Mohammad-Nasser Barakat

Mohammed-Nasser holds an MBA in Professional Accounting and a bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Control Self-Assessment (CCSA) practitioner. Mohammad-Nasser represents the Middle East region as a board member of Allinial Global EMEIA.

With over 30 years of experience, Nasser has expertise in several areas, including Corporate Governance, Forensic Accounting, Risk Management, Compliance, and Risk-Based Internal Audit. Throughout his career, he has held various auditing and financial consultancy positions and served as a Partner and Service Line Leader for Middle East Business Risk Services at Grant Thornton. During that time, Nasser was instrumental in developing BRS practices for 11 regional member firms.

Nasser has also overseen the design, implementation, and assessment of Internal Controls and the application of Risk-Based Internal Audit methodology in numerous renowned organizations across the Middle East.