Pakistan · Financial institution
Meezan Bank Limited
Meezan Bank Limited is a public limited company incorporated in Pakistan on 27 January 1997, with its registered and head office in Karachi. It is listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange. Its largest shareholders are Noor Financial Investment Company, Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company (Private) Limited and the Islamic Development Bank. The bank was founded as Al Meezan Investment Bank. In 2002 it acquired the Pakistan operations of Société Générale, received an Islamic commercial banking licence from the State Bank of Pakistan and was renamed Meezan Bank. It acquired the Pakistan operations of HSBC in 2014. It provides Shariah-compliant retail, corporate, commercial, SME and investment banking services and describes itself as Pakistan's first and largest Islamic bank.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- MEZNPKKAXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under MEZNPKKA directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- 23 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 2003-03-01
- Last updated
- 2022-02-14
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Publicly listed
Ticker MEBL
Institution type
Islamic bank
Trades as Meezan Bank
- Ownership
- Noor Financial Investment Company holds 34.91%, Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company (Private) Limited 29.71%, the Islamic Development Bank 9.24% and the general public 26.14%.
- Major shareholders
- Noor Financial Investment Company 34.91%
Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company (Private) Limited 29.71%
Islamic Development Bank 9.24% - Stock listing
- Pakistan Stock Exchange MEBL
- Head office
- Meezan House, C-25 Estate Avenue, SITE, 75730 Karachi, Pakistan
- Former name
- Al Meezan Investment Bank Limited
Business lines
All products are Shariah-compliant. According to its half-year 2026 results, the bank operated 1,150 branches in 372 cities with 1,376 ATMs.
Online
- Websites & references
- meezanbank.com ↗
almeezangroup.com ↗ Al Meezan group site, linked from the meezanbank.com footer
Wikipedia ↗ - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 12 pages consulted
- meezanbank.com/about-us
- meezanbank.com/organizational-chart/
- meezanbank.com/financial-institutions
- meezanbank.com/financial-information
- meezanbank.com/financial-results-half-year-ended-june-2026/
- meezanbank.com/wp-content/themes/mbl/downloads/HYjune2026.pdf
- dps.psx.com.pk/company/MEBL
- brecorder.com/news/40399816/meezan-bank-appoints-dr-syed-amir-ali-as-president-ceo
- biztoday.news/2025/12/31/dr-syed-amir-ali-takes-charge-as-president-ceo-meezan-bank/
- brecorder.com/news/40299137
- brecorder.com/news/40286427/enforcement-action-sbp-imposes-over-rs465mn-in-penalties-on-10-banks
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meezan_Bank
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Dr. Syed Amir Ali President & Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Riyadh S.A.A. Edrees Chairman of the Board
- Chief financial officer
- Rizwan Qamar Lari Chief Financial Officer
- Executive
- Masood Muhammad Khan Chief Compliance Officer
- Executive
- Syed Tariq Hassan Chief Risk Officer (CRO) & Group Head Risk Management
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Pakistan
- State Bank of Pakistan Central bankPrudential supervisorAML supervisorForeign exchange
Recent events 2 enforcement or investigation items
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Leadership
The bank appointed Dr Syed Amir Ali as President and CEO from 30 December 2025. He replaced founding CEO Irfan Siddiqui, who remains a director.
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Enforcement
The State Bank of Pakistan fined the bank PKR 106.2 million for breaching foreign exchange regulations in the quarter to 31 March 2024.
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Enforcement
The State Bank of Pakistan fined the bank PKR 44.705 million for breaches of its CDD/KYC, foreign exchange and general banking rules.
brecorder.com ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- MEZNPKKAXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- MEZNBank
- PKCountry · Pakistan
- KALocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 254900Y8S03SVOEXXP61
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- Pakistan · South Asia
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.
Addresses
- Registered address
- MEEZAN HOUSE C-25 ESTATE AVENUE SITE KARACHI SOUTH SINDH KARACHI,SINDH PAKISTAN
- Operational address
- MEEZAN HOUSE C-25 ESTATE AVENUE SITE KARACHI SOUTH SINDH KARACHI KARACHI PAKISTAN
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>MEZNPKKAXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>254900Y8S03SVOEXXP61</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>MEZNPKKAXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>254900Y8S03SVOEXXP61</LEI>
<Nm>MEEZAN BANK LIMITED</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>KARACHI</TwnNm>
<Ctry>PK</Ctry>
<AdrLine>MEEZAN HOUSE C-25 ESTATE AVENUE SITE KARACHI SOUTH SINDH KARACHI</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>SINDH</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Network
Branch network
All 23 branch BICs connect to the head office, spread across 9 cities. Largest: Karachi (13), Islamabad (2), Lahore (2).
All 23 branch BICs connect to the head office, spread across 4 functions. Largest: Trade finance (9), Clearing & payments (3).
All 23 branch BICs connect to the head office. Most were registered in 2016 (11 BICs) and 2019 (6).
