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'''Sultan Ahmed Choudhury''', [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ({{lang-bn|সুলতান আহমেদ লতিফ}}) is an English banker, [[chartered accountant]] and the Chief Executive Officer of [[Al Rayan Bank]] (formerly Islamic Bank of Britain). |
'''Sultan Ahmed Choudhury''', [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ({{lang-bn|সুলতান আহমেদ লতিফ}}) is an English banker, [[chartered accountant]] and was the Chief Executive Officer of [[Al Rayan Bank]] (formerly Islamic Bank of Britain). |
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==Early life== |
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==Career== |
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From July 1994, Choudhury worked in Assurance and Advisory Practice at [[Deloitte|Deloitte & Touche]]. From September 1998 to December 2003, he was Director of brokerage operations at [[Charles M. Schwab|Charles Schwab]] Europe<ref name="newhorizon"/> and [[Barclays]] Private Bank.<ref name="newhorizon"/> |
From July 1994, Choudhury worked in Assurance and Advisory Practice at [[Deloitte|Deloitte & Touche]]. From September 1998 to December 2003, he was Director of brokerage operations at [[Charles M. Schwab|Charles Schwab]] Europe<ref name="newhorizon"/> and [[Barclays]] Private Bank.<ref name="newhorizon"/> |
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In January 2004,<ref name="fleminggulf"/> Choudhury joined the founding management team of the [[Islamic Bank of Britain]] (IBB), the first dedicated Islamic bank in the West. He was appointed Commercial Director in June 2007. He set up the Islamic Bank of Britain's Head Office Operations and Branch Network and has led the development and implementation of the bank's product range and service delivery channels.<ref name="newhorizon"/> |
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Choudhury is a member of various Community and Government advisory groups and has contributed to the development of Islamic Financial Services in the United Kingdom.<ref name="astonalumni"/> He is a Chartered Member of the [[Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment]] (for whom he sits on the Employer Panel for the Islamic Finance Qualification).<ref name="fleminggulf"/> |
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Choudhury is a Trustee of the National Zakat Foundation,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bqlive.co.uk/midlands/2018/05/16/news/birmingham-ceo-named-in-muslim-power-100-32277/|title=BIRMINGHAM CEO NAMED IN MUSLIM POWER 100|website=www.bqlive.co.uk|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nzf.org.uk/|title=National Zakat Foundation|website=National Zakat Foundation|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref> a British charity which distributes [[zakat]] to those living in poverty as well as granting funding to community organisations and initiatives.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1153719&subid=0|title=Charity Details|website=beta.charitycommission.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nzf.org.uk/|title=National Zakat Foundation|website=National Zakat Foundation|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref> |
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==Honours== |
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Revision as of 16:33, 14 April 2019
Sultan Choudhury | |
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সুলতান আহমেদ লতিফ | |
| Born | Sultan Ahmed Choudhury Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | BA Economics and Econometrics, Master of Business Administration |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham Aston Business School |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, chartered accountant |
| Years active | 2004–March 2019 |
| Title | None |
Sultan Ahmed Choudhury, OBE (Template:Lang-bn) is an English banker, chartered accountant and was the Chief Executive Officer of Al Rayan Bank (formerly Islamic Bank of Britain).
Early life
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Career
From July 1994, Choudhury worked in Assurance and Advisory Practice at Deloitte & Touche. From September 1998 to December 2003, he was Director of brokerage operations at Charles Schwab Europe[1] and Barclays Private Bank.[1]
Honours
In 2017, Choudhury was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for his services to the UK market for Islamic finance.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
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fleminggulfwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Interview with Sultan Choudhury, Managing Director, Islamic Bank of Britain". Aston University. 22 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B10.
- ^ Gripper, Ann (20 June 2017). "Queen's Birthday Honours 2017: Full list of great and the good awarded for services to their country". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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External links
- Sultan Ahmed Choudhury on Bloomberg Businessweek
- An Interview with Sultan Choudhury, Islamic Bank of Britain. New Horizon. 19 May 2012