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Meezan Bank - The Premier Islamic Bank

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Meezan Bank Limited, a publicly listed company, is the first and largest Islamic Bank in Pakistan  and one of the fastest growing banks in the history of the banking sector of the Country. Having the largest branch network and product range, Meezan Bank bears the critical responsibility of leading the way forward in establishing a stable and dynamic Islamic banking system replete with dynamic and cutting-edge products and services. Meezan Bank aims to fulfil its prime objective of providing customers accessibility and convenience, within an atmosphere and culture of dedicated service and recognition of their needs.

 

Meezan Bank has developed an extraordinary research and development capability by combining investment bankers, commercial bankers, Shariah scholars and legal experts to develop innovative, viable, and competitive value propositions that not only meet the requirements of today’s complex financial world, but do so with world-class service excellence which our customers demand; all within the bounds of Shariah.

Registration Number: 0037618

National Tax Number (NTN): 0787226-7

 

 

Meezan Bank Limited, a publicly listed company, was incorporated on January 27, 1997 and started operations as an investment bank in August that year. In January, 2002 in an historic initiative, Meezan Bank was granted the country’s first full-fledged commercial banking license as a dedicated Islamic Bank, by the State Bank of Pakistan.

 

 

 

Strategy

 

By implementing robust and aggressive strategic and tactical initiatives on the side of consumer banking, Meezan Bank aims to fulfil its prime objective of providing customers accessibility and convenience, within an atmosphere and culture of dedicated service and recognition of their needs.

 

 

 

Growth

 

Meezan Bank has clearly established itself as the leading Islamic Bank in Pakistan with the largest branch network in all major cities of the country. The banking sector is showing a significant paradigm shift away from traditional means of business and is catering to an increasingly astute and demanding financial consumer who is also becoming keenly aware of Islamic Banking.

 

During the eight years of its operation as an Islamic commercial bank (from 2002 to 2010), offering universal banking services to customers, Meezan Bank has been one of the fastest growing banks in the history of the country’s banking sector.  Average growth in deposits has been 55% per annum during this period while the branch network grew from 4 to 201. The bank has established a strong and credible management team comprised of experienced professionals, that have achieved a strong balance sheet with excellent operating profitability and strong ratios, which places the Bank at the top of the industry. The Bank has been assigned a medium to long-term entity rating of AA- and a short-term entity rating of A-1.

 

 

 

Shareholders & Shariah Board

 

 

The Bank’s main shareholders are leading financial institutions of the Region namely, Noor Financial Investment Company,  Pak-Kuwait Investment Company, and the Islamic Development Bank of Jeddah. The established position, reputation, strength and stability, of these institutions add significant value to the Bank through Board representation and applied synergies.
 
The Bank has an internationally renowned Shariah Supervisory Board Chaired by Justice (Retd.) Maulana Muhammad Taqi Usmani, an internationally renowned figure in the field of Shariah, particularly Islamic Finance. He holds the position of Deputy Chairman at the Islamic Fiqh Academy, Jeddah and in his long and illustrious career has also served as a Judge in the Shariat Appellate Bench, Supreme Court of Pakistan. The Board also includes Sheikh Essam M. Ishaq (Bahrain), Dr. Abdul Sattar Abu Ghuddah (Saudi Arabia) and Dr. Imran Usmani who is also the resident Shariah Advisor of the Bank.  Dr. Imran is assisted by a team of professionals who strictly monitor the regular transactions of the Bank and are also responsible for Product Development.
 

 

 

Technology

 

Meezan Bank has a strong technology focus. It has invested heavily in state-of-the-art software applications – namely Temenos T-24 and Oracle.  It has also recently upgraded its hardware platform and also has a ‘hot’ disaster recovery site in place to cater to any unforeseen eventualities.

 

 

"We must work our destiny in our own way and present to the works an economic system based on true Islamic concept of equality of manhood and social justice"

 Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Opening Ceremony of The State Bank of Pakistan on July 1, 1948

 

 

1947


The inception of Pakistan as the first Islamic Republic created in the name of Islam.

 

1980


CII presents report on the elimination of Interest genuinely considered to be the first major comprehensive work in the world undertaken on Islamic banking and finance.

