Nathif Jama Adam
{{short description|Kenyan banker, writer, politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nathif Jama
| native_name = {{nobold|{{Ubl|{{lang|so|Nadiif Jaamac Aadan}}|{{Lang|ar|نظيف جامع آدم}}}}}}
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| office = Governor of Garissa County, Kenya
| term_start = August 2022
| term_end =
| predecessor = Ali Korane
| term_start1 = March 2013
| term_end1 = August 2017
| predecessor1 = Position established
| successor1 = Ali Korane
| office2 = Managing Director of the First Community Bank
| term_start2 = 2008
| term_end2 = 2013
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| successor2 =
| office3 = Senior Vice President and Head of the Sharjah Islamic Bank's Investments & International Banking Division
| term_start3 = 2002
| term_end3 = 2008
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| profession = {{Hlist | Banker | writer | politician}}
| education = University of Gloucestershire, Heriot-Watt University
| party = {{Ubl
| Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya (until 2022)
| Orange Democratic Movement (since 2022)
}}
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Garissa, Kenya
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Nathif Jama Adam, EGH, ({{langx|so|Nadiif Jaamac Aadan}}, {{langx|ar|نظيف جامع آدم}}) is a Kenyan banker, writer and politician. Adam has served as the governor of Garissa County since August 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2022/08/nathif-jama-elected-new-garissa-governor/ | title=Nathif JAMA elected new Garissa Governor » Capital News | date=12 August 2022 }} He was initially elected to the position in March 2013 to become the pioneer Governor of Garissa County and served until 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cog.go.ke/the-council/pioneer-governors|title=Pioneer Governors|website=www.cog.go.ke}} After failing to win the 2017 elections, he was elected once again in August 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/north-eastern/2022-08-12-ex-garissa-governor-nathif-jama-recaptures-seat/ | title=Ex-Garissa governor Nathif JAMA recaptures seat }}{{cite web | url=https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/78347-how-former-governors-performed-august-9-elections | title=How Former Governors Performed in the August 9 Elections }} Prior to joining politics, he was the Managing Director of First Community Bank. He was also previously a Senior Vice President and the Head of Sharjah Islamic Bank's Investments & International Banking Division. He co-authored the first book on sukuk investments.
Career
=Banking=
Adam is an authority on the global Islamic financial industry.{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=http://www.firstcommunitybank.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=45|publisher=First Community Bank|accessdate=3 July 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722011827/http://www.firstcommunitybank.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=45|archivedate=22 July 2014|df=dmy-all}} He has over two decades of work experience in the Islamic banking, diversified retail, wholesale and investment sectors.{{cite web|title=Nathif Jama Adam|url=http://cog.go.ke/home/leaders/nathif-jama-adam/|publisher=Council of Governors|accessdate=2 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714220815/http://cog.go.ke/home/leaders/nathif-jama-adam/ |archive-date= Jul 14, 2014 }}
He began his banking career with the Kenya Commercial Bank based in Nairobi. In 1985, Adam joined the Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation in Saudi Arabia. He subsequently worked as an Executive Manager for the Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), where he oversaw QIB's sizable real estate, leasing, trade and securities foreign investment portfolios.
In 2002, Adam joined the National Bank of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. The bank was at the time in the midst of restructuring its services to focus on Islamic banking. Now known as the Sharjah Islamic Bank, Adam served as a Senior Vice President and the Head of its Investments & International Banking Division.
Adam later became the founding managing director of the First Community Bank (FCB) in Nairobi. He was also a member of its board of directors.
Besides executive duties, Adam is an author, frequently writing on Islamic banking and financial issues. He co-wrote the first book on sukuk investments, Islamic Bonds: Your Issuing, Structuring and Investing in Sukuk, published in 2004.{{cite web|title=Nathif Jama Adam|url=http://www.assoetica.it/docenti-2/biografie/nathif-jama-adam/|publisher=Assoetica|accessdate=3 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194246/http://www.assoetica.it/docenti-2/biografie/nathif-jama-adam/|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}
Additionally, Adam has served as a keynote speaker at various finance and Islamic banking conferences and seminars around the world. He also regularly undertakes training courses on different aspects of the industry.
