Sultan Ali Allana
Sultan Ali Allana | |
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| سلطان علی الانا | |
Allana in 2020 | |
| Born | 1959 (age 66–67) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Education | St. Patrick's High School, Karachi, D. J. Sindh Government Science College, McGill University, University of Wisconsin (MS) |
| Occupations | Banker, Philanthropist, Business Leader |
| Organization | Habib Bank Limited |
| Board member of | Habib Bank Limited, Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development |
| Awards | Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-i-Imtiaz & Nishan-e-Khidmat |
Sultan Ali Allana (Urdu: سلطان علی الانا) is a Pakistani banker and philanthropist. He is the chairman of Habib Bank Limited and a director of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development.
Sultan Ali Allana is the youngest son of Akbar Ali Allana and Malak Sultan Bandeali, daughter of Gulam Hyder Bandeali Kassam.
Early life and education
Sultan Ali Allana was born in Karachi into a Sindhi family in 1959. He attended St. Patrick's High School, and DJ Science College before moving to Canada where he obtained an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering. Subsequently, he attained a postgraduate diploma in Management from McGill University. He then attended the University of Wisconsin, USA, where he obtained an MS in Management Technology.
Career
Sultan Ali Allana’s career began at Citibank in 1985 as a Relationship Manager Executive Trainee. He rose through the ranks to later become the Head of the Local Corporate Group.
Later, he ventured into entrepreneurship, co-founding Global Securities. The company launched a joint venture with Union Bank of Switzerland, which operated in Hong Kong. He was involved in drafting the Microfinance Institutions Ordinance of 2001[1] and he established the First Micro-Finance Bank Limited with the sponsorship of Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), where he served as a chairman.[2]
Chairman HBL
In 2004, he was appointed as the Chairman[3] of Habib Bank Limited after the institution's privatization.[4][5][6]
Awards
References
- ^ Release, Press (2024-11-15). "HBL Chairman Sultan Ali Allana highlights his transformational journey at EO event". Profit by Pakistan Today. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ Release, Press (2024-11-15). "HBL Chairman Sultan Ali Allana highlights his transformational journey at EO event". Profit by Pakistan Today. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ "127 awards conferred on Pakistan Day". DAWN.COM. 2006-03-24. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ Tribune, Express (2015-04-14). "The Habib Bank privatisation". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ Tribune, Express (2015-04-12). "Privatisation proceeds: Final approval granted to $1b HBL stock offering". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ Profit, Pakistan Today (2020-07-16). "HBL receives 'Asia Best Bank Transformation 2020' award from Euromoney". Profit by Pakistan Today. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "127 awards conferred on Pakistan Day". DAWN.COM. 2006-03-24. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ "HBL on LinkedIn: HBL congratulates Mr. Sultan Ali Allana, Chairman - HBL on being conferred… | 159 comments". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). cabinet.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-24. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
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