 

1985


Commercial banks transformed their nomenclature stating all Rupee Saving Accounts as interest-free. However, foreign currency deposits in Pakistan and foreign loans continued as before.

 

1991


Procedure adopted by banks in 1985 was declared un-Islamic by the Federal Shariat Court (FSC). The Government and some banks/DFIs made appeals to the Shariat Appellate Bench (SAB) of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

 

1997


Al-Meezan Investment Bank is established with a mandate to pursue Islamic Banking. Mr. Irfan Siddiqui appointed as first and founding Chief Executive Officer.

 

1999


The Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan rejects the appeals and directs all laws on interest banking to cease. The government sets up a high level commission, task forces and committees to institute and promote Islamic banking on parallel basis with conventional system.

 

2001


The Shariah Supervisory Board is established at Al-Meezan Investment Bank led by Justice (Retd.) Muhammad Taqi Usmani as chairman. State Bank of Pakistan sets criteria for establishment of Islamic commercial banks in private sector and subsidiaries and stand-alone branches by existing commercial banks to conduct Islamic banking in the country.

 

2002


Meezan Bank acquires the Pakistan operations of Societe Generale and concurrently Al Meezan Investment Bank converts itself into a full fledged Islamic commercial bank. The first Islamic banking license is issued to the Bank and it is renamed Meezan Bank. President General Pervez Musharraf inaugurates the new Islamic Commercial Bank at a formal ceremony in Karachi.



2003


Meezan Bank establishes itself as the pioneer of Islamic Banking in Pakistan and quickly establishes branches in all major cities of the country. A wide range of products are developed and launched consolidating the Bank’s position as the premier Islamic Bank of the country Al Meezan Investment Management Limited (AMIM), the asset management arm of Meezan Bank, introduces Meezan Islamic Fund (MIF), the country’s first open-end Islamic Mutual Fund.

 

2004


The State Bank establishes a dedicated Islamic Banking Department (IBD) by merging the Islamic Economics Division of the Research Department with the Islamic Banking Division of the Banking Policy Department. A Shariah Board has been appointed to regulate and approve guidelines for the emerging Islamic Banking industry. The Government of Pakistan awards the mandate for debut of international Sukuk (Bond) offering for USD 500 million. The offering is a success and establishes a benchmark for Pakistan. Meezan Bank acts as the Shariah Structuring Advisor for this historic transaction.

 

2005


Meezan Bank becomes the first customer of Islamic Insurance (Takaful) by signing the first Memorandum of Understanding MoU with Pak-Kuwait Takaful Company Limited (PKTCL). The signing of this MoU has ushered Pakistan into a new era of Islamic Insurance (Takaful).

 

2006


A number of new dedicated Islamic Banks, namely Bank Islami and Dubai Islamic Bank, commence operations in Pakistan.Meezan continues its leadership position in the industry by more than doubling it branch network to a total of 62 branches in 21 cities, clearly establishing itself as the largest Islamic Bank of the country. Meezan Bank, becomes the first Islamic bank to introduce 8 am to 8 pm banking at selected branches in Karachi.

 

2007


Meezan Bank's branch network reached the milestone number of 100 branches (including sub-branches) in 31 cities nationwide.

 

Car Ijarah portfolio reached Rs. 4.1 billion and the Easy Home portfolio stood at Rs. 3.1 billion.

 

The Bank introduced Istisna' financing to cater to the working capital needs of customers.


Meezan Bank was awarded 'Best Islamic Bank in Pakistan' by Islamic Finance News of REDmoney Group, Malaysia.Deposit base of the Bank grew to over Rs. 54 billion and the Bank earned profit after tax of Rs. 963 million. Trade Financebusiness reached Rs. 70 billion.

 

2008



Meezan Bank introduced Tijarah financing to allow customers to raise funds for financing of stocks of finished goods.


Meezan Bank was awarded 'Best Islamic Bank in Pakistan' by Islamic Finance News of REDmoney Group, Malaysia and 'Best Islamic Financial Institution in Pakistan' by Global Finance Magazine, New York. Branch network grew to 166 branches (including sub-branches) in 40 cities nationwide. Deposit base grew to Rs. 70 billion and the total financing portfolio amounted to Rs. 39 billion.