Hover over a branch or group to see its details
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEZNPKKACAD | MBL HO CAD | Karachi | MEEZAN HOUSE C-25 ESTATE AVENUE SITE KARACHI SOUTH SINDH KARACHI KARACHI PAKISTAN | — | 2019-11-23 |
| MEZNPKKADHA | DHA PHASE II EXTENSION BRANCH, TRADE FINANCE DEPARTMENT | Karachi | GARIBSONS BUILDING 69,71,12 COMMERCIAL STREET DHA PHASE II EXTENSION, DHA KARACHI 75500 KARACHI PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
| MEZNPKKAEXP | MBL HO EXPORTS | Karachi | MEEZAN HOUSE C-25 ESTATE AVENUE SITE KARACHI SOUTH SINDH KARACHI KARACHI PAKISTAN | — | 2019-11-23 |
| MEZNPKKAFSD | CIVIL LINES | Faisalabad | P-17/ K BILAL ROAD CIVIL LINES FAISALABAD 38000 FAISALABAD PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
| MEZNPKKAGRD | HEAD OFFICE, GLOBAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT | Karachi | MEEZAN HOUSE FLOOR 3 C-25 ESTATE AVENUE SITE KARACHI 75730 KARACHI PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
| MEZNPKKAGRO | MBL GRD OUTWARD REMITTANCE | Karachi | MEEZAN HOUSE C-25 ESTATE AVENUE SITE KARACHI SOUTH SINDH KARACHI KARACHI PAKISTAN | — | 2019-11-23 |
| MEZNPKKAGRW | GUJRANWALA BRANCH, TRADE FINANCE DEPARTMENT | Gujranwala | KASHMIR PLAZA G.T. ROAD NEAR GHALLA MANDI, GUJRANWALA 52250 GUJRANWALA PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
| MEZNPKKAHRU | MBL HO HOME REMITTANCE | Karachi | MEEZAN HOUSE C-25 ESTATE AVENUE SITE KARACHI SOUTH SINDH KARACHI KARACHI PAKISTAN | — | 2019-11-23 |
| MEZNPKKAIS2 | MBL TFD ISD I9 MARKAZ | Islamabad | MEEZAN BANK, TRADE FINANCE PLOT NO. 2-A, MARKAZ I-9, INDUSTRIAL AREA ISLAMABAD 44000 ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN | — | 2019-11-23 |
| MEZNPKKAISD | JINNAH AVENUE | Islamabad | TAHIR PLAZA 37- B JINNAH AVENUE BLUE AREA ISLAMABAD 44000 ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
| MEZNPKKAK01 | NEW CHALLIE | Karachi | FAKHRI TRADE CENTRE SR 6/10 FRERE ROAD SHARAH- E- LIAQAT KARACHI 74400 KARACHI PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
| MEZNPKKAK02 | KORANGI BRANCH, TRADE FINANCE DEPARTMENT | Karachi | LS-3, KORANGI INDUSTRIAL AREA SECTOR 15, KORANGI ST-3/1 KARACHI 74900 KARACHI PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
| MEZNPKKAK03 | SITE AREA BRANCH, TRADE FINANCE DEPARTMENT | Karachi | B/9- C ESTATE AVENUE SITE AREA KARACHI 75700 KARACHI PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
| MEZNPKKAK04 | BIN QASIM BRANCH, TRADE FINANCE DEPARTMENT | Karachi | 435 SURVEYNO. DEH LANDHI, TALUKA BIN QASIM TOWN KARACHI 75160 KARACHI PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
| MEZNPKKALH2 | CIRCULAR ROAD BRANCH, LAHORE, TRADE FINANCE DEPARTMENT | Lahore | 141 CIRCULAR ROAD SHAH ALAM GATE LAHORE 54600 LAHORE PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
| MEZNPKKALHR | GULBERG | Lahore | 60 MAIN BOULEVARD GULBERG LAHORE 54660 LAHORE PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
| MEZNPKKAMTN | NAWAH SHAHER | Multan | 92,93,94 LMQ ROAD CHOWK NAWAH SHAHER MULTAN 60000 MULTAN PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
| MEZNPKKAPEW | PESHAWAR BRANCH, TRADE FINANCE DEPARTMENT | Peshawar | 6 SADDAR ROAD PESHAWAR CANTT PESHAWAR 25000 PESHAWAR PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
| MEZNPKKARDA | ROSHAN DIGITAL ACCOUNT | Karachi | ROSHAN DIGITAL CENTRE C-25, ESTATE AVENUE FLOOR 0 S.I.T.E. KARACHI KARACHI 75730 KARACHI PAKISTAN | — | 2020-12-26 |
| MEZNPKKARWP | MBL TFD RWP BANK ROAD SADDAR | Rawalpindi | MEEZAN BANK, TRADE FINANCE 47/62 BANK ROAD SADDAR RAWALPINDI 46000 RAWALPINDI PAKISTAN | — | 2019-11-23 |
| MEZNPKKASKT | SIALKOT BRANCH, TRADE FINANCE DEPARTMENT | Sialkot | 338 KASHMIR ROAD SIALKOT 51310 SIALKOT PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
| MEZNPKKATFD | HEAD OFFICE, TRADE FINANCE DEPARTMENT | Karachi | MEEZAN HOUSE FLOOR 3 C-25 ESTATE AVENUE SITE KARACHI 75730 KARACHI PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
| MEZNPKKATRY | HEAD OFFICE, TREASURY BACK OFFICE | Karachi | MEEZAN HOUSE FLOOR 3 C-25 ESTATE AVENUE SITE KARACHI 75730 KARACHI PAKISTAN | — | 2018-03-31 |
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