Muhammad A. (Rumee) Ali recently joined Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) as its chief executive officer, said a press release yesterday.
He started his career with ANZ Grindlays Bank in Bangladesh in 1975 after completing Masters in Economics from the University of Dhaka. In 1997, he was appointed CEO of the Bank’s Bangladesh operations.
His career with ANZ Grindlays included stints with their offices in Mumbai, London and Melbourne. In 2000, ANZ in Bangladesh was taken over by the Standard Chartered Group, and Rumee Ali continued as the CEO, Bangladesh of the combined operations of the two Banks.
In November 2002, he joined Bangladesh Bank as Deputy Governor and was responsible for driving the regulatory reforms in the banking sector, especially in the Risk Management and Corporate Governance areas.
From January 2007, Rumee Ali served as Managing Director, Enterprises and Investments at BRAC.
During this period he was the chairman of BRAC Bank Limited and chairman of bKash Limited. He also served as a member of the Board of BRAC and BRAC International.
He is a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund; Alliance for Bangladesh Workers Safety (USA).
