Afef Khalil, Sabrine Chihi
Our research study aims to investigate and empirically examine the impact of the Board of Directors’ characteristics (foreign directors and women directors) on the financial performance of Islamic banking. Regression analyzes are used to evaluate the impact of foreign directors and women directors on the financial performance of banks, employing a panel data consisted of 32 Islamic banks during the period 2015-2018. The findings show that the foreign directors have a negative impact on the financial performance of Islamic banking. However, the women directors do not have any significant effect on the financial performance of banks. Through this study, we are engaged in a very interesting academic debate that discusses the impact of the Board of Directors on the financial performance of Islamic banking