Bashir A. Tahir

He is also the former CEO of the Abu Dhabi Group, which is a consortium of investors led by Dhabi Group as the lead investor,[1] and a former Member of the Board Advisory Committee and Board Audit Committee for Bank Alfalah Limited.

Previously, Tahir served as general manager and CEO for Union National Bank.

Mr. Tahir is a career banker since November 1962; with over forty years experience in finance and Mr. Tahir has over the past 12 years focused on advising and leading private equity and buyout ventures[2] for the members of the UAE royal family and their co-investors.

Mr. Tahir has advised on transactions worth US$500m overseas,[4] and has actively led investments into Africa and the CIS,[5] helping the Group to expand its presence into the banking and telecommunications sectors there.

Dhabi Group and Abu Dhabi Group's investments include: Bank Alfalah, United Bank Limited, Warid Telecom (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Republic of Congo, Uganda & Georgia), Wateen Telecom, KOR Standard Bank (Georgia),[7] Raseen Technologies, Al Razi Healthcare, and other investments in the industrial, pharmaceutical and consumer staples sectors.