Muhammad A. (Rumee) Ali has been appointed chairman of BRAC Bank Limited, says a press release.
Ali started his career with ANZ Grindlays Bank in Bangladesh in 1975 after completing Master's in Economics from Dhaka University.
During his career with ANZ Bank, Ali worked in India, UK and Australia. In 1997 he was appointed CEO of the Bangladesh operations.
Rumee continued as the CEO when in 2000 when ANZ in Bangladesh was taken over by Standard Chartered Group.
In 2002, he joined the Bangladesh Bank as deputy governor. In January 2007 Ali joined BRAC as managing director.