Management Team

Mr. Suleman Lalani – Group President

Mr. Suleman Lalani is presently the Group President of Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Limited (“JSCL”).

Before his elevation to the position of Group President, he was serving as Vice Chairman of JSCL. Mr. Lalani has also served JSCL as its Chief Executive Officer for more than a decade. Prior to joining JSCL, he has served in the capacities of the Executive Director Finance & Operations and Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary for seven years, in JS Investments Limited.

Mr. Lalani started his career with JSCL in 1992, where he worked for over eight years. In 2000, he was promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer of Jahangir Siddiqui
Investment Bank Limited, a subsidiary of JSCL. In January 2002, he joined The First Microfinance Bank Limited as its Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary where he worked for three years.

Mr. Lalani is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and has 25 years of experience in the financial services sector. He has also completed the Board Development Series Certificate Program conducted by the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance.

He is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of BankIslami Pakistan Limited and JS Investments Limited.

Directorships:

  1. JS Investments Limited
  2. BankIslami Pakistan Limited
  3. Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited
  4. TRG Pakistan Limited

Mr. Asad Nasir – Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Nasir is the present Chief Executive Officer of Jahangir Siddiqui & Co Ltd. (“JSCL”)
Mr. Nasir overall has more than 20 years of diversified financial services experience including Private Equity, Corporate Finance Advisory, Capital Market Advisory, Transaction Services and Audit. Prior to joining JSCL, Mr. Nasir was Group Head, Ecosystem Development and Sustainable Finance at JS Bank Limited where he had been overseeing a number of strategic projects in the digital banking and green financial services space. Before that he had served as the Chief Investment Officer for JS Private Equity and the Pakistan Catalyst Fund, a USD 50 million private equity fund which included USAID in its investors. He had also served as Head, Corporate Finance at JS Global Capital, a leading Pakistani securities brokerage and investment banking firm where he had advised some of Pakistan’s leading companies on fundraising, mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructurings. Mr. Nasir had commenced his professional career with Deloitte UK, working as part of the audit & assurance and corporate finance teams.

He is an FCA with the Institute of Chartered Accountant in England and Wales and holds a BSc. (Hons.) in Accounting from the University of Hull.

Directorships:

  1. TRG Pakistan Limited
  2. JS International Limited
  3. Mahvash & Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation
  4. Knowledge Platform (Private) Limited
  5. JS Petroleum Limited

Mr. Najmul Hoda Khan – Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Najmul Hoda Khan is serving as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of JSCL. Prior to his appointment as COO, he served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company for five years till 2023. Before joining JSCL, Mr. Khan served as Manager Finance and Company Secretary of Singer Pakistan Limited. Previously, Mr. Khan had been associated with the Audit and Assurance department of Deloitte and worked in Pakistan and UAE.
Mr. Najmul Hoda Khan is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and Fellow member of Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA) and also holds a Master’s degree in Economics. He has more than sixteen years of vast experience in the fields of finance, treasury, taxation, auditing, internal control evaluation, compliance and secretarial matters.
He has also completed Corporate Governance Leadership Skills (CGLS) – Director Education Program from Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG).

Directorships:

  1. Sitara Chemical Industries Limited
  2. Quality Energy Solutions (Private) Limited
  3. Khairpur Solar Power (Private) Limited
  4. Future Trust – Managing Trustee
  5. JS Petroleum Limited

Syed Ali Hasham – Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Hasham is presently JSCL’s Chief Financial Officer. He has been with JSCL since 2017 and during this tenure he worked on various roles and assumed varied responsibilities. Previously, Mr. Hasham had been associated with the Audit and Assurance department of Deloitte and worked in Pakistan and Qatar. During his association with Deloitte, his areas of experience were financial services, retail and aviation sectors.

Mr. Hasham has an overall experience of more than a decade in the fields of finance, taxation, auditing, internal control evaluation, and corporate affairs.

Mr. Hasham is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and holds a Bachelor degree in Commerce from University of Karachi. He also has completed Corporate Governance Leadership Skills (CGLS) – Director Education Program from Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG).

Directorships:

  1. BankIslami Pakistan Limited
  2. JS Infocom Limited
  3. JS Engineering Investments 1 (Private) Limited
  4. Mahvash and Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation

Mr. Muhammad Babar Din – Company Secretary

Muhammad Babar din is an associate member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP) and also holds a Bachelor degree in Commerce from SALU Khairpur. He has more than 16 years of work experience in Financial Institutions with core strengths in financial reporting, managerial reporting, treasury back office, International accounting standards (IAS) and International financial reporting standards (IFRS). He started his career from JS Investments Limited specializing in Fund Accounting, System Development and Work flow streamlining. He was also associated with AWT Investments Limited in the capacity of Unit Head Finance and Operations and later as Head of Operations and Investor Services. He Joined Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd. in February 2018.

Directorships:

  1. Energy Infrastructure Holding (Private) Limited
  2. JS Infocom Limited
  3. Khairpur Solar Power (Private) Limited
  4. Quality Energy Solutions (Private) Limited
  5. Future Trust – General Secretary
  6. JS Engineering Investments 1 (Private) Limited
  7. JS Petroleum Limited

Mr. Zahid Ullah Khan – Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Zahid Ullah Khan has over 16 years of experience in investment valuation. Prior to joining Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Limited (JSCL) as Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Khan served as Chief Investment Officer at JS Investments Limited, since 2016. Earlier, he joined JS Bank Limited in 2012, where he served as a Senior Vice President for the bank’s risk management function and later moved on to Corporate and Commercial Credit.
Mr. Khan started his career with ABAMCO Limited (now JS Investments Limited) in 2004 as a research analyst where he later served as a Fund Manager.
Mr. Khan holds a Masters’ degree in Business Administration from Lahore University of Management Sciences, a Masters’ degree in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences, and a Masters’ degree in Finance from London Business School. He has completed his certification under the Directors’ Training Program (DTP) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP).

Directorships:

  1. JS Petroleum Limited
  2. Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited

 

Mr. Amin Suchwani – Head of Human Resources and Administration

Mr. Amin Suchwani accumulating more than 12 years of invaluable experience in Human Resources and Administration is presently serving as the Head of the Human Resource and Administration Department at the Company. His expertise lies in the development and implementation of essential HR systems and policies.

Mr. Suchwani is a Certified Human Resources professional from NED University, bringing wealth of knowledge to the table, particularly excelling in compensation management functions, with a specialization in terminal benefits. His creditable track record includes the establishment of strategic HR functions from their initiation, aligning them seamlessly with organizational objectives. Mr. Suchwani is adept at implementing people strategies that contribute to the overall success of the company.