Board of Directors

Chairman / Non-Executive Sponsor Director

Mr. Mohammad Naeem Mukhtar is the Chairman of Board of Directors of the Bank since 2004. He has a Master of Business Administration degree from Cardiff Business School United Kingdom, Post Graduate diploma in Textiles from United Kingdom and Chartered Textile Engineer (CText ATI) certification from The Textile Institute in Manchester, United Kingdom. He has over thirty-nine years of experience of Finance and Industrial Manufacturing. He is Chief Executive Officer of Ibrahim Fibres Limited, Ibrahim Holdings (Private) Limited and Ibrahim Welfare Foundation. In addition, he is also on the Board of Directors of Ibrahim Agencies (Private) Limited, ABL Asset Management Company Limited, Karachi Education Initiative and Pakistan German Business Forum. He is member of the Board of Governors of National Management Foundation, the parent body of Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He is also representing the Bank at Pakistan Business Council and is Industry Co-Chair Banking Sector of National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Corporate Advisory Council as well as Senior Fellow at Global Think Tank Network (GTTN).

Non-Executive Sponsor Director

Sheikh Mukhtar Ahmad instituted his business career immediately after migrating from the India at the time of independence of Pakistan in 1947 and has contributed to the industrial and business growth of Pakistan through his entrepreneurship skills and business acumen. He has over sixty-three years of experience in establishing and successfully managing various industrial and financial companies. He has been on the Board of Directors of Allied Bank Limited since 2005 and is a “Certified Director” from Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance. He is Chairman on the Board of Directors of Ibrahim Fibres Limited, Ibrahim Holdings (Private) Limited, Ibrahim Agencies (Private) Limited and ABL Asset Management Company Limited. He is also on the Board of Ibrahim Welfare Foundation.

Non-Executive Sponsor Director

Mr. Muhammad Waseem Mukhtar has served on the Board of Directors of the Bank since 2004. His academic credentials include a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Illinois, United States of America and a Master’s degree in Total Quality Management (TQM) from the University of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. With twenty-seven years of diverse experience in finance, information technology and industry, he has played a significant role in guiding the Bank’s strategic initiatives, especially in technological up-gradation. He is a “Certified Director” from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance. In addition to his role at the Bank, he also serves as a board member for Ibrahim Fibres Limited, Ibrahim Holdings (Private) Limited, Ibrahim Agencies (Private) Limited, Ibrahim Welfare Foundation and ABL Asset Management Company Limited.

Non-Executive Director

Mr. Zafar Iqbal is a Fellow member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP). He has thirty-nine years of experience in senior management positions in financial and power generation sectors. He was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Pak Oman Investment Company Limited, a Development Finance Institution owned jointly by the Governments of Pakistan and Sultanate of Oman. During his eight years stay at Pak Oman Investment Company Limited, he led the company in becoming the leading Development Financial Institution in its peer group. Over the past twenty-three years, he has served as member of the Board of Directors of number of listed and non-listed companies and financial institutions. He is a “Certified Director” from Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance. He specializes in Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, Leasing, Aircraft Financing and Energy and Power Generation. He is the member of the Board of Directors of the Bank since August 2015.

Independent Director

Ms. Nazrat Bashir belongs to Pakistan Administrative Service. She retired in BPS-22 from the Government service. Her academic qualifications are Master’s in Economics from New York University, United States of America and Master’s in Psychology from University of Peshawar. She is a “Certified Director” from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance.

She has over thirty-six years of diversified civil service experience to her credit. During her career in different ministries, she served as Additional Finance Secretary, Finance Division, Government of Pakistan; Managing Director, Public Procurement Regulatory Authority and Senior Advisor, Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat. She also held directorship in various Government and Semi Government Organizations and has attended numerous conferences, workshops, seminars in Pakistan and abroad. Presently, she is member of Certification Panel of Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy. She is on the Board of Directors of the Bank since August 2018.

Independent Director

Mr. Muhammad Kamran Shehzad has over forty-nine years of diverse experience in banking, finance, and accounting. He possesses more than thirty-six years of experience in senior leadership roles within both commercial banks and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), where he notably served as a Deputy Governor and Managing Director of the SBP Banking Services Corporation. He also served as Banking Mohtasib Pakistan, where he was instrumental in resolving complex banking disputes. His academic qualifications include an MBA degree with specialization in Finance. As an Independent Director, Mr. Kamran chairs the Audit Committee of the Board.

Independent Director

Mian Ikram Ul Haq career spans over five decades in banking and finance. His extensive experience includes important roles across major financial institutions in Pakistan and abroad. He has served on the Board of Ibrahim Fibres Limited and Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan. A strong academic background complements his professional expertise, with an MBA degree in International Business and Finance from the University of Hartford, United States of America, Bachelor of Laws from Punjab University and specialized training programs from prestigious institutions worldwide. He is a “Certified Director” from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan.

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Aizid Razzaq Gill is a seasoned banker with twenty-eight years of experience in Financial Management, Risk Analysis & Research and Portfolio Management in Corporate and Commercial Banking. Since joining the Bank in 2005 as Regional Corporate Head, he has held senior roles, including Head-Commercial Assets, Head of Commercial & Retail Risk, Group Head Corporate & Financial Institutions Risk and Group Head Liabilities. Before becoming CEO, he served as Chief Risk Officer of the Bank.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore, an MBA from California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), USA, and a Master’s in Business Economics from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK as a Chevening Scholar. He has attended executive programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Columbia University and London Business School.

Mr. Gill serves as a Director at ABL Asset Management Company and represents the Bank at MAP and PBC. He is a Certified Director from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance.