Zafar Masud (banker)
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Zafar Masud ( ur, ) is a Pakistani banker who is the current
chief executive officer A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
(CEO) of the
Bank of Punjab The Bank of Punjab () is a Pakistani bank which is based in Lahore, Pakistan. It serves Pakistan and functions as an international bank and is one of the prominent financial institutions of the country holding AA ratings from Pakistan Credit Rati ...
(BOP), having held the position since 4 April 2020. On 22 May 2020, Masud survived the crash of
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 was a scheduled domestic flight from Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore to Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. On 22 May 2020, the Airbus A320 crashed into Model Colony, a de ...
. The
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operating the flight had initiated a go-around after its first landing attempt at
Jinnah International Airport Jinnah International Airport ( ur, جناح بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا) , formerly Drigh Road Airport or Karachi Civil Airport, is Pakistan's busiest international and domestic airport, and handled 7,267,582 passengers in 2017 ...
in
Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
, when the flight crew issued a distress call, after which the aircraft crashed into
Model Colony Model Colony Karachi is a neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan,Malir Town - Government of P ...
, killing 97 of the 99 people on board. Masud sustained multiple fractures from the crash, but has been reported to be in a stable condition. Two days after the accident, Masud wrote a letter to the BOP, expressing condolences and that he would continue serving as CEO of the bank.


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