AbdulAziz Hassan is the Head of Legal and Company Secretary at GII, where he leads the Group’s Legal and Corporate Governance functions. He trained as a solicitor with a leading City of London law firm and was admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales in October 2012. He is also a Certified Sharia Adviser and Auditor (CSAA) accredited by AAOIFI.

With over 16 years of experience across the financial services and investment sectors, AbdulAziz has advised on complex private equity, venture capital, banking and real estate transactions across multiple jurisdictions. Prior to joining GII, he served as Senior Legal Counsel at Bank of London and The Middle East, where he also led Sharia compliance activities. His earlier experience includes investment banking, providing legal support to Deutsche Bank’s onshore and offshore operations in relation to the establishment and maintenance of investment funds and the finalisation of derivative contracts.