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Mohammad Abu Jafar

Managing Director & CEO

Insightful banker and a dynamic leader, Mohammad Abu Jafar, carries with him a deep financial services knowledge including Corporate Sector, Governance as well as regulatory and public policy experience gained from senior positions in a wide range of financial fronts. His extensive knowledge of financial markets, treasury, risk management is of particular value in The Premier Bank’s Risk and Audit affairs. With over 33 years of experience in the realm of Banking Industry and related sectors, he is well placed to carry out his role as the right leader for the Bank refining The Premier Bank’s strategy to focus on growth and resilience. Mr. Jafar’s drive, enthusiasm and commitment to customers, along with his proven ability to build and lead a strong management teams, brings significant value to all stakeholders of the bank. All through his life, he enriched his career with a good number of prestigious positions in the industry. His long career path is studded with branch management, corporate banking, credit risk review, structured finance, strategic planning, business development along with team building and leadership. Mr. Jafar started his career as Probationary Officer with Uttara Bank in 1991. The following years saw the continuous rise of his banking genius.

Mr. Jafar obtained his Bachelor of Social Science in Economics and Master of Social Science in Economics from University of Chittagong. He is an avid reader and has a strong impulse to travel and explore the world. To keep himself updated, with current management thoughts, he attended many high-profile training courses / seminars / symposiums at home and abroad.