Board of Directors

A member of the Royal Family, Sheikh Ali is a prominent businessman in Qatar. By qualification he is Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Portland State University, USA. Currently, he is the Chairman of Umm-Haish International, and Al-Jazeera Trading & Contracting. Earlier, he was the Chairman of Qatar International Islamic Bank.

By qualification, Abdul Basit is a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Fayetteville University, North Carolina, USA. Currently, he is the Managing Director of Qatar International Islamic Bank and Board member of Islamic Financial Securities Company, Doha.

Civil Engineer, by Profession, Mr. Said Gul is a prominent Pakistani businessman in the State of Qatar. Currently, he is working Executive Director of Eurotec Projects Development for Oil & Gas, a Trading and Consultancy Enterprise. Earlier, he had been associated with Qatar Petrochemical Company as Head of General Services for a period of 17 years. Thereafter, he was Director Operations at Al-Muftah Projects & Industrial Services for 14 years.

Mr. Ali Abdulla Darwish is currently the Assistant General Manager, Head of Financial Institutions & Correspondent Banking with Qatar National Bank (QNB), the largest bank in the State of Qatar.

Mr. Darwish joined QNB back in 1995 after receiving his Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from Arizona State University. Throughout his tenure at the Bank, Mr. Darwish was promoted on various occurrences, taking on multitude of responsibilities within the Corporate Banking, to his current managerial position, overseeing a team of 5 senior professionals and administrative staff.

As part of widening his experience and knowledge, Mr. Darwish attended various seminars, workshops, and advanced courses in International Banking, Bank Credit Risk and Financial Analysis, offered by reputed global financial institutions such as JPMorgan Chase, Royal Bank of Scotland, and specialized agencies such as Standard & Poor, Capital Intelligence, Euromoney and other.

Mr. Darwish has represented QNB on many occasions in international events and forums such as the annual IMF-Worldbank Meeting, the rating agencies award ceremonies, and so forth. He has also represented the Bank on Board Meetings for financial institutions where QNB owns a stake. Currently, Mr. Darwish sits on the Board of Directors of the Housing Bank for Trade & Finance of Amman Jordan, and the Pak-Qatar Takaful Group (comprising of Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited & Pak-Qatar General Takaful Limited) of Doha Qatar.

Graduate from Punjab University, overall practical and professional experience of Mr. Zahid Hussain Awan spreads over period of 36 years in Banking Industry. Currently, he is associated with Qatar International Islamic Bank as Manager International Banking Services.

Mohammad Maher Hussein Al-Jabari, after having pursued his formal education in Mathematics, entered the insurance industry in 1974. Since then, he has held various positions and has discharged his responsibilities admirably. Currently, he is an employee of Qatar Islamic Insurance Company as well as being on the Board of Directors for Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Ltd.

P. Ahmed is currently the Director and founding Chief Executive Officer of Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited, the fastest growing Takaful Company in Pakistan and in the region. The company is sponsored by leading financial institutions from the State of Qatar and Munich-based FWU AG and specializes in providing need-based Family (Life) Takaful solutions.

Ahmed has held leadership positions with prominent life insurance companies where he served in various Underwriting, Finance, and Sales & Marketing roles. His experience spans over 20 years in Life Insurance and Takaful. Prior to establishing Pak-Qatar Family Takaful, he was associated with a management training and consultancy firm in Middle East and Pakistan as Chief Operating Officer and Organizational Development Consultant.

A dynamic personality and an engaging speaker, Ahmed is regularly sought for interviews and discussions on Takaful by electronic media, radio, and print.

He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Bancassurance and the concept of Family Takaful in Pakistan.

He may be contacted at: p.ahmed@pakqatar.com.pk