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Mar 28 2011

Noor Islamic Bank and Noor Takaful Recognized at Banker Middle East Product Awards 2011

Parvaiz Siddiq, CEO of Noor Takaful, receiving the two awards for Noor Islamic Bank & Noor Takaful.
Parvaiz Siddiq, CEO of Noor Takaful, receiving the two awards for Noor Islamic Bank & Noor Takaful.

Dubai-UAE: 28 March, 2011 - Noor Investment Group ( NIG ), the Dubai-based Shari'a compliant financial solutions group, today announced Noor Islamic Bank has been awarded for 'Best Business Product' and Noor Takaful for 'Best Insurance Product' at this year's edition of the Banker Middle East Product Awards.

Noor Islamic Bank 's Global Transaction Services unit was acknowledged for the outstanding results achieved by its latest service, the License Fee Collection facility for the Dubai Department of Economic Development. Noor Takaful was acknowledged for its online insurance products that proved popular across the country.

Hussain AlQemzi, CEO of Noor Islamic Bank and Group CEO of Noor Investment Group , said: "We are very honoured to have been acknowledged firstly by the nomination panel, and in turn, by our industry peers as the best providers of new business product and best insurance product for 2011. This underscores Noor Investment Group 's commitment to continuously aim high and provide our clients, both retail and corporate, with top-notch financial solutions."

Dr. Ahmed Al-Janahi, Deputy Group CEO, Noor Investment Group and Managing Director, Noor Takaful said: "We are grateful for being recognized with these two awards, and are extremely pleased with our progress to date. We see these awards not as a pinnacle of achievement, but as a cornerstone of even greater things to come."

Since the launch of the Noor brand in January 2008 with Noor Islamic Bank , followed by Noor Takaful in January 2009, the group has excelled in demonstrating its unique approach to providing contemporary Islamic finance solutions.

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Noor Investment Group
Headquartered in Dubai, Noor Investment Group aims to offer state-of-the-art solutions that meet the current market needs of its consumers, stakeholders and partners. It does so while strictly abiding by the principles of Shari'a, duly supervised by a resident Shari'a Board, to ensure that all business practices stay truly and consistently Shari'a compliant.

The Company provides solutions in the sectors of consumer, corporate and investment banking, wealth and asset management, treasury, private equity, financial advisory and takaful (Islamic Insurance) services.

Noor Investment Group has the following subsidiaries:

About Noor Islamic Bank
Established in 2007 in Dubai, Noor Islamic Bank is a full service bank delivering the broadest range of products for its customers, with an emphasis on unique and personalized services. Noor Islamic Bank 's products and services are governed by a Shari'ah Board, comprising leading Islamic scholars with extensive experience and expertise in legal, financial and banking-related matters. Noor Islamic Bank has locations across the UAE in the Emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah. For further details, please visit: www.noorbank.com or call 800NOOR(6667).

Noor Takaful
Noor Takaful is the Shari'a compliant insurance brand of Noor Investment Group LLC. Through its 2 entities Noor Takaful Family PJSC and Noor Takaful General PJSC, it offers a broad range of Shari'a compliant general and family takaful products. Noor Takaful 's business model is founded on the Shari'a principle of wakalah. Noor Takaful administers the process of participation, manages collection of the takaful contribution and processes the claims according to the contract agreed with the participants. In addition, Noor Takaful will also act as a trustee for investing funds in Shari'a compliant structures to generate returns on the contribution paid. Noor Takaful aims to set new standards in the region's booming takaful industry with a focus on service innovation. Noor Takaful 's products and services are governed by a Shari'a supervisory board comprising of well-known Islamic scholars.

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© Press Release 2011

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