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Technical Board

INTRODUCTION

The Technical Board which serves for a period of 4 years consists of at least four and a maximum of eight elected Member companies in addition to the Managers.

Each of the elected Members appoints and names a sole Representative to sit in the Technical Board to serve throughout the 4-year term.

A Chairman is elected from among its Members’ Representatives for the same period.

The Secretary General of FAIR Federation attends the meetings of the Technical Board by virtue of his  office.

The Technical Board implements the general policy of the Syndicate, as determined by the General Assembly.

TECHNICAL BOARD MEMBERS

Romel Tabaja

Chief Executive Officer
Oman Re
OMAN

 Chairman
Mohamed Mahran

Chief Executive Officer
Misr Insurance Company
EGYPT

 Members & Chairman of the Risk Committee
Ahmad Noor Azhari Abdul Manaf (Arie)

President & Chief Executive Officer
Malaysian Re Berhad
MALAYSIA

 Member
Ronald Bakica

Acting Chief Executive Officer
Al Ain Ahlia Insurance Co.Psc
U.A.E

 Member
Hitesh Joshi

Hitesh Joshi, Chairman & MD GIC Re India

 Member
Inanç DUYAR

Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi
TURKEY

 Member
Sundaresan Sridharan

Group Head Tech. & R/I
Gulf Ins. (gig)
KUWAIT

 Member
I Ketut Pasek Swastika

Senior Associate, Director of Compliance
PT Asuransi Sinar Mas
INDONESIA

 Member
Nabil Hajjar

Managing Director of the Syndicate
Trust Re (Managers)
BAHRAIN

 Member & MD
Mo’men Mukhtar

Secretary General
FAIR Fed.
EGYPT

 Ex-Officio

CURRENT TECHNICAL BOARD (Member Companies)

TECHNICAL BOARD (Alphabetical) 1/1/2026 – 31/12/2029
TECHNICAL BOARD MEMBER COUNTRY TECHNICAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
Al Ain Ahlia Ins. Co., U.A.E Mohd. Mazhar Hamadeh – till 11/6/2026
Ronald Bakica – from 12/6/2026
Anadolu Sigorta Turkey Inanç DUYAR – from May 22, 2026
Erdinç Gökalp – till March 31, 2026
Misr Ins. Co., Egypt Mohamed Mahran
Gulf Ins. (gig) Kuwait Sundaresan Sridharan
Oman Re Oman Romel Tabaja
Malaysian Re Malaysia Ahmad Noor Azhari Abdul Manaf (Arie)
GIC Re India Prashant Shilwant – till 24/6/2026
Hitesh Joshi – from 25/6/2026
PT Auransi Sinar Mas Indonesia I Ketut Pasek Swastika
Trust Re (Managers) Bahrain Nabil Hajjar
FAIR Fed. Egypt Mo’men Mukhtar- (Ex-Officio)

PREVIOUS TECHNICAL BOARD MEMBERS

TECHNICAL BOARD (Alphabetical) 1/1/2022 – 31/12/2025
TECHNICAL BOARD MEMBER COUNTRY TECHNICAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
Al Ain Ahlia Ins. Co., U.A.E Mohd. Mazhar Hamadeh
Anadolu Sigorta Turkey Erdinç Gökalp
CCR Algeria Abdullah Benseidi – From July 12, 2022 – Till December 31, 2023
Hadj Mohamed Seba – Till July 11, 2022
FAIR Fed. Egypt Mo’men Mukhtar- (Ex-Officio)
GIC Re India

Prashant Shilwant – from October 1, 2025
Ramaswamy Narayanan – From October 1, 2023
Till September 30, 2025
Devesh Srivastava – Till September 30, 2023
Gulf Ins. (gig) Kuwait Sundaresan Sridharan
Malaysian Re Malaysia

Ahmad Noor Azhari Abdul Manaf (Arie) – from April 1, 2023
Zainudin Ishak – Till March 31,2023
Misr Ins. Co., Egypt

Mohamed Mahran – From August 14, 2025
Omar Gouda – Till August 13, 2025
Oman Re Oman Romel Tabaja
Trust Re (Managers) Bahrain Nabil Hajjar

