Imran Samee Bio

Imran Samee brings a wealth of experience in consumer banking to Fajr Capital, having held senior roles across the Middle East and Europe. He helped to establish Al Khaliji Commercial Bank in Qatar, serving as Head — Retail Banking Group and then as CEO of its subsidiary BetaQat, a processing services provider for GCC financial institutions. He was Head of the Retail Banking Group for Dubai Bank, and managed its conversion to Shar’ia compliant operations. He was Country General Manager for Mashreqbank Qatar, and led its transformation into a full–fledged consumer banking operation with a USD 0.5b+ balance sheet. He began his career with Citigroup, serving at Citibank Pakistan and at the Saudi American Bank. Mr. Samee holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.