Al-Ahrash Office for Arbitration, Banking & Engineering Consultations

Professional Profile

Distinguished banking and financial consultant with over 35 years of senior leadership experience in banking administration, credit policy, and treasury operations at Sahara Bank (one of Libya's major financial institutions). Serves as a certified judicial banking and financial expert for the Al-Swani & Al-Zawiya First Instance Courts, delivering expert opinions to resolve complex corporate and financial disputes.

Key Areas of Expertise

• Judicial Court Expert Opinions: Providing authoritative assessments and expert evidence to first-instance tribunals.

• Banking Operations & Administration: Comprehensive management of loans, accounts, investments, and human resources.

• Corporate Governance: Directing strategic corporate policies and representing institutions at national and regional levels.

• Credit & Lending Management: Assessing borrowing requests, commercial loan approvals, and risk management.

• Asset Verification & Restructuring: Advising on institutional reorganization, corporate restructuring, and financial verification.

• International Banking: Overseeing import/export financing, letters of credit (LC), and international transactions.

Professional Experience & Leadership

• Sahara Bank – Libya:

- Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors: (2002 – Retirement) Led strategic development and represented the bank in international banking forums.

- Assistant General Manager: (1992 – 2002) Handled central operational units, HR, accounts, credit approvals, and loan policies.

- Director of the Branches Department: (1980 – 1992) Supervised and managed more than 30 branches nationwide, directing operations and system rollouts.

- Branch Manager (Al-Swani Road Branch): (1973 – 1978) Headed the bank's largest commercial branch, steering client relations and local credit lines.

- Head of Letters of Credit Department: (1971 – 1973) Directed global trade finance operations.

- Bank Officer: (1968 – 1971).

• Judicial Expert Status: Certified Banking & Financial Expert at the First Instance Courts of Al-Swani & Al-Zawiya (8+ years of court-appointed practice).

Professional Profile

Honorary Professor of Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Tripoli (University President Decision No. 1525 of 2017). Certified judicial and technical expert with over 40 years of academic, research, and industrial experience in civil aviation, space technologies, airworthiness, assets valuation, and engineering consultancy.

Consultancy & Judicial Record

• Court Certified Aviation Expert: Appointed by the Swani Court of First Instance since 2006 to date to submit technical reports to the judicial chambers.

• Aircraft Accident Investigation: Conducting expert reviews on flight safety, accidents, and air safety regulations.

• Corporate Assets Evaluation: Performing valuations of mechanical infrastructure, machinery, and company assets.

• Scrap Cost Estimation: Expert assessment of retired industrial machinery and decommissioned metal values for courts.

• Aircraft Cost Analysis: Calculation of operating costs for wide-body passenger aircraft and feasibility analysis.

• Engineering Workshops & Training: Setting up mechanical production lines, contracting laboratories, and engineering curriculum development.

• Civil Aviation Department: Former Airworthiness Engineer at the Department of Civil Aviation Authority (1976–1977).

Research & Technical Positions

• Libsat Project: Head of Orbiting Group for the National Libyan Satellite Project (1996 to 2010).

• Central Organization for Research and Manufacturing: Manager of Design Department, Head of Planning Office, and Consultant (1991 to 2011).

• Department Head: Twice elected as the Head of the Aeronautics Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tripoli.

Academic Qualifications & Languages

• Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering: University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, 1984.

• B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering: Torino Politecnico, Italy, 1975.

• Languages: Fully fluent in English, Italian, and Arabic (spoken and written).