Ali Jehangir Siddiqui

Ali Jehangir Siddiqui
Pakistan's Ambassador at Large for Foreign Investment
In office
14 June 2019 – April 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States
In office
29 May 2018 – 25 December 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Nasirul Mulk
Imran Khan
Preceded byAizaz Ahmad Chaudhry
Succeeded byAsad Majeed Khan
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister
In office
August 2017 – May 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Personal details
Born (1976-12-05) 5 December 1976 (age 47)
Karachi, Pakistan
SpouseSaira Munir Ahmed
Parent(s)Jahangir Siddiqui
Mahvash Siddiqui
RelativesSultana Siddiqui (aunt)
Sheheryar Munawar (cousin)
Alma materCornell University

Ali Jehangir Siddiqui (Sindhi :علي جھانگير صديقي; born 5 December 1976) is a Pakistani diplomat and entrepreneur.[1][2] He has served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan with the status of Minister of State[3][4] and Pakistan's Ambassador for Foreign Investment in an honorary capacity.[5][6] He has also served in various business and government advisory councils, policy institutions,[7] and commercial entities.[8]

Siddiqui founded JS Bank Limited in 2006 by acquiring American Express Bank's Pakistan operations.[9] JS Bank currently has an asset base of over $4 billion, with a workforce of 5000 employees and presence in 180 cities of Pakistan.[10]

  1. ^ "Young entrepreneur Ali Jahangir Siddiqui can be a game-changer in govt business too". 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Profile: Ali Siddiqui". New Line Magazine. July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017.
  3. ^ "PM Abbasi okays Ali J. Siddiqui's appointment as US ambassador". Dawn News. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018.
  4. ^ "PM appoints Ali Jahangir Siddiqui as special assistant". The Express Tribune. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Ali Jahangir Siddiqui appointed Ambassador-at-Large for Foreign Investment". MettisGlobal. 14 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Ali Jahangir Siddiqui appointed ambassador-at-large for investment". DAWN. 14 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Ali Jahangir Siddiqui Assumes Charge As Pakistan's Envoy". Business Tribune.
  8. ^ "Ali Jahangir Siddiqui: Chairman of JSPE and JS Bank". Flare Business News Magazine. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017.
  9. ^ "American Express merged into JS Bank". Business Recorder. 7 January 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  10. ^ "JS Bank Annual Report" (PDF). JSBL.