Mr. Mubashar Maqbool holds an MBA degree in Finance and International Business from University of Miami, U.S.A. and another MBA in Finance from Quaid-e-Azam University, Pakistan. He has a long, diversified and successful track record in Corporate Banking, Corporate Finance, Project Finance, Commercial Banking, SME Banking as well as General Management. In a career spanning over thirty years, he has held senior positions in renowned local and multinational organizations like Citigroup, Samba Financial Group, KSA, Habib Bank Limited, Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company, etc. both in Pakistan and abroad.
Mr. Mubashar started his banking career with Citibank Pakistan where he held various positions in Corporate Banking Group. In 1997, he was transferred to Saudi American Bank (Samba), Saudi Arabia. He was Division Head, Corporate Banking in Samba Bank till 2004. Mr. Mubashar joined Habib Bank Limited in 2004 and held various senior positions there including Corporate Head – Central, Group Head – Commercial Banking & Retail Lending, Group Head – Commercial Banking and Country Manager / CEO, HBL – UAE. He also represented HBL on the Board of Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (PASSCO).
Mr. Mubashar served as Managing Director, Pak Kuwait Investment Co. (Private) Limited (PKIC) from March 2019 to July 2023. During his tenor at PKIC, he turned PKIC into one of Pakistan’s largest and most profitable Financial Institutions. During his tenor, PKIC achieved many historic landmarks like largest project finance portfolio of any DFI, obtaining approval from SBP to setup Pakistan’s first and only Islamic Digital Bank, etc. During that time, he also served and contributed meaningfully on the Board of Meezan Bank Limited. He was also Head of Meezan Bank’s Board IT Committee, Member Board Risk Management Committee and Board Audit Committee.
