First Board of Management Meeting of Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance (CEIF)

The Founding members of Board of Management (BoM) of Centre for
Excellence in Islamic Finance (CEIF) met on 12th October 2015 at
the IBA City Campus. The BoM comprised of seasoned industry
professionals and stakeholders. All the BoM members were present
at the meeting reinforcing their commitment to the objective of
establishing CEIF. The BoM members were: Dr. Ishrat Husain as
Chairman CEIF, Mr. Irfan Siddiqui, CEO Meezan Bank Ltd., Mr.
Hassan Bilgrami, CEO BankIslami Ltd., Mr. Shafqaat Ahmed, CEO Al
Barakah Bank Ltd., Mr. Junaid Ahmed, CEO Dubai Islamic Bank, Dr.
Imran Usmani, Shari’ah Advsior, Meezan Bank Ltd., Mr. Samar
Hasnain, Executive Director, Development Finance Group, SBP and
Mr. Ahmed Ali Siddiqui, Founding Director of CEIF. The Board
reviewed the key deliverables and progress of the Centre. The
CEIF is in advanced stages of signing an MOU with INCEIF. Other
international linkages in progress include collaborations with
various multilateral institutions.