Board of Directors

Mr. Abbas D. Habib, Founder Member & Chairman of the Board, has over 50 years’ commercial, industrial and banking experience in the domestic and international markets. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Bankers, Pakistan. He has held senior management positions with various organizations of the Habib Group and gained international banking experience. He has also served on the Board of Habib Insurance Company Limited. Upon the inception of Bank AL Habib Limited in 1991, he became its Director and Joint Managing Director. He assumed responsibilities as Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Bank on May 8, 1994, and served in that position till October 31, 2016. He became Chairman of Bank AL Habib Limited on November 1, 2016. He is also the Chairman of the Board of AL Habib Asset Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank since August 11, 2020.

Mr. Anwar Haji Karim holds a Bachelor’s degree in commerce and has over 40 years’ experience in business and industry. He belongs to the Al Karam Group, a reputable business group of Pakistan, with interests in textiles and synthetics. He is the Chairman of AL Karam Textile Mills (Private) Limited and Iqbal Textile Mills (Private) Limited. He is a Founder Member of the Board of Directors of the Bank since its inception in 1991.

Ms. Farhana Mowjee Khan, Director of Razaque Steels (Private) Limited, has over 35 years’ experience in the local and international environment. She has also served as Managing Director of Razaque Steels (Private) Limited from 1994 to 2006. She graduated from University College London, UK and is a qualified Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, UK. Ms. Farhana Mowjee Khan is also a director of Shabbir Tiles and Ceramics Limited. She joined the Board of Bank AL Habib Limited in April 2019.

Mr. Humayun Bashir holds an Electronics Engineering degree from University of Karachi (Dawood College of Engineering & Technology), along with finance and management courses from IBM centers in La Hulpe, Belgium, and Armonk, USA, and training in leadership and innovation from Boston University and INSEAD, France. Mr. Bashir has served 40 years at IBM, in Pakistan and the Middle East headquarters in Dubai, and was CEO of IBM Pakistan twice for 16 years till June 2016, which included Afghanistan and Iran as his operational territory for 2-3 years. He is currently serving as Chairman & advisor of Eocean, Country Advisor of Dun & Bradstreet, and Independent Director on the Boards of State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan, Rafhan Maize Products Co. Limited, and Nominee Director on Khushali Microfinance Bank Limited. He also served as an independent director & chairman of NCCPL, and also on the Boards of NBP mutual funds, SILKBANK, Linde/POL, Karachi Port-KPT, Export Processing Zone Authority, Foree Fintech, MIT-EP, and ICCBS Incubator. Mr. Bashir serves as the Chairman PSX IT Steering Committee; and advisor to NBP boards IT digital committee. He was elected president of the American Business Council (ABC) in 2011, president of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OICCI) in 2012, and a member of the executive committee of the Management Association of Pakistan. He joined the Board of Bank AL Habib Limited in June 2024.

Mr. Mohammad Rafiquddin Mehkari holds a Bachelor degree and has over 43 years’ experience in international and domestic banking. Mr. Mehkari has served as President & Chief Executive of Askari Bank Limited from June 2008 to May 2013. He also served as Director, Exchange Policy Department, State Bank of Pakistan. He carries a varied and versatile banking experience in all banking dimensions including operations, credit, treasury, foreign exchange, fund management and investment banking. He also served as Director on the board of: Askari Investment Management Limited, Khushhali Microfinance Bank Limited, 1- Link Limited, and Export Processing Zone. Mr. Mehkari is currently serving as member of governing board of Imdad foundation, Infaq Foundation and Centre for Development of Social Services. He joined the Board of Bank AL Habib Limited in June 2022.

Mr. Qasim Habib is a banking professional with a Bachelor’s (Honours) degree in Global Finance Management from England. With over six years of experience in the banking sector, he has demonstrated exceptional leadership in Marketing, Digital Banking, and Contactless Payments segment.

Mr. Qasim Habib has served as the General Manager and Head of Marketing, Digital Innovation and Cards & Payments at Bank AL Habib Limited, where he was essential in driving strategic growth and enhancing the Bank's digital offerings, ultimately shaping the Bank`s digital banking strategy.

His expertise extends beyond day-to-day operations, having also served on the Board of AL Habib Capital Markets (Pvt) Limited from February 12, 2019, to February 12, 2025. In April 2025, Mr. Qasim Habib joined the Board of Directors for Bank AL Habib Limited.

Mr. Qumail R. Habib is a graduate of the University of California in Business Economics and has over 35 years’ commercial, industrial, and banking experience. He is a Founder Member of the Board and Executive Director of the Bank since its inception in 1991. Prior to that, he was Resident Director of AL Ghazi Tractors Limited. He has been actively involved with the operations of the Bank since its inception. He is responsible for enhanced oversight on Enterprise Risk and Corporate Strategy, and for monitoring Fraud Investigation Unit. He has been on the Board of Habib Insurance Company Limited since October 03, 2017. Mr. Qumail also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Habib University Foundation and as a trustee to various charitable trusts of Habib Family.

Mr. Shoaib Javed Hussain, CEO, State Life Insurance Corporation is also the Chairman of the Insurance Association of Pakistan. He has over 25 years of management experience at leading Global Insurance Groups & Consultancies in the United Kingdom and Asia. Through his global engagements across Europe, North America and Asia, Mr. Hussain brings on board his deep understanding and knowledge of finance, audit, risk and strategy matters with a proven track record of:

Before joining State Life, Mr. Hussain has held senior leadership and management positions with AIA Group Ltd, Milliman, Prudential plc, EY and HSBC. He began his career at an Actuarial consultancy in Pakistan, holds an MSc in Actuarial Management from Cass Business School, City University, London and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (UK). He joined the Board of Bank AL Habib Limited in January 2026.

Besides Bank AL Habib Limited, he holds the Directorship on the Boards of the following companies:

Syed Mohammed Hussain holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from University of Oxford and is a qualified Barrister (called from Lincoln’s Inn), a solicitor, and an Advocate of the Punjab High Court. He was a partner at Richards Butler (now Reed Smith) and practiced before the High Court of England & Wales.

Mr. Hussain spent 24 years at Shell plc in senior management, including serving as Senior Advisor to the Executive Committee and Board and representing Shell at international organizations like Chatham House and The International Institute of Strategic Studies and The Royal Society of Asian Affairs.

He has served on the boards of commercial and trade bodies such as the Netherlands Japan Society, Malaysia Business Council, Pakistan Britain Trade and Investment Forum, and Singapore British Business Council. Currently, he is a Director at IGI General Insurance Limited and joined Bank AL Habib Limited’s Board in January 2026.

Mr. Mansoor Ali Khan was appointed Chief Executive of the Bank on November 1, 2016.

He had been with the Bank since 1994 in various positions, including Zonal Head, Group Head, and Chief Operating Officer. He is a nominee director on the Board of AL Habib Asset Management Limited and also serves as a Chairman/member of various Internal Committees of the Bank.

Earlier, he served at various positions in Bank of Credit & Commerce International (Pakistan, Dubai-UAE, Yemen), from January 1985 to March 1992.

Mr. Mansoor is a member of the Council of the Institute of Bankers Pakistan. He has attended many courses/trainings including Directors’ Training Program from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), in January 2016.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (Banking & Finance) and has a vast experience in commercial banking.