HE Dr Valiollah Seif, Governor of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, will assume the Chairmanship of the IFSB, while HE Fazle Kabir, Governor, Bangladesh Bank was appointed Deputy Chairman. HE Dr Valiollah takes over from HE Tarek Amer, Governor, Central Bank of Egypt.
HE Dr Valiollah has a PhD in accounting and is a member of the Faculty of Management and Accounting of Allameh Tabatabaii University. HE was appointed as the Governor of the Central Bank of The Islamic Republic of Iran and Chairman of the Money and Credit Council in August 2013.
He has served as the MD of major Iranian state-owned banks including Mellat, Saderat, Sepah and Melli and also has steered Karafarin, a major private Iranian bank. HE has furthered chaired Future Bank in Bahrain and Melli in London, UK.
HE Fazle is the former Senior Secretary to the government of Bangladesh, and joined as the 11th Governor of Bangladesh Bank on 20 March 2016. During his 34 years in the Bangladesh Civil Service, he held key positions such as the Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate of Kishoreganj district, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Director General of the National Academy for Planning and Development, Director General of the BCS Administration Academy, Secretary Ministry of Railways and Secretary, Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance.
HE Fazle is the former Senior Secretary to the government of Bangladesh, and joined as the 11th Governor of Bangladesh Bank on 20 March 2016. During his 34 years in the Bangladesh Civil Service, he held key positions such as the Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate of Kishoreganj district, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Director General of the National Academy for Planning and Development, Director General of the BCS Administration Academy, Secretary Ministry of Railways and Secretary, Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance.
HE also served as a Director in the Board of Directors of Janata Bank between 2008 and 2010, and at Bangladesh Bank from 2012 to 2014. Prior to joining Bangladesh Bank, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sonali Bank. HE has a BA (Honours) and MA from the Department of Economics of the University of Chittagong.