Ahmed was earlier deputy CEO for CitiÆs global Islamic banking business, a position he has held since 2006. Ahmed has also held positions with Citi in London, Bahrain and Pakistan. He joined the US bank in 1996.
Citi set up global Islamic banking in 1981 in London, then in 1996 became the first international financial institution to set up a separately capitalised Islamic bank, The Citi Islamic Investment Bank.
Citi Islamic has arranged transactions for issuers in the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Deals Citi Islamic has advised on include the origination, structuring and...