Guidance

UK Export Finance Country Heads and London Team - Middle East

How to contact UK Export Finance's Country Heads in The Middle East.

• From: UK Export Finance
• Published: 4 July 2025
• Last updated: 6 October 2026
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  1. 6 October 2026

     Outdated information removed and contact for Qatar, Oman and Iraq updated.

  2. 28 May 2026

     Country heads updated

  3. 4 February 2026

     Alexander Milne and Emma Thomas removed - All country heads HTML updated

  4. 29 August 2025

     Full stop added to subheading

  5. 29 August 2025

     Formatting updated

  6. 4 July 2025

     First published.

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All Country Heads and London Teams by Region

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Details

Team Middle East (London Office)

Regional Head

Joseph Chakra

Email joseph.chakra@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Business Origination Officer

Yasmine Siddiqi

Email yasmine.siddiqi@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Country Heads (By Region)

UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait

Graham Scopes

Based at the British Embassy Dubai
Al Seef Road
Bur Dubai
Near to Dubai Creekside
PO Box 65 Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Email graham.scopes@fcdo.gov.uk

Saudi Arabia and Jordan

Michelle Leong

Based at the British Embassy Riyadh
British Embassy
Diplomatic Quarter,
11693 Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
PO Box 9435 Riyadh
Saudi Arabia

Email michelle.leong@fcdo.gov.uk

Qatar, Oman and Iraq

Nabil Bennaim

Based at the British Embassy Doha
British Embassy,
West Bay Dafna Area, Onaiza Zone 66, Al Shabab Street.
PO Box 3 Doha

Qatar

Email nabil.bennaim@ukexportfinance.gov.uk