The Board of Governors is the highest authority of the Bank.

Each member country of the Bank is represented on the Board with a Governor and an Alternate Governor. In most cases, one or both of them are of ministerial status. The Board meets once a year to consider and approve the financial statements for the past fiscal year, to appoint the external auditors and to lay down the future policies of the Bank.

Republic of Kazakhstan

Governor

H.E. Nurlan Baibazarov

  • Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Economy
  • Vice Minister of Finance
Alternate Governor

H.E Dauren Maratuly Kenbeil

State of Kuwait

Governor

H.E. Ing. Noura Suleiman Al-Fassam

  • Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment
  • Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance
Alternate Governor

H.E Mrs Aseel Suleiman Al-Saad Al-Munifi

Kyrgyz Republic

Governor

H.E. Adylbek Kasymaliev

  • First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic
  • Minister of Finance
Alternate Governor

H.E. Almaz Baketaev

Republic of Lebanon

Governor

H.E. Najib Mikati

  • Prime Minister of Lebanon
  • Secretary General of the Council of Ministers
Alternate Governor

H.E. Judge Mahmoud Makkieh

State of Libya

Governor

H.E. Dr Khaled Al-Mabrouk Abdullah Al-Mabrouk

  • Minister of Finance
  • Director, Financial Institutions and Technical Cooperation Department, Ministry of Finance
Alternate Governor

H.E. Mustafa Ali Kechada

Malaysia

Governor

H.E. Anwar Ibrahim

  • Prime Minister, Minister of Finance
Alternate Governor

H.E. the IsDB Alternate Governor

Republic of Maldives

Governor

H.E. Dr. Mohamed Shafeeq

  • Minister of Finance
  • Minister of Islamic Affairs
Alternate Governor

H.E Dr. Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed

Republic of Mali

Governor

H.E. Mr. Alousséni SANOU

  • Minister of Economy and Finance
  • Minister for Industry and Commerce
Alternate Governor

H.E. Moussa Alassane Diallo