ComBank’s Head of Islamic Banking wins Gold at SLIBFI awards 2024

Commercial Bank Head of Islamic Banking Feroza Ameen accepting the award 

Commercial Bank of Ceylon Head of Islamic Banking Feroza Ameen has been honoured for her contributions to Islamic finance in Sri Lanka by UTO EduConsult, the organiser of the Sri Lanka Islamic Banking and Finance Industry (SLIBFI) conference and awards.

Ameen, who was involved in the setting up of the Islamic Banking Unit (IBU) at Commercial Bank in 2011, was presented Gold in the ‘Women in Islamic Finance’ category, awarded for the first time this year.

Ameen has been also recognised as one of the 500 influential women in Islamic business and finance in 2023 by ‘WOMANi’ – a publication of the Cambridge Institute of Islamic Finance, and was identified as an Icon in the ‘The CIMA 50 – Business icons and trailblazers’ in 2021. In March 2024, at the inaugural IMRA Awards for Muslim women, she was awarded for ‘Excellence in Banking and Finance (2024)’, which was one category recognised at these awards.

Ameen has attended many international and local conferences on Islamic banking and finance. Currently, she represents the bank at the Association of Alternative Financial Institutions (AAFI) as a member involved in promoting the Islamic banking concept in the country.

She played a key role in developing processes and strategies and formulating the Islamic Banking policy for Commercial Bank, which is maintained in alignment with regulations and industry practices.