Fozia Amanulla..., one of the first women to lead an Islamic bank in Malaysia, has had no shortage of reminders that her industry...is a male-dominated one. But...the number of female faces is multiplying. And industry observers say it is multicultural Malaysia where women have made the greatest inroads... Jamelah Jamaluddin...appointed managing director of RHB Islamic Bank [part of RHB Capital] in Malaysia in 2007...is believed to have been the first woman in the world to head an Islamic bank. In addition, [Mushtak Parker, editor of Islamic Banker,] said, her appointment to the top job at the Malaysian arm of Kuwait Finance House earlier this year was the first time a Gulf-owned Islamic bank had appointed a female head...Despite some notable exceptions, like Nahed Taher, chief executive of Gulf One Investment Bank in Bahrain, Mr. Parker said women’s ability to progress in both Islamic and conventional finance was still restricted in many Middle Eastern countries. [also refers to Bursa Malaysia, Eoncap Islamic Bank [part of Eon Capital], AseamBankers (now MayBank Investment Bank, part of Malayan Banking)]