Bassem Khalil Al-Salem was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors for Capital Bank Group since April 2010, which encompasses Capital Bank, National Bank of Iraq, and Capital Investments.
He is also one of the founders of Capital Bank. Al-Salem also serves as Chairman of the Board of King’s Academy, in addition to being a Board member in various private and public corporations, including the General Mining Corporation.
Al-Salem was also appointed as Chairman of the Association of Banks in Jordan in April 2021, and had previously assumed several positions in the Government of Jordan, including a two-term tenure as both the Minister of Labor and Minister of Finance between 2005 and 2009.
He previously served as the Chairman of the Association of Banks in Jordan (2012-2015), Board Member of the Social Security Corporation (2005-2009), as well as a member of the Jordanian Senate (2010-2011).