Kuwait Finance House (KFH) Group has won seven prestigious 2025 EMEA Finance awards, recognizing its leadership and achievements in the Sukuk market.

The accolades, including Best Islamic Finance Issuer, Best Sukuk House (KFH Capital), and Best Financial Institution Sukuk, underscore the Group’s excellence in Islamic finance, driven by its innovative products and world-class banking services.

In addition, the Group won awards for best Sukuk deals, including:

• Best Sukuk in EMEA: Qatar’s US$4bn dual-tranche bond with Sukuk US$3bn 10-year tranche.
• Best corporate Sukuk: Türk Telekom’s US$600mn debut 5-year Sukuk.
• Best supranational Sukuk: ICD’s US$500mn 5-year Reg S senior unsecured Sukuk.
• Best sovereign Sukuk: Bahrain’s US$1.75bn hybrid Ijarah and Murabaha 8-year Sukuk.

The EMEA Finance Awards are among the Middle East banking sector's most prestigious, recognizing institutions for their financial performance, innovation, service quality, and business strategy.

Ahmad Eissa Al-Sumait

Commenting on the accolades, KFH Chief Treasury Officer – Kuwait, Ahmad Eissa Al-Sumait said that the awards reinforce the Group’s track record and efficiency in developing regional and global Sukuk markets. He explained that KFH leverages its capabilities to drive innovation and positive impact within Islamic finance, as reflected in its strategic shift toward supporting sustainability through green Sukuk issuances.

Al-Sumait added that in 2025, KFH’s Treasury and Financial Institutions successfully issued $850 million Additional Tier 1 (AT1) Mudaraba Sukuk. The historic transaction, Kuwait's largest ever, carried a 6.25% annual yield and was twice oversubscribed, with subscription orders exceeding $1.7 billion.

He explained that KFH's excellence in issuing Sukuk reflects its strong confidence among regional and international investors. This highlights the bank's robust financial position, credit rating, operational efficiency, and reputation for reliability as Kuwait’s largest private sector bank by market capitalization and profitability.

Abdullah Sulaiman Al-Haddad

Meanwhile, KFH Capital CEO, Abdullah Sulaiman Al-Haddad emphasized the company's commitment to leading Sukuk arrangements and issuances for corporations, governments, and financial institutions, serving its diverse clientele and reinforcing its leadership in this market. He added that the company successfully arranged and participated in most of the largest, most significant Sukuk transactions executed in 2025.

Al-Haddad called these awards an incentive for growth and development, noting that years of positive market feedback confirm the company`s sound strategy and its accumulated success and excellence.

He added: “KFH Capital is highly active in the Sukuk market, serving as lead coordinator for most of the issuances it arranged in recent years. It has also acted as lead coordinator or bookrunner in numerous transactions for leading development and commercial banks regionally and internationally.”

Al-Haddad emphasized that the company’s advanced expertise and capabilities in the Sukuk market have strengthened its standing as a leading, trusted brand. Consequently, it has become the preferred choice for Sukuk issuers and investors.

EMEA Finance stated that KFH Group’s rankings support its access to international capital markets, driven by its extensive Sukuk market experience, leadership, and contributions to developing this thriving Islamic finance industry.

London-based EMEA Finance is an international magazine covering financial and banking developments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It specializes in sectors such as Islamic banking, Sukuk issuances, and capital markets.