SIBL Board and Bangladesh Bank have approved the new chairman, vice chairman and EC chairman, and Managing Director and CEO of Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL), according to a SIBL  press statement issued yesterday.

Prof. Md. Anwarul Azim Arif, former Vice Chancellor of Chittagong University, has been elected chairman of the board of directors of Social Islami Bank Limited. He completed B.Com and M.Com from the University of Chittagong. Later in 1982, he completed MBA from the University of the Philippines. He served as Vice-Chancellor of Chittagong University from June 15, 2011 to June 14, 2015.

Belal Ahmed has been elected as the Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Executive Committee (EC) of SIBL in a meeting of its Board of Directors. Belal Ahmed started business in Bangladesh as Proprietor of Unitex Proprietorship after completion of his higher education from Canada. He is the Managing Director of Unitex Spinning Limited, Unitex Composite Mills Limited, Unitex LP Gas Limited, Unitex Petroleum Limited, Unitex Cement Limited, Unitex Steel Mills Limited of Unitex Group. He is also the Managing Director of Padma Wears Limited.  

Quazi Osman Ali has been appointed as Managing Director & CEO of Social Islami Bank Limited. Prior to his appointment he was working as Additional Managing Director of First Security Islami Bank Limited. Ali obtained his B.Com (Hons) and M.Com in Management from the University of Chittagong. He started his banking career at National Bank Ltd in 1984 as Probationary Officer.