Jameel Ahmad appointed SBP deputy governor

Industry veteran previously served as central bank's executive director

KARACHI: The federal government on Tuesday appointed Jameel Ahmad as deputy governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

Ahmad previously served as the executive director of the country's central bank and has an experience of 26 years in the industry. He has been appointed for a period of three years effective April 11, 2017.

He is also a member of SBP's Monetary Policy Committee and various other management committees of the bank. Furthermore, he represents the central bank on two international committees including the Financial Stability Board's Correspondent Banking Coordination Group and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's Task Force on Prudential Treatment of Assets.



The newly-appointed deputy governor earned his MBA from University of Punjab in Lahore and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan, an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers Pakistan and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Corporate Secretaries of Pakistan.