Bank Nizwa, Oman's first dedicated Islamic bank, has appointed Tariq Atiq as Acting Chief Executive Officer effective April 2026, the institution confirmed. The appointment follows the departure of Khalid Jamal Al Kayed, who had served as CEO of the lender, and draws on a relatively recent internal recruit: Atiq joined Bank Nizwa in December 2025 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, giving him only a few months in the organisation before being elevated to the acting chief executive position.
Atiq had joined Bank Nizwa from National Bank of Oman, where he was appointed Chief Retail & Digital Banking Officer in 2021.
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Atiq moved from Deputy CEO and COO to Acting CEO about four months after joining the bank. He has more than 25 years of banking experience across retail, corporate, SME and digital banking.
Atiq succeeded Khalid Jamal Al Kayed, who left the chief executive role.