=Governorship=
In 2013, Adam ran for Governor of Garissa County. He was elected to the position on 10 March on a Wiper Democratic Movement ticket. In February of the year, Adam also became a member of the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy.{{cite web|title=Nathif Jama Adan Experience |url=http://info.mzalendo.com/person/nathif-jama-adan/experience/|publisher=Mzalendo|accessdate=2 July 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714142603/http://info.mzalendo.com/person/nathif-jama-adan/experience/|archivedate=14 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}
The High Court later upheld his election victory in September 2013. In April 2014, acting on a petition by two plaintiffs citing voting irregularities, the Court of Appeal issued a directive nullifying the result. The Supreme Court overturned the decision the following month, directed the court registrar to prevent the county's assembly speaker from occupying Adam's seat, and barred the IEBC from declaring the governorship vacant until Adam's appeal was heard and ruled within a two-month period.{{cite web|title=Respite for embattled Garissa Governor|url=http://kenyanewsagency.go.ke/?p=24126 |first1=Ben |last1=Gachiri |publisher=Kenya News Agency |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724160102/http://kenyanewsagency.go.ke/?p=24126 |archive-date= Jul 24, 2014 }} On 9 July, the Supreme Court officially reinstated Adam as Governor of Garissa County.{{cite news|title=Supreme court reinstates Nathif Jama as Governor for Garissa County|url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000127553/court-reinstates-nathif-jama-as-garissa-county-governor|accessdate=5 August 2014|agency=The Standard |first1=Kurian |last1=Musa |date=9 July 2014}}
After failing to win the Garissa gubernatorial seat at the 2017 elections, Adam once again ran for governor in 2022 on an Orange Democratic Movement ticket. He beat incumbent Governor Ali Korane and successfully recaptured the seat.
Personal life
Adam hails from the Aulihan subdivision of the Somali Ogaden Darod clan.{{cite news|last1=Sugow|first1=Abdikadir|title=Youth overlooked as big gun angle for race|url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/m/story.php?id=2000061384|accessdate=2 July 2014|agency=Standard Digital|date=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714222557/http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/m/story.php?id=2000061384 |archive-date= Jul 14, 2014 }}
Adam has a masters degree in Islamic Banking, Finance and Management from the University of Gloucestershire, England in addition to an MBA Certification in trade finance module from Heriot-Watt University, Scotland. He also holds the prestigious associateship of the UK Chartered Institute of Bankers.{{Cite web |title=The profile of our main promoter |url=https://www.atifassociates.co.ke/nathif-j-adam-profile/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105172312/https://atifassociates.co.ke/nathif-j-adam-profile/ |archive-date=Jan 5, 2023 |website=Atif Associates}}{{Cite web |last=kazimoto |first=Amos |date=5 March 2018 |title=Four things you didn't know about former Garissa governor |url=https://hivisasa.com/posts/four-things-you-didnt-know-about-former-garissa-governor |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105172307/https://hivisasa.com/posts/four-things-you-didnt-know-about-former-garissa-governor |archive-date=Jan 5, 2023 |website=Hivisasa}}
Honours
At the Jamhuri Day of 2022, Adam was awarded by President William Ruto the Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart (E.G.H.) which is the second highest honour awarded by the Kenyan government.{{cite web | url=https://www.citizen.digital/news/president-ruto-honours-chebukati-dorcas-rigathi-11-governors-with-state-commendations-n311093 | title=President Ruto honours Chebukati, Dorcas Rigathi, 11 Governors with State commendations | date=13 December 2022 |website=Citizen Digital |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105172303/https://www.citizen.digital/news/president-ruto-honours-chebukati-dorcas-rigathi-11-governors-with-state-commendations-n311093 |archive-date= Jan 5, 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/president-william-ruto-fetes-chebukati-and-team-cherera-four-left-out-4052774 | title=President William Ruto fetes Chebukati and team, Cherera Four left out | date=12 December 2022 |first1= David |last1=Mwere |website=Nation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105174318/https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/president-william-ruto-fetes-chebukati-and-team-cherera-four-left-out-4052774 |archive-date= Jan 5, 2024 }}{{Cite web |last=Ng'etich |first=Jacob |title=Ruto awards Chebukati, parliamentary leaders state commendations |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001463072/ruto-awards-chebukati-parliamentary-leaders-state-commendations |website=The Standard |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001000250/https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001463072/ruto-awards-chebukati-parliamentary-leaders-state-commendations |archive-date= Oct 1, 2023 }}
Professional memberships
- Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Sukuk Development Task Force{{cite web|title=Kenya's Nominees and Public Diplomacy Plan for the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit |date=2009-12-01 |url=http://cables.mrkva.eu/cable.php?id=237376 |via=US diplomatic cables browser |publisher=United States Embassy, Nairobi|accessdate=2 July 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194157/http://cables.mrkva.eu/cable.php?id=237376 |archive-date= Jul 14, 2014 }}
Publications
- Islamic Bonds: Your Issuing, Structuring and Investing in Sukuk (2004)