PREVIOUS TECHNICAL BOARD MEMBERS

TECHNICAL BOARD (Alphabetical) 1/1/2018 – 31/12/2021
TECHNICAL BOARD MEMBER COUNTRY TECHNICAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
Arab Insurance Group (ARIG) Bahrain Firas El Azem from – June 7, 2018
Yassir Albaharna – (Chairman) Till June 6, 2018
Al Ain Ahlia Ins. Co., U.A.E Mohd. Mazhar Hamadeh
Anadolu Sigorta Turkey Erdinç Gökalp
GIC of India India  Shashikant More
Misr Insurance Co. Egypt Ahmed Elbanhawy
Trust Re (Managers) Bahrain Nabil Hajjar
FAIR Egypt Dr. Adel Mounir – (Ex-Officio)

PREVIOUS TECHNICAL BOARD MEMBERS

TECHNICAL BOARD (Alphabetical) 1/1/2014 – 31/12/2017
TECHNICAL BOARD MEMBER COUNTRY TECHNICAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
Arab Insurance Group (ARIG) Bahrain Yassir Albaharna – (Chairman)
Bimeh Markazi Iran Hassan Moteshareie From Dec 19, 2016
Mina Noohi (Mrs) Till Dec 19, 2016
GIC of India India Shashikant More From May 5, 2015
Alice Vaidyan (Mrs.) Till May 4, 2015
Libya Insurance Co. Libya Ammar Regae From Aug 30, 2016
Mokhtar Daerah Till Aug 08, 2016
Malaysian Re (MNRB) Malaysia Zaini Abdul Aziz
Misr Insurance Co. Egypt Mohamed Ismail Khalifa
Trust Re (Managers) Bahrain Nabil Hajjar
FAIR Egypt Dr. Adel Mounir – (Ex-Officio) From May 1, 2015
Hammam Badr – (Ex-Offico) Till April 30, 2015
TECHNICAL BOARD (Alphabetical) 1/1/2010 – 31/12/2013
TECHNICAL BOARD MEMBER COUNTRY TECHNICAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
Arab Insurance Group (ARIG) Bahrain Yassir Albaharna
(Chairman from April 2011)
Bimeh Markazi Iran Mina Noohi (Mrs)
GIC of India India Alice Vaidyan (Mrs.)
Libya Insurance Co. Libya Mokhtar Daerah
Malaysian Re (MNRB) Malaysia Anuar Mohd Hassan (Chairman 1999 – March 2011)
Datuk Ramlan (till Jan. 2012)
Mohd Din Merican (from Jan. 2012 till Aug.,2)
Hashim Harun (from Aug., 2 till Aug. 15, 2012)
Zaini Abdul Aziz (from Aug. 2, 2012)
Misr Insurance Co. Egypt Nariman Khairat (Mrs.)
Mohamed Ismail Khalifa
Trust Re (Managers) Bahrain Nabil Hajjar
Gamal Hamza
FAIR Egypt Ezzat Abdel-Bary
(Ex-Officio from 1999 till 31/12/2010)
Hammam Badr
(Ex-Offico from 1/1/2011)
TECHNICAL BOARD (Alphabetical) 1/1/2006 – 31/12/2009
TECHNICAL BOARD MEMBER COUNTRY TECHNICAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
Bimeh Markazi Iran M. Mihanyar
Mina Noohi (Mrs)
CCR Algeria B. Abdelwahab Oubaiche
Nadir Hocine Bouali
Hadj Mohamed Seba
Egypt Re/ Misr Ins. Egypt Gamal Hamza
Nariman Khairat (Mrs.)
GIC of India India Sushila Venkataraman (Mrs.)
Yoogesh Lohiya
Joseph Augustine
Alice Vaidyan (Mrs.)
Libya Insurance Co. Libya Mokhtar Daerah
Malaysian Re (MNRB) Malaysia Anuar Mohd Hassan (Chairman)
Misr Insurance Co. Egypt Nariman Khairat (Mrs.)
Mohamed Ismail Khalifa
Trust Re (Managers) Bahrain Nabil Cotran
Nabil Hajjar
FAIR Egypt Ezzat Abdel-Bary (Ex-Officio)
Arab Insurance Group (ARIG) Bahrain Yassir Albaharna (Reserve Members)
Qatar General Ins. & Reins. Co. Qatar Jamal Hamoud (Reserve Member)
TECHNICAL BOARD (Alphabetical) 1/1/2002 – 31/12/2005
TECHNICAL BOARD MEMBER COUNTRY TECHNICAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
Bimeh Markazi Iran M. Mihanyar
M. Ajoudanian
Abdulnaser Hemmati (Dr.)
CCR Algeria B. Abdelwahab Oubaiche
Egypt Re Egypt Hammam Badr
Gamal Hamza
GIC of India India P.K. Mor
P.C. Ghosh
Sushila Venkataranam (Mrs.)
Libya Insurance Co. Libya Lutfy Farhat (Dr.)
Mokhtar Daerah
Malaysian Re (MNRB) Malaysia Anuar Mohd Hassan (Chairman)
Trust Re (Managers) Bahrain Rawhi Terhi
Nabil Cotran
Nabil Hajjar
FAIR Egypt Ezzat Abdel-Bary (Ex-Officio)
Arab Insurance Group (ARIG) Bahrain Yassir Albaharna (Reserve Members)
Nigeria Re Nigeria (Reserve Member)
TECHNICAL BOARD (Alphabetical) 1/1/1999 – 31/12/2001
TECHNICAL BOARD MEMBER COUNTRY TECHNICAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
Bimeh Markazi Iran Abdulnaser Himmati (Dr.)
Lotfallah Nekouie
A.M. Goldeh
M. Mihanyar
CCR Algeria Djamal Chouiter
B. Abdelwahab Oubaiche
GIC of India India D. Sengupta
Salil Ranjan Das
P.K. Mor
Libya Insurance Co. Libya Lutfy Farhat (Dr.)
Malaysian Re (MNRB) Malaysia Anuar Mohd Hassan (Chairman)
Misr Insurance Co. Egypt Mohamed El-Teir
Mouawad H.H. Alhabashi
Nigeria Re Nigeria Ogala Osoka
Trust Re (Managers) Bahrain Ghazi Abu Nahl
Rawhi Terhi
Nabil Cotran
Nabil Hajjar
FAIR Egypt Ezzat Abdel-Bary (Ex-Officio)
TECHNICAL BOARD (Alphabetical) 1/1/1998 – 31/12/1999
TECHNICAL BOARD MEMBER COUNTRY TECHNICAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
Al Ain Ahlia Ins. Co., UAE Mazhar Hamadeh
Bimeh Markazi Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati (Dr.)
CCR Algeria Djamal Chouiter
GIC of India India D. Sengupta
Libya Insurance Co. Libya Lutfy Farhat (Dr.)
Malaysian Re (MNRB) Malaysia Anuar Mohd Hassan (Chairman)
Misr Insurance Co. Egypt Mohamed El-Teir
Nigeria Re Nigeria Ogala Osoka
Sam Dimka
Trust Re (Managers) Bahrain Ghazi Abu Nahl
Rawhi Terhi
Nabil Cotran
FAIR Egypt Ezzat Abdel-Bary (Ex-Officio)
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Romel Tabaja - Chairman


