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Yunus G.
H.
Suleman is currently the Chairman at Gold Fields Ltd., Liberty Group Ltd., and Liberty Holdings Ltd.
He is also the Deputy Chairman at the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors and the Chairman at The Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants SA. Additionally, he serves as the Executive Chairman at Sulfam Holdings Pty Ltd., an Independent Non-Executive Director at Albaraka Bank Ltd., and a Member of both The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and The Institute of Directors.
Furthermore, he holds the position of Global Treasurer at the World Memon Organization.
In the past, Mr. Suleman served as the Chairman of Enactus and was an Independent Non-Executive Director at Tiger Brands Ltd.
from 2015 to 2018.
He also worked as a Director at KPMG, Inc. (South Africa) from 2002 to 2015 and was the Managing Partner at Arthur Andersen & Co. (Nigeria).
Mr. Suleman completed his undergraduate studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the University of South Africa.

Yunus Poyraz is currently working as the Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS.
He started this position in 2023.
Prior to his current role, he completed his undergraduate degree at Bilkent University.
He then pursued a graduate degree at The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York, which he completed in 2018.

Mohammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and entrepreneur. Nicknamed the “banker of poor”, he founded the first microcredit institution, the Grameen Bank. Thanks to this concept he won the Nobel Prize for peace in 2006.

He is the third of fourteen children; he spent the early years in his native village and then his family move to Chittagong, the second city of Bangladesh, where his father opened a jewellery store.


Attended a primary school Lamabazar and Chittagong collegiate school, Yunus was also a boy scout. Thanks to an international boy scouts exchange, he travelled in Europe, Japan, Philippines, Middle East and North America.

In 1957, he obtained a bachelor in economics at Dhaka University, and one year later he got a master in arts. Then he became teacher in economics at Chittagong College.
At 21 years old, he became entrepreneur, establishing the first high-tech factory for packaging and printing of all East Pakistan. The concept was an amazing success but he decided to give the management part to his two brothers in order to move to United States to get a PhD.


After a master at university of Colorado, Yunus started a PhD at Vanderbilt private University in Tennessee. He met his first wife, a young American with Russian origin, Vera Forestenko. They married in 1970, and seven years later they had a daughter called Monica.

In 1980, Yunus divorce and remarried Afrozi Yunus, a professor of physics at Jahangirnagar University, with whom he had a second daughter, Dina Yunus.


After a PhD in economics, he got a job at Middle Tennessee State University. During a liberation war in Bangladesh, Yunus decided to support the separatists.

In 1971, Bangladesh’s independence is proclaimed, and Yunus decided to come back to his Country, leaving his job as university professor. He became head of the economics department of Chittagong University. Against famine, which destroys his country, he decided to focus on the poor life style of villages near to University.

With many students, he created a group of “research and action”, which its first work focused on agricultural issues. The young professor understood that much problems faced by poor farmers are linked to difficulties of access to capital. For this reason Yunus proposed a “micro-loan” (between 30 and 50 dollars) to a few dozen of villages, using his own money.

The effect of these loans is very soon positive on the material situation of the beneficiaries, and without difficulties of reimburse. In 1977 Yunus decided to create his own program, called “Grameen” (means village).

This is an instant success, at first in Bangladesh, where Grammen took bank status in 1983, and in other many countries where the model was exported since 1989.

Nida Yunus Deshpande has worked as a Secretary & Compliance Officer at KPIT Technologies Ltd.
since 2019.

Rao Qamar Suleman is currently the Chairman of Skyrooms (Pvt) Ltd.
and also holds the position of Director at Civil Aviation Authority.
In the past, he served as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & MD at Pakistan International Airlines Corp.
Ltd.
for a brief period in 2012.

Razor Suleman is the founder of Achievers, Inc. (2002) and ScaleUP Ventures, Inc. (2015) where he holds the title of Board Member.
Mr. Suleman is also the founder of Achievers Corp.
and Elevate.
Currently, he is a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Canada) since 2021.
Previously, he was the Chief Executive Officer & Director at NEXT Canada in 2016.
He also held positions as a Director at Alignvest Acquisition Corp.
and Partner at Alignvest Management Corp.
Mr. Suleman has a graduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an undergraduate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Suleman Ahmed is currently working as an Executive Director at D.S.
Industries Ltd., as well as a Director at D.S.
Apparel (Pvt) Ltd.
and DS Power Ltd.
Previously, he worked as a Director at Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.
Mr. Ahmed completed his undergraduate degree at Royal Holloway University of London.

