similar names see habib bank disambiguation . bank al habib limited type public kse bahl lse bahltfc industry banking capital markets investment banking founded 1991 headquarters multan & karachi pakistan key people abbas d. habib chief executive & managing director products loans credit cards savings consumer banking etc. revenue pkr 14 261.4 million 2013 1 net income pkr 5 154 million 2013 1 number of employees 9 415 2 website www.bankalhabib.com the bank al habib limited in pakistan is run by the dawood habib family group of companies . the bank s head office is located in the city of multan in punjab but its principal office is located in karachi . presently the bank has a network of 505 branches inclusive of sub branches and offshore banking units in bahrain turkey and epz . habib group s involvement in banking services dates back to 1930s . they launched hbl pakistan which was nationalized in 1971 and is still one of the largest banks in pakistan ; since 2002 it has been jointly owned by the government and the aga khan fund for economic development . after the privatization scheme announced in 1991 by the pakistani government habib group were the first to be granted permission to start a private bank the bank al habib limited . contents 1 history 2 services 3 executive leadership 4 branches 4.1 pakistan 4.2 bahrain 4.3 reputation 4.4 advertising and sponsorship 5 references 6 external links history edit the original habib bank began modestly in bombay in 1941 when it commenced operations with a fixed capital of 25 000 rupees . impressed by its initial performance quaid e azam mohammed ali jinnah asked the habib bank to move its operations to karachi after the independence of pakistan . it was nationalized in 1974 . under the privatization policy of government of pakistan the dawood habib group was granted permission to set up a commercial bank . bank al habib was incorporated as a public limited company in october 1991 and started banking operations in 1992 . late hamid d. habib grandson of the founder a habib group was the first chairman of bank al habib limited . he was a director in habib bank limited from 1954 and its chairman from 1971 until nationalization . after the death of hamid d. habib in may 2000 ali raza d. habib who was director on the board was appointed the chairman of the bank . late rashid d. habib who was the managing director of habib bank limited from 1953 till its nationalization was appointed as the managing director & chief executive of bank al habib limited until he expired in 1994 . after his death abbas d. habib who was the joint managing director and closely associated with the bank since its inception 1991 was appointed as the managing director and chief executive of the bank . in 2005 bank al habib began offering internet banking with accounts and records visible online . in 2006 bank al habib became partners with mastercard allowing them to issue credit cards for the first time . services edit the bank maintains correspondent relations with american express bank usa ; banco di roma italy ; commerzbank and dresdner bank germany ; the royal bank of canada canada ; and the hongkong and shanghai banking corporation hong kong . the bank follows the internet banking code netbanking and security is entrusted by verisign . this was launched with a contract made with tps pakistan . the bank supports the mnet switch as a result of mou signed between mnet and 1 link . bank al habib is one of the eleven partners of 1 link system an inter bank atm sharing system which allows customers to transact on atm of any partner bank . bank al habib is the third largest atm service provider in pakistan citation needed having 196 atms while having the largest number of atms in the city of karachi . in affiliation with the arab financial services the bank offers two types of mastercard . the bank has a major ownership stake in al habib capital markets pvt ltd a brokerage house working under the logo of bank al habib . . executive leadership edit ali raza d. habib chairman abbas d. habib ceo & managing director qumail r. habib executive director former chairmen and chief executives of bank al habib limited include hamid d. habib chairman till 2000 and rashid d. habib ceo & managing director till 1994 . branches edit karachi main branch at night the bank has a network of 401 branches inclusive of sub branches and three offshore banking units in bahrain turkey and epz . pakistan edit faisalabad around 4 branches including an islamic banking branch gharo thatta 1 branch hyderabad around 4 branches islamabad around 4 branches karachi around 190 branches including an international branch and an islamic banking branch kunri one branch lahore around 31 branches including an islamic banking branch mirpur khas around 2 branches naukot 1 branch multan around 10 branches including an islamic banking branch quetta 1 branch at ma jinnah road sukkur around 4 branches including an islamic banking branch sargodha around 3 branches bahrain edit manama one branch which acts as an offshore banking unit reputation edit the bank was selected as one of the top 200 best under a billion companies by forbes asia in their annual review of 2005 . the asian banker strongest bank balance sheet in pakistan 2013 . advertising and sponsorship edit bank al habib has sponsored role of women in nation building seminar held on 10 12 november 2005 at bahauddin zakriya university multan hamid d. habib and rashid d. habib memorial golf tournament held annually at karachi golf club international central bankers training event for banking personnel from various asian arab and african countries bank al habib prize for high marks in the institute of bankers pakistan examinations references edit a b 1 consolidated financial statements bank al habib limited and subsidiary companies pdf . bankalhabib.com . retrieved 24 june 2016 . https www.bankalhabib.com downloads latest consolidated annual report 2013.pdf 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