Holds a B.Sc. in Banking and Finance from the Lebanese American University in Beirut. Prior to being appointed to the Oman Re team in 2016, he was Deputy CEO at Trust Re for five years. Romel’s multifaceted experience comprises a variety of challenging underwriting positions, marketing, manag-ing portfolios as well as general management. He has a Certificate in Rein-surance along with a Diploma in Insurance. He has also completed Executive Management and Financial Programs at INSEAD Business School, France.

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Mohamed Mahran - Members & Chairman of the Risk Committee


Mr. Mahran Mahran is presently CEO of Misr Ins., Co., in Egypt. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Cairo University, and a High Posted Diploma in the Insurance field from the same university. He also holds an AU-CPCU insurance degree from the American Insurance Institute CPCU
Has been working in the insurance & reinsurance industry holding various managerial and executive positions since 1988 starting in Misr Insurance, in Egypt then moved to TAWUNIA in Saudi Arabia in 1993 then moved to AIG in Egypt, Middel East & Dubai in 2001
In 2010 Mr. Mahran Joined Zurich Insurance ME as General Manager in Bahrain & Kuwait.
In 2012 returned to Egypt as Managing Directo & Vice Chairman in Allianz Insurance Company, the moved to Misr Insurance Holding Co., as CEO in 2023.
In addition, Mr. Mahran’s is also a Board members many reputable insurance entities also is a members of the Supreme Advisory Committee of the Egyptian Regulatory Authority and a Professor of Practice in Cairo University – Faculty of Commerce.

