এম. আজিজুল হক

Mr. M. Azizul Huq, born in 1935, did his post-graduate in Economics at the University of Dhaka in 1958. He started his banking career as Probationary Officer with Habib Bank Ltd. at Karachi, the then capital of Pakistan. Since then he has worked for - (i). Habib Bank Ltd. (ii). National Bank of Pakistan, (iii). Sonali Bank, (iv). Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd., (v). Social Investment Bank Ltd. (Now Social Islamic Bank Ltd.), and (vi). Islamic Finance and Investment Ltd. Mr. Huq had the rare opportunity of working successively as Founder Chief Executive of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd., Social Investment Bank Ltd. and Islamic Finance and Investment Ltd. During 1985-94, Mr. Huq taught Islamic Banking and Finance at the University of Dhaka. He received training in Islamic Banking and Economics under direct supervision of Dr. Ahmed El-Najjar at the Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. In 2005 when the central Shari'ah Board of Islamic Banks of Bangladesh introduced the prestigious annual Islamic Banking Award, Mr. Huq was the first person to be honoured for his outstanding contribution to Islamic Banking in Bangladesh. He worked as Chairman of Shari'ah Council of City Banks Ltd., Dhaka Bank Ltd. and Pubali Bank Ltd.