Fellow Adjunct

Ismail Mahbob

NAME:    ISMAIL B. MAHBOB

        DOB:     Dec 14^th 1951

        e-mail:    ismailmahbob@gmail.com

        Mobile:   6012-2180357

     SUMMARY OF EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES:

Ismail started his career in insurance in 1977 as an Account Executive with a broking company.  He then worked with insurance / reinsurance / retakaful companies serving at various management positions till his retirement in 2012.

Ismail had his international market exposure in the early eighties when he led a team in developing and administering a medical insurance program for Malaysian sponsored students studying in the USA. This exposure was further enhanced during his tenure as a Senior Vice President at Labuan Reinsurance (L) Ltd where his responsibilities covered three main business areas:-

$1(i)     Underwriter for markets of Indonesia, Indian Sub-Continent, Middle East, Turkey, Iran and Africa,

$1(ii)   Oversees the Company’s business involvement at Lloyd’s of London, and

$1(iii)Head of Retakaful Division.

For period 2007 to 2012, Ismail helmed the first Malaysian retakaful company, MNRB Retakaful Berhad as its President / Chief Executive Officer. He retired from active employment in May 2012.

INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES

Ismail was active in industry’s activities and spearheaded many initiatives. He was a frequent speaker in conferences and forums and contributed articles to industry trade magazine. Some of the positions he had held were:-

$1(i)        Chairman, Global Takaful Group (GTG), July 2011 – May 2012,

$1(ii)      Member, Council of Association of Chartered Islamic Finance Professionals (ACIFP),

$1(iii)    Member, Islamic Finance Committee, Labuan International Business Centre, and

$1(iv)     Member, Management Committee of Malaysian Takaful Association (till May 2012).

QUALIFICATIONS

$1(v)                Diploma in Marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK,

$1(vi)              Associate Chartered Islamic Finance Professionals (ACIFP), Malaysia              

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