Zahid Rahim

Mr. Zahid Rahim last served Arab National Bank as the General Manager/Head of Corporate Bank. He was additionally responsible for the Financial Institution Group, Islamic banking Division, Projects, and Structured Finance Division, and strategic investments Group which primarily comprised an Insurance company, an operating lease financing company, and a home financing company all in a joint venture with strategic partners. He has previous long experience of working with a major international bank-Standard Chartered Bank–over a period of 35 years, spanning nine countries over the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. He has held several prominent roles at Standard Chartered Bank. Whilst serving at SCB, as Chief Executive Officer for the Levant, the geographic responsibility covered "Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Syria, and Egypt”. He has also served as the Regional Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking for South Asia, based in Dubai and Jordan. In previous roles, Mr. Rahim served as the Chief Executive Officer for Pakistan (1996-2000) with overall responsibility of Sri Lanka and as Executive Director for Corporate and Institutional Banking in East Africa. He is a graduate in Arts and an Associate Member and Fellow of the London Institute of Bankers. He also holds an Honorary Fellowship from the Institute of Bankers in Pakistan.