Fayaz Diamond Suleman served as the Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & VP at Vitran Corp., Inc. from 2013 to 2014.
He obtained an undergraduate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Ebrahim Suleman is currently a Director at Batley Academy Trust since 2011.
Prior to this, he worked as a Finance Director at Instore Ltd.
(GB) from 2008 to 2009.

Suleman Rafiq Maniya is currently the Head of Business Development at Shajar Capital Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd.
He previously worked as the Head-Research at JS Investments Ltd.
from 2014 to 2016.
He also worked as an Analyst at Elixir Securities Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd.

Ali R.
Suleman worked as the Chief Financial Officer at Hydro One, Inc. in 2015.

Suleman Kahn is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Swell Energy, Inc. Prior to his current position, he worked as a Vice President-Finance at BrightGrid Solar, Inc. and as an Associate at Citigroup, Inc. He also held positions at Prudential Capital Group and the United Nations.
Mr. Kahn received a graduate degree from George Washington University and an undergraduate degree from Georgia State University.

Suleman Ali is the founder who has founded two companies.
In 2009, he founded TinyCo, Inc. where he held the title of Chief Executive Officer & Director until 2015.
In 2018, he founded Ali Capital where he currently holds the title of General Partner.
Mr. Ali's former job was as an Engineer at Microsoft Corp.
He also briefly held the position of Partner at Shotput Ventures LLC in 2009.
Mr. Ali received his undergraduate degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2003.

Suleman Adam Merchant is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Advanced Micronic Devices Ltd.
since 2011.
He is also the Head of the Radiology Department at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital since 2011.
Previously, he worked as a Director at Opto Circuits (India) Ltd.
from 2001 to 2011.
Dr. Merchant holds a doctorate degree from the University of Mumbai.

Suleman Sacranie is the founder of The GP Service UK Ltd.
(founded in 2016), Care Hires Ltd.
(founded in 2020), and 99p Shopper Ltd.
(founded in 2010).
At 99p Shopper Ltd., he holds the title of Chief Executive Officer starting in 2015 and is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Kanabo Group Plc.

Navida Suleman currently works as a Director at Mulgrave Independent School Society.

Abubakar Suleman currently works at Fidelity Bank Ghana Ltd., as Independent Non-Executive Director.

Suleman Ashraf worked as a Research Analyst at Next Capital Ltd.
(Broker).

Suleman E.
Lunat was the founder of M-III Partners LLC, which was founded in 2013.
He was a Partner at M-III Partners LLC from 2013 to 2017.
Currently, he is a Trustee at Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc. since 2014.
He was an Independent Director at Centrus Energy Corp.
from 2014 to 2017.
He was a Senior Investment Analyst at Sandell Asset Management Corp.
in 2004 and at Longacre Fund Management LLC from 2005 to 2007.
He was a Vice President at Greenhill & Co., Inc. from 1997 to 2003.
He was a Portfolio Manager & Principal at Apollo Asset Management, Inc. from 2007 to 2013.
He was a Partner at Greenhill Capital Partners LLC and an Executive VP & Head-Corporate Development at M III Acquisition Corp.
Mr. Lunat received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University.

Suleman Lalani is currently the Chairman of JS Value Fund Ltd.
and the Non-Executive Chairman of BankIslami Pakistan Ltd.
He is also the Chairman of JS Investments Ltd., Js Petroleum Pvt Ltd., and a Non-Executive Director of Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Ltd., TRG Pakistan Ltd., Mahvash & Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation, Future Trust, Khairpur Solar Power Pvt Ltd., Quality Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd., and a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan.
Previously, he served as the Group President of Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.
and held positions such as Chairman of JS Bank Ltd., Independent Director of Shahtaj Sugar Mills Ltd., Non-Executive Director of JS Growth Fund, and Chief Operating Officer of Jahangir Siddiqui Investment Bank Ltd.
He was also the Chief Financial Officer & Secretary of The First MicroFinanceBank Ltd.
from 2002 to 2005.

Suleman Badat is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Howden Africa Holdings Ltd.
He is also a Member of The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, The Institute of Directors, Institute of Internal Auditors South Africa, and Institute of Risk Management South Africa.
Previously, he worked as a Director at Saudi Oger Ltd., Chief Risk Officer at Sasol Ltd., and Partner at Arthur Andersen & Associates.

Suleman Bhimani currently works at One World Holding, Inc., as Director.

Shehzad Suleman joined the Bregal Investments London finance team in April 2020 as a Fund Accountant.
Prior to joining Bregal, Shehzad worked in the investment management assurance division at PwC London, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
Shehzad holds a BSc in Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

Shajeel Suleman currently works at Pioneer Cement Ltd., as Head-Human Resources.

