A Pakistani banker, Ali Allawala, has been appointed as the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Saadiq in Malaysia with immediate effect.
Ali has over 22 years of experience in retail banking, both within conventional and Islamic banking, across several Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
He joined Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan in 2012. He previously worked at Citibank and Samba Financial Group.
“I started my career as Management Associate at Citibank. I am currently working with Standard Chartered Bank doing dual role as CEO of Standard Chartered Saadiq (Islamic Banking) Malaysia and Global Head of Retail Islamic banking. In the global assignment, my responsibility includes managing businesses in 7 markets – UAE, Pakistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Bahrain, and Kenya.” Ali Allawala
His experience of business development, product management, distribution, lending, wealth management, marketing, etc. across products and geographies has enabled him to manage complexities, risks, regulatory and governance challenges.
Pakistani Bankers in the Limelight
Pakistani bankers are gradually considered as high achievers in the banking sector and being deputed in different markets to serve.
Mohsin Nathani, the current CEO of Habib Metro Bank, also worked at Citibank and became CEO and President of Standard Chartered Bank of Pakistan. He was promoted to CEO and President at Standard Chartered Bank UAE, and now he has moved to Habib Metro Bank as a top banker.
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