Mr. Irfan Siddiqui (Founding President & CEO) – Profile
January 1st, 2020
Mr. Irfan Siddiqui is the founding President and CEO of Meezan Bank since 1997 to date. He is also member of Information Technology Committee and IFRS 9 Committee of the Board. Having articled with Coopers & Lybrand, London from 1975 – 1979, Mr. Siddiqui qualified as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
His distinguished career includes several senior management roles, such as Chief Executive Officer at Al Meezan Investment Bank Limited, General Manager at Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company, Chairman of Al Meezan Investment Management, Advisor to the Managing Director at Kuwait Investment Authority, Manager of Finance and Operations at Abu Dhabi Investment Company, and Senior Business Analyst at Exxon Chemical (Pakistan) Ltd.
Current Directorships:
- Member of Board of Trustees – Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), Bahrain
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, Al-Meezan Investment Management Limited
- Member of IBA Centre of Excellence in Islamic Finance, (CEIF), Board of Management
- Member Steering Committee for providing strategic guidance regarding implementation of Federal Shariat Court (FSC)’s judgement on Riba
- Chairman of Steering Committee on Media Campaign – Improving Islamic Finance Literacy
- Member of Government of Pakistan sub-committee on awareness, training and capacity building for Promotion of Islamic Banking in Pakistan
- Council Member, Institute of Bankers Pakistan (IBP)
Other Recent Offices held:
- President of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Feb-2021 to Jan-2022)
- Member of Government of Pakistan Steering Committee for ‘Promotion of Islamic Banking in Pakistan’ (2013 – 2016)
