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title: "Sharjah Islamic Bank SWIFT/BIC code NBSHAEASXXX · United Arab Emirates | Elucidate"
description: "SWIFT/BIC code NBSHAEASXXX for Sharjah Islamic Bank, United Arab Emirates. Head-office BIC, LEI 254900ZQNTQPRR3WFS97, addresses and Swift connectivity."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/sharjah-islamic-bank-nbshaeas
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United Arab Emirates · Financial institution
# Sharjah Islamic Bank
Sharjah Islamic Bank PJSC is a public joint stock company headquartered in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The Government of Sharjah is its largest shareholder, and its shares are listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. It provides Sharia-compliant retail, business, corporate and investment banking in the UAE. Founded in 1975 by Amiri decree as National Bank of Sharjah, it converted to Islamic banking in 2002 and completed an AED 2.59 billion rights issue in May 2026.
BIC **NBSHAEASXXX** LEI **[254900ZQNTQPRR3WFS97](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900ZQNTQPRR3WFS97)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift Swift GPI live member Head-office BIC only [**27** correspondent accounts](https://elucidate.co/directory/sharjah-islamic-bank-nbshaeas#correspondents) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/sharjah-islamic-bank-nbshaeas#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:** NBSHAEASXXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift
- **Swift GPI:** Live member
- **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:** 1995-05-01
- **Last updated:** 2022-02-14
## Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/sharjah-islamic-bank-nbshaeas#overview-sources)
Total assets
AED 94.5bn
Group · 30 Jun 2026 · [interim report ↗](https://sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2026/07/13/AL024)
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Publicly listed
Ticker SIB
Institution type
Islamic bank
Trades as SIB
- **Ownership:** The Government of Sharjah is the largest shareholder, holding its stake through Sharjah Asset Management LLC and the Sharjah Social Security Fund. The remaining shares trade on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
- **Major shareholder:** Government of Sharjah (via Sharjah Asset Management LLC and Sharjah Social Security Fund)
- **Stock listing:** Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) SIB
- **Head office:** Sharjah Islamic Bank Tower, Al Khan Area, near Al Qasba Canal, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (registered office: Post Box No. 4, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
- **Company register:** Trade Licence No. 12088 issued 3 April 1976 (Sharjah)
- **Name in the local language:** مصرف الشارقة الإسلامي
- **Former name:** National Bank of Sharjah
### Business lines
- Islamic banking
- Retail banking
- Corporate banking
- SME banking
- Trade finance
- Transaction banking & payments
- Mortgage lending
- Cards
- Investment banking
- Markets & trading
- Brokerage
The bank offers only Sharia-compliant products across retail, business, corporate and investment banking in the UAE, and its subsidiaries provide brokerage, real estate and hospitality services.
### Online
- **Websites & references:** [sib.ae ↗](https://www.sib.ae/) [online.sib.ae ↗](https://online.sib.ae/) online banking portal [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharjah_Islamic_Bank)
- **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/29366?trk=vsrp_companies_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A2262550761376294573267%2CVSRPtargetId%3A29366%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary) · [X ↗](https://twitter.com/shjislamicbank) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/Shjislamicbank) · [Instagram ↗](https://www.instagram.com/shjislamicbank/)
Sources · 12 pages consulted
1. [sib.ae/about-us](https://www.sib.ae/about-us)
2. [sib.ae/en/about-us/corporate-governance](https://www.sib.ae/en/about-us/corporate-governance)
3. [sib.ae/en/investment](https://www.sib.ae/en/investment)
4. [sib.ae/ar/personal/digital-banking/remittance](https://www.sib.ae/ar/personal/digital-banking/remittance)
5. [sib.ae/docs/default-source/default-document-library/form-temp-ar.pdf?sfvrsn=a700394d\_3](https://www.sib.ae/docs/default-source/default-document-library/form-temp-ar.pdf?sfvrsn=a700394d_3)
6. [ent.news/internal/114678.pdf](https://ent.news/internal/114678.pdf)
7. [apigateway.adx.ae/adx/cdn/1.0/content/download/4678892](https://apigateway.adx.ae/adx/cdn/1.0/content/download/4678892)
8. [sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2026/07/13/AL024](https://sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2026/07/13/AL024)
9. [khaleejtimes.com/business/sharjah-islamic-banks-h1-2026-profit-rises-153-to-dh804-million](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/sharjah-islamic-banks-h1-2026-profit-rises-153-to-dh804-million)
10. [zawya.com/en/economy/gcc/sharjah-islamic-bank-rights-issue-oversubscribed-by-32-times-hp8u1ycg](https://www.zawya.com/en/economy/gcc/sharjah-islamic-bank-rights-issue-oversubscribed-by-32-times-hp8u1ycg)
11. [gulftoday.ae/business/2026/03/30/sharjah-islamic-bank-launches-strategic-rights-issue-to-raise-dhs259-](https://www.gulftoday.ae/business/2026/03/30/sharjah-islamic-bank-launches-strategic-rights-issue-to-raise-dhs259-billion)
12. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharjah\_Islamic\_Bank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharjah_Islamic_Bank)
## Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/sharjah-islamic-bank-nbshaeas#overview-sources)
- **Chief executive:** Mohamed Abdalla Chief Executive Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [sib.ae ↗](https://www.sib.ae/about-us)
- **Chair:** Abdulrahman Mohamed Nassir Salem Alowais Chairman of the Board Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [sib.ae ↗](https://www.sib.ae/en/about-us/corporate-governance)
- **Executive:** Othman Mohamed Sharif Abdalla Zaman Vice Chairman of the Board Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [sib.ae ↗](https://www.sib.ae/en/about-us/corporate-governance)
## Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/sharjah-islamic-bank-nbshaeas#overview-sources)
- **United Arab Emirates:** Central Bank of the UAE Prudential supervisor Central bank AML supervisor Conduct
## Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/sharjah-islamic-bank-nbshaeas#overview-sources)
1. May 2026
Other
The bank completed an AED 2.59 billion rights issue, and the Government of Sharjah took up its full pro rata entitlement.
