CIA, CRO & Chief Compliance

Mr. Laiq Shah “Laiq” has done Master in Economics from International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan. And Bachelors in Economics and Statistics from Peshawar University, Pakistan. He has More than 10 Years of Banking experience mainly in Risk Management, Operational Risk, Credit Risk, Liquidity Risk, Active Management of Investments, Passive Management of Investments, Performance Measurement and Reporting, Indexation, Enhanced Indexation, Risk Modeling such as PVO1, Duration, Convexity, Altman Z-Score, Fixed Market Investment. He has completed CFA Level 1 from Chartered Financial Institute US. He Obtained certificates from The World Bank and IMF in the fields of Risk Management, Portfolio Investment, Performance and Measurement, Indexation and Risk Modeling. He has worked with The Central Bank of Afghanistan (DAB) as a Senior Risk Manager for 9 Years, and currently working as Chief Risk Officer at Ghazanfar Bank. Moreover, he is a Visiting Faculty and Visiting Trainer at University and Professional Banking Institute respectively.

Matiullah Obaidi is approved by the Central bank of Afghanistan as Chief Compliance Officer of Ghazanfar bank. Having vast experience of banking in different leading positions of the bank. Alongside he is Vice Chairman of GRCC (Governance, Risk & Compliance Committee) of Afghanistan Banks Association. Mr. Matiullah Obaidi is Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist from ACAMS-USA and an Active Member of the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists of the USA. He completed his bachelor degree (Hon) with first position specializing in Finance from Bakhtar University. He also holds Diploma in Banking and Finance. Accordingly, he Obtained different Certificates in Cyber Security Customer Incidents, Compliance & Shared Service, Customer Security Controls Framework from SWIFT, and many other Certificates. Additionally, he is a Visiting Trainer at Professional Banking Institute, respectively.