Tarek Bleik is an Arabic speaking expert and forensic specialist with more than 15 years of experience in investigations and disputes, regulatory reviews, AML/CFT compliance, and financial due diligence.
Dubai (DIFC)
Tarek Bleik is an Arabic speaking expert and forensic specialist with more than 15 years of experience in investigations and disputes, regulatory reviews, AML/CFT compliance, and financial due diligence. He has advised and led on many high-profile investigation and dispute resolution projects for different sectors including government and public sector, financial services, and public and private corporations across the GCC and wider Middle East region.
Mr. Bleik’s expertise also includes monitorships, sanctions compliance, and TBML risk assessments, helping financial institutions strengthen governance and regulatory alignment.
Mr. Bleik started his career at Ernst & Young, Beirut in 2009 and was part of the financial services audit team. In 2013, he joined Deloitte in Dubai and lived there for almost 8 years, during which he gained extensive work experience from different service lines including Audit and Assurance, Transaction Services and Forensic. In 2021, Mr. Bleik moved to Doha to build Deloitte’s forensic practice in Qatar.
Mr. Bleik is a Chartered Public Accountant. He is a native Arabic speaker and is fluent in English.
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