Sultan Choudhury

Sultan Choudhury
OBE
Native name সুলতান আহমেদ লতিফ
Born Sultan Ahmed Choudhury
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Residence Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Nationality British
Education BA Economics and Econometrics, Master of Business Administration
Alma mater University of Nottingham
Aston Business School
Occupation Banker, chartered accountant
Years active 2004–present
Title Chief Executive Officer of Al Rayan Bank

Sultan Ahmed Choudhury, OBE (Bengali: সুলতান আহমেদ লতিফ) is an English banker, chartered accountant and the Chief Executive Officer of Al Rayan Bank (formerly Islamic Bank of Britain).

Early life

In 1994, Choudhury graduated with a BA (Hons) in Economics and Econometrics[1] from the University of Nottingham.[2] His interest in Islamic finance began at this time.[2] In 2001, he graduated with distinction in MBA[1] from Aston Business School.[3]

After qualifying as a chartered accountant, his desire to enter the field of Islamic finance became clear when he went on Hajj (the largest Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia) in 2002.[2]

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[2] and Barclays Private Bank.[2]

In January 2004,[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] 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).[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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sultan Choudhury, Islamic Bank of BritainBack to Speakers". Fleming Gulf. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "An Interview with Sultan Choudhury, Islamic Bank of Britain". New Horizon. 19 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B10.
  5. ↑ 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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