THE EFFECT OF CEO’S ATTRIBUTES AND ZAKAT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ISLAMIC BANKS: A SHORT

Abstract

The purpose of this commentary is to highlight the main results of the work of Neifar and Aissa (2022), the strong points but also suggestions that should be considered for future research The work of Neifar and Aissa (2022) reveals that CEO duality and education have a positive influence on Islamic bank performance while the foreign CEOs are found to negatively influence performance. The results show that Zakat has a positive impact on the performance of Islamic banks. The paper highlights the best practices theories of corporate governance in order to boost bank performance.