Najeeb Haider

Najeeb Haider is Director General of the Investment Operations (Region 2) Banking Department, responsible for Pakistan, Afghanistan, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Central, East and West Asia. The Banking Unit covers (i) Capital Markets and Structured Products, (ii) Digital Infrastructure and other Productive Sectors, (iii) Financial Institutions and Syndications, and (iv) Private Equity. He joined AIIB in September 2016 as a member of the Policy and Strategy team where one of his primary responsibilities was developing and implementing AIIB’s strategy for Private Capital Mobilization—one of the Bank’s thematic priorities—before transferring to Investment Operations in January 2018. Before joining AIIB, Haider was Managing Director and Asia Pacific Head for project and infrastructure finance at Citicorp International Ltd. and was based in Hong Kong, China. His team was responsible for supporting clients with bespoke financing solutions and for leading a number of award-winning infrastructure financing transactions across the region. Prior to his 21 years at Citicorp International Limited, Haider spent 6 years in corporate banking roles with JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America. He holds BBA and MBA degrees from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi. Haider is from Hong Kong, China.