Dr. Waheed Al Qassim, CEO of the Bahrain Association of Banks (BAB), praised the selection of the Regional Network for Social Responsibility, Mr. Adnan Ahmed Yousif, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association, in the list of “the most influential Arab personalities in the field of social responsibility for the year 2021”, according to the Arab professional classification for the year 2021, which was issued and supervised by the regional network for social responsibility.
Dr. Waheed said: Mr. Adnan’s obtaining this award is a well-deserved achievement, as he has a long and high track record of international awards in the field of social responsibility. In 2015, he was awarded the title of “United Nations Ambassador for Social Responsibility”, and in 2016 he was awarded the title of “High Commissioner for Preaching the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030”. He also won the Golden Award for Sustainable Development in recognition of his great role in the service and social responsibility programs nationally and internationally at the 2016 Amman International Conference on Social Responsibility. In 2017, Mr. Adnan won the 12th Islamic Business and Finance Award for his outstanding contribution in the field of social responsibility in Islamic banking. In 2019, he received the “Excellence in Empowering Partners for the Year 2019” award, which was granted by the Regional Network for Social Responsibility in cooperation with the United Nations Global Market Organization and the Arab Institute, during the eighth forum of the partners of the Regional Network for Social Responsibility in the Arab States, which was held in Kuwait in January 2019. He was also awarded the “Socially Responsible Arab Economic Personality of the Year” for the year 2018 by the Regional Network for Social Responsibility, during the honoring ceremony that was held in the Kingdom of Bahrain in January 2019.
On this occasion, Mr. Adnan Ahmed Youssef expressed his sincere appreciation for this great professional honor by the network, stressing his determination to continue his efforts in providing all support to the social and humanitarian programs undertaken by the regional network for social responsibility to mobilize Arab and international efforts to achieve its lofty goals. At the same time, he praised the great support provided by the Central Bank of Bahrain in creating an advanced environment for banks to carry out their social responsibilities, as banks in Bahrain implement many broad social programs that embody the importance of their economic and social role in supporting the advancement and prosperity of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
