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LEADERS OF ICMA
LEADERS OF ICMA

Saleem Ahmed [F-725]
Chief Financial O cer (CFO)
Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd. -PIDC

Mr. Saleem Ahmed is a seasoned nance professional with over three decades of
experience across public sector organizations, industrial enterprises, and
multinational rms. He is serving as Chief Financial O cer of Pakistan Industrial
Development Corporation (PIDC), overseeing nancial management, governance,
strategic planning, and compliance. A Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA), Fellow
Cost & Management Accountant (FCMA), and SECP-certi ed Director, he brings
expertise in project nance, budgeting, treasury, taxation, ERP, and internal controls.
He has led the nancial structuring and execution of major industrial parks
nationwide, including Korangi Creek, Bin Qasim, Rachna, Sargodha, and
Naowshehro Feroze. Previously, he held senior roles at Sindh Healthcare
Commission, National Industrial Parks Development & Management Company (NIP),
Pakistan Steel Mills, and Deloitte Yousuf
“ To aspiring CMAs, pursue the Adil, where he managed audits of

qualification to gain knowledge, not just to banks, DFIs, and large corporates.
Recognized for leadership in nancial
pass. The CMA qualification opens doors to
reforms, ERP implementation, and
diverse career opportunities, while your governance, Mr. Ahmed has
ethics, adaptability, and commitment to contributed signi cantly to institutional
sustainability and Pakistan’s industrial
how far you go. development.

continuous learning will determine “
Syed Hyder Raza [F - 2408]
Chief Financial O cer (CFO)
AWT Investments Limited AWT
INVESTMENTS
AM2 by PACRA
Syed Hyder Raza is the Chief Financial O cer of AWT Investments Limited, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Army Welfare Trust and an SECP-licensed asset management
company managing Shariah-compliant mutual funds and a Voluntary Pension
System. With over 23 years of diversi ed experience in accounting, taxation,
corporate nance, regulatory compliance, and company secretarial a airs, he has
spent 18 years in Pakistan’s asset management industry. Before joining AWT
Investments, Mr. Raza held senior leadership roles at Alfalah Asset Management
Limited as CFO, Deputy CFO, and Head of Finance, where he oversaw mutual funds,
pension funds, and separately managed accounts, led ERP implementation, and
managed the IGI Funds merger. He also served as CFO and Company Secretary at
BOP Exchange (Pvt.) Limited. His expertise further spans to Islamic nance, nancial
reporting, fund administration, budgeting
and forecasting, internal controls, corporate “ My advice to young members and
governance, IFRS reporting, and SECP/NBFC students: master the fundamentals, embrace
regulatory and tax complexity rather than
regulatory compliance. He holds a degree in avoiding it, stay honest under pressure, and
Economics and is a Fellow Cost and keep learning continuously. In asset
Management Accountant (FCMA) from the management, where investor trust is
Institute of Cost & Management everything, the rigor ICMA develops in
Accountants of Pakistan (ICMA). its members becomes a daily
professional asset. “

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