Irfan Siddiqui

Mr. Irfan Siddiqui is the founding President and CEO of Meezan Bank since 1997 to date. 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.

Mr. Siddiqui is presently serving in several key roles across prominent institutions, particularly in the domain of Islamic finance. He is a Member of the Board of Trustees at the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), Bahrain. He also holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors at Al-Meezan Investment Management Limited. Additionally, he serves as a Member of the Board of Management at the IBA Centre of Excellence in Islamic Finance (CEIF).

Mr. Siddiqui is a Member of the Steering Committee tasked with providing strategic guidance on the implementation of the Federal Shariat Court (FSC)’s judgement on Riba. He also chairs the Steering Committee on Media Campaign for Improving Islamic Finance Literacy. Furthermore, he is a Member of the Government of Pakistan’s sub-committee focused on awareness, training, and capacity building for the promotion of Islamic banking in Pakistan. He also serves as a Council Member of the Institute of Bankers Pakistan (IBP).

In addition to his current responsibilities, Mr. Siddiqui has previously held the position of President of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) from February 2021 to January 2022. He was also a Member of the Government of Pakistan’s Steering Committee for the Promotion of Islamic Banking in Pakistan from 2013 to 2016.