" In 1982, the year Sheikh Jassim Al Thani was born, Al Masrif, or the Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s largest Islamic bank, was founded and it has since grown to become the fourth lar- gest Islamic Bank in the world. The company manages over 33 Billion QAR ($9 Billion US) in assets and has been a major player in the market for 26 years leading the Islamic banking industry through an aggressive expansion campaign across the MENA region,Asia and Europe. QIB provides Shariah-compliant personal and corporate banking through a network of 22 branches across Qatar and its many offices in countries around the world. "