This book covers the progress of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the biography of its first president, His Excellency Dr. Ahmad Mohammad Ali, who led the Bank for more than four decades. The book is the result of joint work by a group of individuals who contributed in various ways to the activities of the IsDB Group over the different stages of its existence.
The book reviews the history of the IsDB from a nascent idea until the retirement of Dr. Ahmad Mohammed Ali in 2016. It deals with the various stages and the main milestones the IsDB went through in the context of global and regional changes. The book highlights the president’s initiatives, attitudes, and ideas that he drew on in his interaction with the realities of countries and communities whose aspirations for growth, progress and prosperity are the essence of the Bank’s mission.
The book includes success stories from which valuable lessons may be learned, as well as testimonies of key people who have worked with the Bank, believed in its mission, knew Dr. Ahmad Ali well and highly appreciated him.
