Aziz Moolji

Aziz Moolji serves as a non-executive board member of Commercial International Bank (CIB) in Egypt, representing the interests of Alpha Oryx Ltd., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ. He brings to the board more than 20 years of experience in private equity and investment banking across North America and Emerging Markets, and has invested over US$2.0 billion in transactions across financial services, consumer products, industrials, infrastructure, education, hospitality, and logistics.

Moolji started his career at Goldman Sachs & Co. in 1996, joined Lehman Brothers in 2005, and moved to Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. in 2006 as Vice President in the Financial Sponsors Group for two years. In 2009, he joined The Abraaj Group in Dubai where he served as Managing Director, Private Equity for 10 years, leading transaction execution, post-acquisition management, and exits for transactions across Middle East, Africa, Turkey, Asia, and Latin America. He served as Vice President, Investments and Portfolio Management at Dubai Holding for 2 years until 2021 before joining ADQ. Moolji currently holds directorships at Marine Hospitality Holdings Ltd., Fawry for Banking & Payment Technology Services SAE, and Alpha Oryx Ltd.

Career History

• M&A and Alternative Investments Director at ADQ (2021–present)
• Vice President, Investments and Portfolio Management at Dubai Holding (2019–2021)
• Managing Director, Private Equity at The Abraaj Group, Dubai (2009–2019)
• Vice President, Financial Sponsors Group at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (2006–2008)
• Associate/Senior Associate at Goldman Sachs & Co. (1996–2005)

Moolji holds an undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His expertise includes lead sourcing, due diligence, transaction negotiation, post-acquisition management, and working under joint-control constructs with strategic partners.

What Aziz Moolji could bring to CIB: With his extensive experience managing over $2 billion in cross-border transactions across emerging markets, Moolji brings strategic investment banking acumen and deep sector expertise spanning financial services, infrastructure, and consumer products—critical for CIB's portfolio oversight and growth strategy in Egypt's evolving financial landscape. His 10-year track record at Abraaj managing exits and post-acquisition value creation positions him to strengthen CIB's operational governance and capital allocation decisions.