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.

Said Gul is the Managing Director of Pak-Qatar Family Takaful and CEO & MD of Pak-Qatar General Takaful (the most successful Takaful group in Pakistan today and sponsored by some of the strongest financial institutions from the state of Qatar). Mr. Gul is a prominent Pakistani businessman in the State of Qatar. Presently, he is working as 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. Said Gul is a very simple and straight-forward person despite his accomplishments including leading the group in achieving break-even in just a short span of time of one year.

He believes in hardwork, honest deliverance of responsibilities and ultimate faith in Allah for success.He has amply put into practice the belief that a true leader is honest, fair and accessible to the benefit of his group, colleagues as well as the society in general.

His professional approach can be summed up in his view that with power comes responsibility and that is the first professional quality he looks for in people exhibiting leadership qualities.

He has successfully exhibited a merger of Islamic and professional excellence during his illustrious career. He has encouraged deep research into what Islam determines to be ideal rather than simply permissible and has kept an eye on the latest technological advances.

In addition to his contribution to the economies of both Qatar and Pakistan, he has also played a pioneering role in promoting friendship between the two countries and their business communities. Mr. Said Gul is in the board of Executive Members of the Pak-Qatar Business Forum and among founding leaders of the Pakistan Welfare Forum in Doha.

He has also contributed to spreading awareness about Takaful through articles in leading international professional publications. Mr. Gul has represented Pak-Qatar Group at various prestigious international forums.

During his tenure, Pak-Qatar Takaful Group has taken gigantic strides and emerged as the market leader of Pakistan’s industry. He has completed a number of mega projects in Qatar.Under his leadership, the company has made tremendous progress not only in operations and business but also gained recognition as a leading corporate identity. He has the distinction of successfully promoting Takaful in Pakistan, expanding the network of Pak-Qatar Group across the country and introducing innovative new products.

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 General Takaful Ltd.

Mr. Fawad Yusuf is the Chief Executive Officer of M/s. Fawad Yusuf Securities (Private) Limited (FYSEC). Established in 1992, FYSEC is one of the reputed brokerage houses in the Karachi Stock Exchange. In year 2000, the establishment turned into a corporate brokerage house to run its operations in more proficient environment. Mr. Fawad Yusuf possess years of core experience in the stock broking field spanning over two decades. Under this administration, the company has made a remarkable progress and gained a strong credibility in the largest stock exchanges of the country. This continuing success is result of professional management, focus on systems and capitalization, research and most important is responsiveness to every aspect of our client needs.