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Ahmad Noor Azhari Abdul Manaf (Arie) - Member


Ahmad Noor Azhari Abdul Manaf is the President & Chief Executive Officer of Malaysian Re Berhad. A product of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and Malaysian Insurance Institute (MII) majoring in Investment Analysis and Insurance (Risk Management) respectively, he brings with him nearly three decades of experience in insurance and reinsurance.
Ahmad Noor Azhari has worked with leading companies such as Etiqa Insurance (MNI), Hannover Re, Malaysia and Kuwait Re Far East Regional Office where the last position held was as the Principle Officer. He has been a part of Malaysian Re since August 2016 and has served as the Chief Underwriting Officer since December 2021.
In his previous role, Ahmad Noor Azhari was responsible for the underwriting of Business Region 2 (East Asia, ASEAN, Africa & Europe) and has contributed significantly to the growth and success of Malaysian Re. He was appointed as President & Chief Executive Officer of Malaysian Reinsurance Berhad on 1 April 2023.

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Ronald Bakica - Member


He holds a Master of Science in Business Administration from the University of Sheffield and has over 50 years of experience in Insurance Industry specialized in Engineering, Construction and Energy Risks. Joined Al Ain Ahlia in 1981 after having worked in UK Insurance market. Held Senior Management and Director Positions in U.K, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.
He is widely regarded as a leading figure in the Middle East Insurance Market with strong technical background and very close dialogue with all major reinsurers. Has considerable experience in large scale Construction and Energy risks and has been directly involved in the placement and servicing of mega projects for over 40 years.
Held many executive positions in UK, UAE, South Africa and Saudi Arabia.

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Hitesh Joshi - Member


Hitesh R. Joshi is a post-graduate in Accountancy from Mumbai University and holds a Master’s degree in Financial Management from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. He is also a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of India.
Over the course of his career in Corporation, Mr. Joshi has undertaken a diverse range of assignments across key functions, including reinsurance (both domestic and international inward business), retrocession, finance, internal audit, budgetary control, credit rating, investor relations, and served as Executive Assistant to the Chairman and Managing Director of the corporation.
In his current role as Executive Director, he oversees multiple areas such as International Business Operations, Information Technology, External Relationship Management (including corporate communications and marketing), Credit Rating, Investor and Broker Relationship Management, Investment Accounts, Official Language, Office Services, Business Intelligence, and Actuarial functions.

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Inanç DUYAR - Member


She has 20 years of experience in risk management, internal control, compliance actuarial since, reinsurance and corporate governance.
Registered Actuary for 15 Years.
Specializing in management of financial and operational risks, effectiveness of internal systems and regulatory compliance, technical pricing, actuarial modeling and reinsurance. Providing strategic decisions support to the Board of Directors and senior management, possessing expertise in process improvement.
She holds:
Mathematical Engineering- Master’s degree, from Yıldız Teknik University
Mathematics - Bachelor’s degree , from Marmara University
Business Administration -Bachelor’s degree , from Anadolu University

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Sundaresan Sridharan - Member


Has more than 34 years of insurance and reinsurance experience is working as Group Head – Technical & Reinsurance since 2013 in Gulf Insurance Group, Kuwait. His key responsibilities include management of overall technical and reinsurance functions at the Group level. He is also heading Technical Committees and Technical Working Groups at GIG.”

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I Ketut Pasek Swastika - Member


EDUCATION:
- Faculty of Law – Open University of Indonesia
- Faculty of English Literature – Open University of Indonesia
- Post Graduate student at the Indonesian Banking School (IBS)
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Senior Associate Australian & New Zeeland Institute of Insurance & Finance (ANZIIF)
- Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – Indonesia Chapter
WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Starter the insurance career in general insurance industry in Indonesia in1983
- 1995 – 2000 general insurance retail broker
- 2000 to date Director of PT Asuransi Sonar Mas

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Nabil Hajjar - Member & MD


Joined Trust Re in 2000 to manage FAIR Oil & Energy Insurance Syndicate beside other duties. During the 48 years of his career, Nabil has held senior positions in many reputable insurance & reinsurance companies in the UAE, USA, Cyprus, and Bahrain.

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Mo’men Mukhtar - Ex-Officio


Graduated in B. Commerce and Business Administration (Major; Internation-al Trade) from Helwan University - Cairo, Egypt (1983) followed many Insur-ance related courses. Joined the insurance industry in 1986 and held senior positions in various insurance companies in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. His latest position before joining the FAIR Federation in January 2022 was Chairman & MD of Misr Insurance Company in Egypt.

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