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Meezan Bank Limited is a publicly listed company first incorporated on January 27, 1997. It started operations as an investment bank in August of the same year. In January, 2002 in an historic initiative, Meezan Bank was granted the nation's first full-fledged commercial banking license dedicated to Islamic Banking, by the State Bank of Pakistan. The Bank's main shareholders are leading local and international financial institutions, including Pak-Kuwait Investment Company, the only AAA rated financial entity in the country, the Islamic Development Bank of Jeddah, and the renowned Shamil Bank of Bahrain, that in addition to their strength and stability, add significant value to the Bank through Board representation and applied synergies. At Meezan Bank, we strive to find commonalties with the conventional banking system with absolutely no compromise on Shariah rulings. The bank has developed an extraordinary research and development capability by combining investment bankers, commercial bankers, Shariah scholars and legal experts to develop innovative, viable, and competitive value propositions that not only meet the requirements of today's complex financial world, but do so with the world-class service excellence that our customers demand, all within the bounds of Shariah. The Bank is also implementing robust and aggressive strategic and tactical initiatives on the consumer banking side. The Bank has a rapidly growing branch network across all major cities nation-wide. Providing our customers accessibility and convenience is a prime target, within an atmosphere and culture of dedicated service and recognition of their needs. ...Show less