Team Karachi / Board Members
Mr. Saqib Zeeshan
President
Mr. Saqib Zeeshan, President
Mr. Saqib Zeeshan occupies the position of Dy. Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Pak Qatar Takaful and is also the President of Team Karachi Welfare Society (International). He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics, a Post Graduate Diploma in Islamic Banking and Finance and also an MBA in Marketing.
Mr. Saqib Zeeshan has over 20+ years of rich work experience in Insurance, Takaful and Health industry of Pakistan. He is amongst the founding members of Pak-Qatar Family Takaful and played an instrumental role in setting up the departments in 2007. Prior to joining PQGTL, Mr. Saqib worked at senior level positions which includes his role as an Executive Director at Salaam Takaful. Apart from this, his illustrious career also includes him performing roles in ALICO, Commercial Union Life Assurance Pakistan and Allianz EFU Health Insurance Limited.
He is also a highly-qualified and experienced humanitarian and development professional with over a decade of experience in designing, supervising and implementing welfare interventions.
Mr. Zeeshan
-ul-Rub Jaffri
Vice President
Mr. Zeeshan-ul-Rub Jaffri, Vice President
Mr. Zeeshan-ul-Rub Jaffri hold the position of Chief Executive Officer at Bridge Public Relations and is also the Vice-President of TK. He holds a Master’s in Mass Communications and Public Relations. His passion and heart lies in social issues such as Civil & Social Rights of Citizens; Humanitarian Relief; Economic Empowerment & Up-liftment; Education; Environment Preservation; Public Health; Poverty Alleviation; and Social Development.
In addition to years of experience in the strategic and technical aspects of both humanitarian and development work, he has in-depth and hands-on experiences in program management and administration; external and internal liaison; finance management; training administration and support; and marketing & business development.
Mr. Muhammad Tahir Farooqui, General Secretary
Mr. Muhammad Tahir Farooqui, General Secretary
Mr. Muhammad Tahir Farooqui has over 6 years of experience in the Takaful industry of Pakistan. He worked as Manager-Marketing at Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Ltd. A thorough professional and a staunch advocate of career counseling, personal & family matters. Mr. Farooqui’s expertise lies in marketing management, career counseling, relationship building, fund raising, strategy formulation and public and motivational speaking.
Mr. Tahir Farooqui has an MBA from Karachi University Business School, and has been delivering speeches at different forums and at prestigious universities for the last 14 years. Besides this, he is on the board of Team Karachi Welfare Society as General Secretary where he is striving for excellence in welfare activities.
Mr. Abdul Rahim Abdul Wahab, Joint Secretary
Mr. Abdul Rahim Abdul Wahab, Joint Secretary
Mr. Abdul Rahim AdbulWahab has been working as CEO & Actuary at Acuarial Consultants and serving as the Joint Secretary of Team Karachi. He is a Fellow member of Society of Actuaries, USA. He works as an independent Actuary to Life, Health and General Takaful companies and Employer based End of Service Benefits schemes in Middle-East and Pakistan.
Mr. Abdul Basit, Finance Sectary
Mr. Abdul Basit, Finance Sectary
Mr. Abdul Basit is a vision driven, dynamic, challenge seeker, straight forward, out of the box thinker, aiming to create meaningful impacts in social and commercial sector. He has been part of leading organizations believing on cultivating highly productive environments through team engagements.
A well rounded Senior Professional since last 16 years plus, having over all experience of 22 years in reputable multinational and national companies, including over 8 years in large-scale healthcare systems; developing and managing the corporate structures and internal audit activity. A very strong hands-on experience of managing diversified multiethnic/cultural teams, extensive distribution networks, expansion projects with large CAPEX under complex operating environment.
He is Fellow Chartered Accountant Member since 2005 at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan Articles from PwC | A. F. Ferguson & Co. 1997-2001 – Also serving as member of ICAP: Professional Accountants in Business Committee (PAIB) Education & Training Committee.
He is Certified Internal Auditor – CIA Member since 2004 at The Institute of Internal Auditors, Florida, USA – also served as member of: Chair Certification Committee – Pakistan chapter
Governor of IIA Karachi chapter Member The International Relations Committee – IIA Global.
He is Certified Information System Auditor – CISA Member since 2005 at Information System Audit & Control Association – ISACA USA.
He is Certified Fraud Examiner – CFE Member since 2011 at Association of Certified Fraud Examiner (ACFE) USA.
Mufti M. Shakir Siddiqui, Member
Mufti M. Shakir Siddiqui, Member
Mufti M. Shakir Siddiqui is a PHD in Islamic Learning and is currently the Shariah Advisor and Shariah Advisory Board Member in Pak- Qatar General Takaful Ltd and a member in Team Karachi. Mufti Sb. completed his dissertation in Islamic Jurisprudence and is well-versed in the sciences of Islamic Jurisprudence. Authorized to write Fatawa at Darul Ifta Darul Uloom (since 2006); Developed & implemented Shariah Compliance & Audit Manuals and Guidelines for 4 companies over a period of 3 years. He has also reviewed 100s of business contracts and agreements with respect to Shariah and delivered Shariah trainings and lectures to over 2700 people on various platforms in different cities and countries. He is also a member of the standing committee of FPCCI on “Islamic Banking and Takaful”.
Mr. Mehmood Arshad, Member
Mr. Mehmood Arshad, Member
Mr. Mehmood Arshad has over 11 years of experience in the Insurance industry of Pakistan. He is currently the Executive Director – Sales & Marketing at Pak-Qatar General Takaful Ltd. and a member of TK. A thorough professional and a staunch advocate of Islamic Finance, Mr. Mehmood’s expertise lies in marketing management, relationship building, strategy formulation and public speaking.
Mr. Mehmood has an MBA from Karachi University Business School, and has been teaching Management and Marketing courses at prestigious universities for the last 15 years. Besides this, he is on the board of various business forums and important socio-economic platforms where he is contributing in promoting Pakistan’s economic interest domestically as well as in the international markets, and developing strategic opportunities for business community and social sector of Pakistan.
