Mohamed Abdellatif

Mohamed Abdellatif serves as Co-Head of Middle East and Africa (MEA) at Union Bancaire Privée (UBP), a leading Swiss family-owned private bank. He has over 24 years of banking experience serving high-net-worth clients across the Middle East, and brings a depth of cultural understanding of the region and the specific needs of high and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Abdellatif joined UBP in 2012 and assumed management and operational responsibility for the Dubai office in September 2015. He is also a board member and vice Chairman of UBP Middle East. In March 2025, he became interim CEO for UBP Dubai following the departure of Mohamed Shoukry. More broadly, Abdellatif has stated that UBP is focused on hiring top banking and advisory talent to support ambitious growth plans in the region.

Career History

• Managing Director at HSBC Private Bank
• Senior positions at Bank Sarasin-Alpen, Dubai Islamic Bank, Mashreq Bank, and Citibank
• CEO of UBP Middle East (September 2015 – January 2024)
• Co-Head of Middle East and Africa (since January 2024)

Abdellatif holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Ain Shams University in Cairo. In his current leadership role, he has championed UBP's regional expansion strategy, overseeing the opening of UBP's first Riyadh office in November 2025 and positioning the bank to serve the growing wealth management needs of private clients and family offices across the GCC and broader Middle East and Africa region.

What Mohamed Abdellatif could bring to his Co-Head role at Union Bancaire Privée: His two decades of regional expertise and relationships across major Middle Eastern financial institutions, combined with his track record establishing UBP's operations in Dubai and his demonstrated ability to lead organizational expansion into new markets, positions him to drive the bank's ambitious growth agenda across Middle East and Africa. His deep cultural understanding and client-centric approach align with UBP's family-owned banking philosophy and its strategic focus on building sustainable wealth management capabilities in high-growth emerging markets.