Iqbal Shah
Investment Advisor · Board Member
Nearly three decades in banking & wealth management
Iqbal Shah has been a career banker since 1997, building deep experience in branch banking, sales leadership and wealth management across Peshawar and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He has led branches, areas and regions for Standard Chartered, Habib Metropolitan Bank, Askari Bank and The Bank of Punjab, overseeing liability sales across 54 branches and a sales team of 122 staff. Most recently he was Unit Manager, Priority Banking for the Peshawar Region, looking after priority clients and coaching relationship managers.
His work has been recognised with Best Branch Manager awards in Wealth Management and Bancassurance, and as Area Head he achieved every target set for Peshawar from 2016 to 2019.
- 28+
- Years in banking
- 54
- Branches overseen in the North Region
- 122
- Sales staff led
Experience
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Feb 2024 – Oct 2025
Unit Manager, Priority Banking
The Bank of Punjab · Peshawar Region
Managed priority clients, recommended the right products and solutions, and led and coached the priority relationship management team.
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Jun 2022 – Feb 2024
Regional Sales Manager
The Bank of Punjab · Peshawar
Monitored liability sales across 54 branches of the North Region and led a sales team of 122 staff.
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Jun 2021 – Jun 2022
Area Head, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Askari Bank, Islamic Banking
Managed the network of Islamic branches in KP: business and financial plans, Shariah compliance, team leadership and new branch expansion.
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Aug 2013 – Jun 2021
Area Head, Peshawar
Habib Metropolitan Bank
Drove sales and business development across the area’s branches and built a high-performing team through performance coaching; achieved all targets from 2016 to 2019.
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2008 – Aug 2013
Branch Manager
Standard Chartered Bank · Peshawar
Led a team of more than 21 staff across sales, service and branch operations.
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2006 – 2008
VP, Branch Manager
Saudi Pak Bank · Peshawar
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2005 – 2006
Senior Branch Manager
Bank Al Habib · Peshawar
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2000 – 2005
Branch Manager
Bank of Khyber · Peshawar
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1997 – 2000
General Banking Officer, Marketing
Bank of Khyber · Peshawar
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