Chakib Abouzaid

CEO, Takaful Re

Chakib Abouzaid has a Masters Degree in Planning & Development from Grenoble University, France, and Masters Degree in Finance & Insurance from the Institute of Development & Financing (IFID), Tunis.

Chakib has over 20 years of experience in the reinsurance industry with a special focus on Islamic Reinsurance. Prior to joining Takaful Re, he served as Regional General Manager for Middle East & Gulf for BEST Re. He is also a visiting faculty at St. Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon, where he teaches Reinsurance Pricing. He delivers speeches at various seminars and conferences focusing on Islamic Finance and contributes articles for insurance magazines .