Islamabad:Noted international banker Zubyr Soomro has been made president of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP).
On Thursday, the federal cabinet approved appointment of Chairman and Directors of the Board of Directors of National Bank of Pakistan. Zubyr Soomro was appointed as Chairman National Bank of Pakistan.
Zubyr Soomro is a senior banker. He retired as CEO for Citibank in Pakistan in 2008. He holds 31 years of international banking experience of which 28 years were at Citibank with assignments in various countries.
He also worked in Jordan as Regional Head for Iraq, Syria and Jordan; in Saudi Arabia as Head for Contracting and Construction Financing for Citibank’s affiliate, SAMBA; in Turkey as Chief Executive of SAMBA; and in UK, initially as Head for Middle East Africa (UK) and thereafter Emerging Markets (UK) for Citibank’s wealth management business.
Soomro has served on various advisory boards including Acumen in Pakistan. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics, and a Master in South Asian Studies, School of Oriental and African studies, London University.