Omar Faruk is new Managing Director of Islami Bank

Prior to this, he was serving as the Managing Director (Current Charge) of the bank. He previously served as the acting managing director at NRB Bank.

Bangladesh Bank approved his appointment on Sunday, while the board of directors of Islami Bank was made a recommendation of his appointment as MD on July last week. 

Khan joined Islami Bank in 1986 after completing his master’s degree in Sociology from Dhaka University. He successfully served nearly four decades in various positions as the head of Treasury, Foreign Trade, different Wings including Corporate Investment, and different Divisions at the head office, as well as the head of Zone and branches, including Local Office. 

Khan is a Diploma Associate of the Institute of Bankers Bangladesh and holds the Certified Documentary Credit Specialist (CDCS) qualification from the London Institute of Banking and Finance, affiliated with the ICC, reports UNB. 

Throughout his career, he participated in various seminars and training programs on banking, including international banking and credit management, in several countries, i.e, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, China, Malaysia, Qatar, Thailand, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Nepal. He was born in 1963 at Laxmipur, according to a press release.