Syed Ali Raza

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Syed Ali Raza
ChildrenMir Hussain Raza [1]

Syed Ali Raza is a Pakistani businessman and author. He became the president of the National Bank of Pakistan, being the longest-serving president of the bank up to that point, and has also worked at the North African branch of Bank of America. [2]

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Biography

Raza was born to Syed Hashim Raza. He graduated from London School of Economics with Bachelor of Science in economics. He also holds a Master of Science in administrative sciences from Cass Business School and a graduate degree from Karachi Institute of Business Administration.

While serving as the president of the National Bank of Pakistan, Raza eliminated over 3,000 jobs and closed 250 branches, raising the bank's profits and lowering its bad loans. [3]

In 2006, BusinessWeek included Raza in their list of the "25 Stars of Asia", ranking him among the top 4 financiers in Asia. [4]

Awards

Raza has also been given a Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award in 2006 by the President of Pakistan. [5]

Raza resigned from his post in 2012 for unstated reasons.

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References

  1. ↑ "PAC seeks report on gas price raise". The Nation newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Syed Ali Raza - a sublime banker". The Nation newspaper. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Mangi, Naween A. (10 July 2005). ""Aggressive Evolution" In Pakistan". Business Week. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "STARS OF ASIA: FINANCIERS". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 29 October 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "President confers 192 civilian awards". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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