Mohammad Al Muhtaseb named CEO of Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund

AMMAN — The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund’s (ISSF) board of directors has recently appointed Mohammed Al Muhtaseb as the CEO of the Fund. 

Muhtaseb brings more than 21 years of entrepreneurship, investments, executive and leadership experience across the public, private and NGO sectors, according to an ISSF statement. 

He founded and led several companies in the private sector and served on the boards of directors of several private and NGO organisations.  

The ISSF is a national project established in 2017 as a private shareholding company to actively promote a fundamental shift within the local entrepreneurial and innovation landscape. 

The ISSF, which is the largest investment fund of its kind in Jordan, is implemented in cooperation with the World Bank over a duration of six years, concluding in November 2023, according to the statement.