 

2009


2009 was a watershed year for Meezan Bank. The branch network reached 201 branches (including sub-branches) in 54 cities nationwide; deposit base crossed Rs. 100 billion; profit/return earned on financing and investment activities exceeded Rs. 10 billion and the Bank handled more than Rs. 100 billion of import/export business.

 

Being a socially responsible bank, Meezan Bank launched Meezan Labbaik, a Hajj and Umrah product - the primary objective being the desire to facilitate Muslims in performing their holy duty. Meezan Visa Debit Card was also launched during the year which is accepted at over 30 million outlets worldwide and allows customers to withdraw funds from their account from more than 1.4 million ATMs worldwide and can also be used for shopping, dining, traveling, fuel and cash needs.

 

Meezan Bank was awarded 'Best Islamic Bank in Pakistan' by Islamic Finance News of REDmoney Group, Malaysia; 'Best Islamic Financial Institution in Pakistan' by Global Finance Magazine, New York; 'Best Islamic Bank in Pakistan' for 2009 by ASIA MONEY Magazine, Hong Kong and 'Islamic Bank of the Year' for 2009 by CFA Association of Pakistan.

 

Corporate assets, including corporate Sukuk stood at over Rs. 40 billion. Corporate highlights of 2009 included Tijarah financing with PSO, Istisna financing with PARCO and Murabaha financing with Punjab Food Department.

 

The Bank started implementing its new core banking application - T-24. T-24 is a core banking software which includes banking best practices based on Temenos' implementations in over 600 financial institutions and 120 countries across Retail, Corporate, Private Wealth, Islamic and Micro finance and Community Banking sectors.

 

2010

 

 

 

Meezan Bank developed a number of new deposit products to cater to the unique needs of different market segments.Among the products launched during this year were Meezan Business Plus, a Mudaraba-based account that offers an array of free services for businesses, Meezan Euro Savings Account and Meezan Pound Savings Account.

 

Meezan Bank's Car Ijarah completed its 9th year and stood at Rs. 4.2 billion with over 8,000 active vehicles. Meezan Bank stood among the top three auto-finance providers in the country.

 

Al Meezan Investment Management launched Meezan Sovereign Fund - an open-end fund; the eighth fund under its management, including two closed-end funds, five open-end funds and one voluntary pension scheme. The Bank developed a financing product based on the concept of 'Wakalah', to encourage the development of financing partnerships between Islamic banks and Microfinance banks.

 

During the year, 38 Islamic banking awareness seminars were held in 23 cities across Pakistan and were attended by more than 4,400 participants representing customers, general public and professionals.

 

Meezan Bank was awarded 'Best Islamic Bank in Pakistan' by Islamic Finance News of REDmoney Group, Malaysia and 'Best Islamic Financial Institution in Pakistan' by Global Finance Magazine, New York.

 

Meezan Bank's branch network reached 222 branches in 63 cities across Pakistan and it became the 11th largest bank in Pakistan in terms of branch network.

 

The Bank demonstrated robust business growth in 2010, closing the year with a deposit figure of Rs. 131 billion and Import/Export business of Rs. 143 billion.

 

2011

 

The inauguration of the new Head office in Karachi symbolizes Meezan Bank's established position amongst the leading banks and the largest Islamic Bank in Pakistan. During the year, 53 branches were opened to reach a landmark of 275 branches in 83 cities across Pakistan. Meezan Bank was awarded the ‘Best Islamic Bank in Pakistan for 2011’ by Islamic Finance News of REDmoney Group, Malaysia.

 

The bank expanded its portfolio of consumer financing products with the launch of Meezan Laptop Ease in first quarter of 2011 which is the first of its kind in Pakistan.

 

The Bank added another “First” in Pakistan’s Islamic Banking Industry by becoming the Advisor and Lead Arranger for the first ever short-term Sukuk for Kot Addu Power Company Limited.

 

During the year 27 Islamic Banking Seminars and over 110 Customer Appreciation Days (115) were held to educate customers and the general public and Islamic banking.

 

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