Ziaad Suleman is currently the Chairman at 4IR Co., Ltd.
and the Chief Commercial Officer at EOH Holdings Ltd.
He previously worked as a Director at IBM (ZA).

Suleman Ghani is an Independent Director at Ferozsons Laboratories Ltd.
He was previously the Chairman-Planning & Development Board at the State of Punjab (Pakistan) from 2005 to 2008.
He was also a Director at FINCA Microfinance Bank Ltd.
Mr. Ghani has a graduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University and both undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of the Punjab.

Salim Suleman is the founder of Innovation Partners Africa (founded in 2019) and Continent Venture Partners (founded in 2020) where he holds the title of Managing Partner.
He is currently a member of the Board of Directors at Simba Corp Ltd.
since 2014.
Mr. Suleman has held several former positions including CEO at iWayAfrica Kenya Ltd.
(1994-2009), Milas International Ltd.
(2009-2022), and Aviation International Support Ltd.
(1993-2004).
He was also the Managing Director at Autair Helicopters EA ltd (1976-1993), Afsat Communications (Africa) Ltd., Imrasat Ltd.
(2009-2022), and Imara Africa Ltd.
(2013-2022).
Mr. Suleman received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford in 2002.

Areef Suleman has held various director positions in different organizations, including The Islamic Development Bank, Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, and Islami Bank Securities Ltd.
He is currently the Director of Economic Research & Learning at The Islamic Development Bank.

Rahim Suleman is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Neo Performance Materials, Inc. He is also the Chief Financial Officer at Stackpole International, Inc. and the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Neo Cayman Holdings Ltd.
Previously, he worked as the Global Finance Manager at GE Digital Energy, Inc. Mr. Suleman completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees at The University of Waterloo in 1998.

Mr. Yarham Yunus is Chief Financial Officer at Kumpulan Modal Perdana Sdn.
Bhd.
He is also in charge of monitoring the Company’s investments portfolio in China and ASEAN region.
Mr. Yunus was previously employed as a Principal by Bank Pembangunan Dan Infrastruktur Malaysia Bhd., a Principal by Malaysian Technology Development Corp.
Sdn.
Bhd., and a Principal by Standard Chartered Bank.
Mr. Yunus received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

Pervez Yunus is currently an Executive Director at East West Insurance Co. Ltd.
He previously worked as a Director at Mybank Ltd.
and as a Non-Executive Director at Askari Life Assurance Co. Ltd.
He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Karachi and an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration.

Naved Yunus is currently the Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director & MD at East West Insurance Co. Ltd.
He previously worked as a Director at Mybank Ltd.
and as a Non-Executive Director at Askari Life Assurance Co. Ltd.
Mr. Yunus completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Connecticut and the University of Karachi.

Mr. Yunus Nacar is an Independent Director at Sur Tatil Evleri Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS.
He is on the Board of Directors at Sur Tatil Evleri Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS.
Mr. Nacar was previously employed as a Co-Founder by Körfez Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS and a Chief Executive Officer by Kiler Holding AS.
He also served on the board at Kiler Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS.
He received his undergraduate degree from Ankara University.

Mr. Yunus Zengin is a Manager-Investor Relations at Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayii ve Ticaret AS.

Muhammad Junaid Yunus is currently the Chairman of Skyrooms (Pvt) Ltd.
and also holds the position of Director at Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority.
In the past, he worked as the Managing Director of Pakistan International Airlines Corp.
Ltd.
from 2012 to 2014 and was also a Director at PIA Investments Ltd.

Yunus Esmer is an Independent Director at Alfa Solar Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret AS since 2022.
Previously, he worked as Deputy Chairman at Kobi Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS, Director at Halk Finansal Kiralama AS, Director at Halk Sigorta AS, and Deputy General Manager-Artisans & SME Banking at Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS.
He completed his undergraduate degree from Ankara Academy of Economic & Commercial Sciences in 1978.

Jalal Yunus has a current job as the Chairman of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.

Yunus Özkan worked as an Internal Auditor at Bizim Toptan Satis Magazalari AS from 2002 to 2013.
He received his undergraduate degree from Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi in 1999.

Yunus Seedat is currently a Director at Inhoco Formations Ltd.
since 2001.
He previously worked at Addleshaw Booth & Co. from 2004 to 2007.

Yunus Senel currently holds a position as a member of the supervisory board at Betriebsgesellschaft für Schwimmbäder und Nebenbetriebe mbH.

Yunus Scheepers currently works as a Chief Technology Officer at SilverBridge Pty Ltd.

Sali Yunus currently works as a Director at National Energy Group Xinjiang Energy Co. Ltd.