Sultan bin Nasser al-Suwaidi

Sultan bin Nasser al-Suwaidi (born in 1953) is an Emirati banker and former long-term governor of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates.

Sultan bin Nasser al-Suwaidi
Former Governor of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates
In office 18 December 1991[1] – September 2014
President	Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Preceded by	Abdelmalik al-Hamar
Succeeded by	Mubarak Rashid al-Mansoori
Personal details
Born	1953 Abu Dhabi

Al-Suwaidi was born in 1953 in Abu Dhabi.^[2] He has a degree in business administration and finance.^[3] Al-Suwaidi started his career in 1978 in the finance and administration department of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. In 1982, he joined Abu Dhabi Investment Company as general manager.^[3]

In 1984, he became general manager of Bahrain-based Gulf International Bank. In 1985, he was tasked with leading the three-bank merger to create Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank.^[3]

Al-Suwaidi was appointed governor of the Central Bank of the UAE in 1991. He introduced modernisation initiatives for banking processes and regulations.^[3][2] He was replaced as governor in September 2014.^[4]