Zafar Masud

Zafar Masud is the founder of Burj Capital Pakistan Pvt Ltd. Current positions include President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at The Bank of Punjab since 2020, Chairman at Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd. since 2021, Chairman of Pakistan Banks' Association, Director at State Bank of Pakistan since 2013, Director at Port Qasim Authority, Director at Quaid-e-Azam Thermal Power (Pvt) Ltd., Director at National Academy of Performing Arts starting in 2025, Director at National Institute of Banking & Finance (Guarantee) Ltd., Director at InfraZamin Pakistan, and Member of The Institute of Directors (United Kingdom).
Former positions include Chief Executive Officer of Government of Pakistan from 2016 to 2018, Chief Executive Officer of InfraZamin Pakistan from 2018 to 2020, Director at First Capital Bank Ltd., Non-Executive Director at Absa Bank Botswana Ltd., Independent Director at Gadoon Textile Mills Ltd., Independent Director at National Bank of Pakistan from 2019 to 2020, Regional Managing Director at Barclays Bank Plc (South Africa Branch), Managing Director at Absa Bank Zambia Plc, Managing Director at American Express Bank Ltd. (Karachi Branch), Managing Director at Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Ltd., Director at Taf Foundation, General Director at National Savings, and Member of the International Monetary Fund.
Education includes an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration and an undergraduate degree from Hailey College of Commerce.