Suleiman Khan (banker)
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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 | |
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| 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.