 | Matches the Swift directory |
| NZD | ANZ National Bank Ltd New Zealand New Zealand | ANZBNZ22XXX | 229161NZD00001 | Matches the Swift directory |
| OMR | Bank Muscat SAOG Oman | BMUSOMRXXXX | 0001000018310019 | Matches the Swift directory |
| OMR | Sohar International Bank Oman Oman | BSHROMRU | 001 020 103 503 | Matches the Swift directory |
| OMR | Bank Nizwa Oman | BNZWOMRX | OM460330099960000180003 | Matches the Swift directory |
| PHP | Standard Chartered Bank Manila Branch Philippines | SCBLPHMMXXX | 0147167701134 | Matches the Swift directory |
| QAR | Doha Bank Qatar | DOHBQAQAXXX | 201/13304/1/2006/0 | Matches the Swift directory |
| SAR | Emirates NBD KSA Saudi Arabia | EBILSARI | 1266043466801 | Matches the Swift directory |
| SEK | Danske Bank, Sweden Sweden | DABASESX | 2456-01-00128 | Matches the Swift directory |
| NOK | Danske Bank, Norway Norway | DABANO22 | 8580.20.70603 | Matches the Swift directory |
| USD | Citibank NA United States | CITIUS33XXX | 3600-1478 | Matches the Swift directory |
| USD | Bank of New York Mellon United States | IRVTUS3N | 8901515981 | Matches the Swift directory |
| USD | HSBC-New York United States | MRMDUS33 | 000309591 | Matches the Swift directory |
| USD | Standard Chartered Bank New York United States | SCBLUS33XXX | 3582028226001 | Matches the Swift directory |
| ZAR | First Rand Bank South Africa South Africa | FIRNZAJJXXX | 9021574 | Directory name differs FIRSTRAND BANK LIMITED |
| BHD | National Bank Bahrain Bahrain | NBOBBHBMXXX | 0099295229 | Matches the Swift directory |
| BHD | Kuwait Finance House Bahrain | AUBBBHBMXXX | BH31AUBB00016596236001 | Matches the Swift directory |
| SGD | Standard Chartered Singapore Singapore | SCBLSGSGXXX | 106343122 | Matches the Swift directory |
| TRY | Garanti Bank BBVA Turkey Türkiye | TGBATRISXXX | TR480006200093000006499542 | Matches the Swift directory |
| SAR | Saudi British Bank, Riyadh Saudi Arabia | SABBSARI | 001-551993-021 | Matches the Swift directory |
| EUR | Barclays Bank Frankfurt Germany | BARCDEFFXXX | DE12503104000210414000 | Matches the Swift directory |
| EUR | Societe Generale France France | SOGEFRPP | 001 01 74396 20 | Matches the Swift directory |
| EUR | HSBC Continental Europe SA France | CCFRFRPP | FR7630056008290829006425384 | Matches the Swift directory |
| LKR | Hatton National Bank Sri Lanka Sri Lanka | HBLILKLXXXX | 54010065035 | Matches the Swift directory |
| PKR | Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Pakistan | SCBLPKKXXXX | 15059017901 | Matches the Swift directory |
Undated 8-page PDF titled 'Correspondent Bank charges for International Transfers', part of the Schedule of Charges. For each correspondent it gives the bank code, name, charges, currency and the 'EI Account' held with that bank (nostro). All 44 rows extracted. The document gives no account purpose. The NZD account number is taken from the PDF text layer; the page image may read '22916INZD00001'. The date is not shown, so the list may not be current. Each correspondent BIC is checked against the Swift directory: a BIC missing from it, or registered to a differently named bank, may be a typo or out of date. Confirm settlement instructions with the bank before relying on them.
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEBLAEADADC | SH. RASHID STREET BRANCH | Abu Dhabi | ABU DHABI ABU DHABI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2026-03-14 |
| MEBLAEADAJS | AL JAWAZAT STREET BRANCH | Al Ain | AL AIN AL AIN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2026-03-14 |
| MEBLAEADBUD | BUR DUBAI BRANCH | Dubai | DUBAI DUBAI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2026-03-14 |
| MEBLAEADDFR | AL DHIYAFA ROAD BRANCH | Dubai | DUBAI DUBAI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2026-03-14 |
| MEBLAEADFUJ | FUJAIRAH BRANCH | Fujairah | FUJAIRAH FUJAIRAH UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2026-03-14 |
| MEBLAEADMRD | MURSHID BAZAR BRANCH | Dubai | DUBAI DUBAI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2026-03-14 |
| MEBLAEADQFS | KING FAISAL STREET BRANCH | Umm Al Qaiwain | UMM AL QAIWAIN UMM AL QAIWAIN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2026-03-14 |
| MEBLAEADRIQ | AL RIQA BRANCH | Dubai | DUBAI DUBAI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2026-03-14 |
| MEBLAEADROS | OMAN STREET BRANCH | Ras Al Khaimah | RAS AL KHAIMAH RAS AL KHAIMAH UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2026-03-14 |
| MEBLAEADSBA | AL BORJ AVENUE BRANCH | Sharjah | SHARJAH SHARJAH UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2026-03-14 |
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