Suleiman Khan (banker)

Suleiman Khan was an Islamic banker in the Kingdom of Great Britain and the father of Sir Alexander Khan.

Mister Suleiman Khan Master of Business Administration
Born	Suleiman Ahmed Khan August the 2nd 1940 Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Died	August the 3rd 2045 Leytonstone, London, Kingdom of Great Britain
Cause of death	pneumonia
Burial place	Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkwa, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Citizenship	British and Pakistani (dual-citizen)
Education	Master of Business Administration
Alma mater	University of Islamabad
Occupation	Islamic banker
Years active	1964-2034
Organization	Khan Islamic Banking Company
Known for	Islamic banker, father of Sir Alexander Khan
Net worth	£61 million
Title	Chairman of the Board
Political party	Labour Party
Movement	ethnic minority rights
Board member of	Khan Islamic Banking Company
Spouse(s)	Mary Smith
Children	Sir Alexander Khan
Parent(s)	Ahmed Khan (British Indian Army) and Aisha Khan
Family	Khan
Awards	Asian Community Businessman Award (1995)

Early life

Born in 1940 in Peshawar, his father was a soldier in the British Indian Army who later fought in the Burma Campaign in the Second World War. He went to University in Islamabad studying Business Studies.

Business career

He set up one of Britain's first Islamic banks in 1955. He moved to England in 1964 as he realised that the many Muslim immigrants to the United Kingdom from the Commonwealth would want Islamic banking.

personal life

He married an English woman and in 1979 they had a son Sir Alexander Khan.