BOARD OF TRUSTEES
( From Salford, Manchester to Bahrain — Learning Without Boundaries)

Currently the advisor to the Board of Directors of the National Oil and Gas Holding Company. He held 10 ministerial positions in the government of the Kingdom of Bahrain the last of which minister of Electricity and Water in December 2018.

He held 10 ministerial positions in the government of the Kingdom of Bahrain the last of which minister of Electricity and Water in December 2018. After which he held the position of Chairman of the Sustainable Energy Authority until January 31, 2022.

Houda Nonoo retired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in the summer of 2022. During her tenure, she served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Washington DC and non-resident ambassador to Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Mexico before returning home to Bahrain working on a portfolio of special projects for the Minister.

Prior to joining MoFA, she was appointed by His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa to the Shura Council, where she served on the committee for Finance and Economic Affairs between 2006 and 2008. She has been the Managing Director of Gulf Computer Services since 1993.

Ambassador Nonoo also has extensive work experience in the United Kingdom, where she served as Financial Director at Gourmet International and Jetflair International. Prior to that, she was in the dealing room at American Express. She previously served as a Board Member at the Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society and served two terms as a Board Member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain (AmCham Bahrain).

Chief Executive Officer & Board member
Bahrain Middle East Bank
2019–Present (Board member since Oct 2022)
Chairman of BMB Property Services

Mr. Abdulla hold a number of professional memberships, these are:

● Chairman – Inter-Arab Cambist Association (ICA)
● Board Trustees Member – British University of Bahrain (BUB)
● Vice Chairman – AL-Najma Sports Club – Bahrain
● Vice Chairman – Bahrain Financial Markets Association (ACI)
● Board member – GCC Financial Markets Association (GCCFMA)

● Vice President of the University of Bahrain from 2008-2018.
● Professor of Islamic History at the University of Bahrain since March 2004.
● Visiting Professor at the University of London (SOAS) in 2006-2007

Dr Taqi began his career as a lecturer at the Gulf Polytechnic, Bahrain, in 1980.He obtained his BSc in engineering from Middlesex. Polytechnic and his Teaching Diploma from Bolton College of Education, UK. He later pursued his post-graduate studies at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), where he obtained his Masters and Doctoral degrees in corrosion science and engineering, 1983 and 1986 respectively.

He held several senior academic and administrative positions including Vice-president for Planning and Community Service, Dean of Student Affairs, Chairman of Mechanical Engineering Department, Chairman of Chemical Engineering Department.

He was appointed Assistant Undersecretary for Curriculum and Training at the ministry of Education. As part of career development he completed many programs including Harvard Executive Program, University Administration in the United States, citizenship Education in the UK , and Civic Education in the United States

Mr. Abdulla hold a number of professional memberships, these are:
Assistant Undersecretary for Private and Continuing Education
Director of Public Relations and Media
Director of Student Services
Head of Student Services
Board member – GCC Financial Markets Association (GCCFMA)

She also a member in the Supreme council for Women. She held a number of memberships, these are:

● Sheikh Isa Education Endowment Committee
● Board of Trustees of the Institute for Political Development (Shura Council)
● Commissioner in National Human Rights Committee
● The Committee for Strengthening National Loyalty (Ministry of Interior)
● Board of Directors of the Bahrain Society for Training and Human Resources Development