[zawya.com ↗](https://www.zawya.com/en/economy/gcc/sharjah-islamic-bank-rights-issue-oversubscribed-by-32-times-hp8u1ycg)
2. Mar 2026
Other
The general assembly approved raising issued capital from AED 3,235,677,638 to up to AED 4,314,236,850 by rights issue.
[ent.news ↗](https://ent.news/internal/114678.pdf)
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:** NBSHAEASXXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. NBSH Bank 2. AE Country · United Arab Emirates 3. AS Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** 254900ZQNTQPRR3WFS97
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900ZQNTQPRR3WFS97)
- **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:** 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
GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.
## Addresses
- **Registered address:** SHARJAH ISLAMIC BANK TOWER AL KHAN AREA SHARJAH 4 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
- **Operational address:** SHARJAH ISLAMIC BANK TOWER AL KHAN AREA P.O.BOX 4 SHARJAH SHARJAH 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
```xml
NBSHAEASXXX
254900ZQNTQPRR3WFS97
```
### 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
NBSHAEASXXX
254900ZQNTQPRR3WFS97
SHARJAH ISLAMIC BANK
SHARJAH
AE
SHARJAH ISLAMIC BANK TOWER AL KHAN AREA SHARJAH 4
```
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
### Correspondent banking
The bank publishes 27 accounts at other banks.
### Correspondent accounts
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/sharjah-islamic-bank-nbshaeas#overview-sources)
27 accounts at other banks, in 18 currencies, as the bank publishes them: [sib.ae ↗](https://www.sib.ae/docs/default-source/default-document-library/form-temp-ar.pdf?sfvrsn=a700394d_3)
| Currency | Correspondent | BIC | Account | Directory check |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BHD | National Bank of Bahrain | — | — | No BIC published |
| CAD | Royal Bank of Canada | — | — | No BIC published |
| USD | First Abu Dhabi Bank (Egypt) | — | — | No BIC published |
| USD | Commercial International Bank (Egypt) | — | — | No BIC published |
| EGP | Commercial International Bank (Egypt) | — | — | No BIC published |
| EUR | Commerzbank (Germany) | — | — | No BIC published |
| EUR | Deutsche Bank (Germany) | — | — | No BIC published |
| EUR | Standard Chartered Bank (Germany) | — | — | No BIC published |
| INR | ICICI Bank (India) | — | — | No BIC published |
| INR | HDFC Bank (India) | — | — | No BIC published |
| JPY | MUFG Bank (Japan) | — | — | No BIC published |
| JOD | Housing Bank for Trade and Finance (Jordan) | — | — | No BIC published |
| KWD | Kuwait Finance House | — | — | No BIC published |
| OMR | Bank Muscat | — | — | No BIC published |
| PKR | Bank AL Habib Limited | — | — | No BIC published |
| PKR | Faysal Bank Limited | — | — | No BIC published |
| QAR | Qatar National Bank (QNB) | — | — | No BIC published |
| SAR | Saudi British Bank (SABB) | — | — | No BIC published |
| SAR | Saudi National Bank | — | — | No BIC published |
| SGD | Standard Chartered Singapore | — | — | No BIC published |
| LKR | Hatton National Bank (Sri Lanka) | — | — | No BIC published |
| CHF | Credit Suisse (Switzerland) | — | — | No BIC published |
| GBP | Lloyds Bank (United Kingdom) | — | — | No BIC published |
| AUD | Wells Fargo, London branch | — | — | No BIC published |
| USD | Wells Fargo (United States) | — | — | No BIC published |
| USD | Deutsche Bank (United States) | — | — | No BIC published |
| USD | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (United States) | — | — | No BIC published |
Undated one-page Arabic PDF titled 'Correspondent banks', linked from the Arabic remittance page. The page says the bank uses these correspondents to send and receive international transfers. Each row gives a country, bank and currency. No account numbers or BICs are printed. All 27 rows are extracted and bank names are translated from Arabic. Direction nostro is inferred from the page's wording. Some names look out of date (Credit Suisse, Saudi British Bank (SABB)), so the list may be stale. 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.
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