Ms. Saira Shahid Hussain

Ms. Saira Shahid Hussain is a seasoned human capital and organizational leadership professional with over 30 years of extensive national and international experience across financial services, telecommunications, academia, and international development institutions. She has held senior executive leadership positions, including Chief Human Resource Officer at Allied Bank Limited, and has served as a Non-Executive Director of ABL Funds from April 2021 to December 2025. 

During her tenure at Allied Bank Limited, she played a pivotal role in aligning human resource strategy with the Bank's long-term business objectives and digital transformation agenda, strengthening corporate governance, leadership succession, talent development, and diversity and inclusion. Her contributions included developing leadership pipelines, modernizing HR operations, enhancing organizational effectiveness, and promoting a progressive and inclusive workplace culture. 

Her professional experience also includes senior leadership assignments with Al Ghurair Investments, Warid Telecom, Iqra University, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), as well as engagements with international development organizations, including the World Bank, UNICEF, and other development partners. She brings valuable expertise in strategic human resource management, organizational transformation, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and board-level oversight. 

Ms. Hussain holds an MBA, graduating with a Gold Medal and first position, and is inaugural recipient of Advanced Leader Scholarship at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge in 2025. She has undertaken executive leadership programmes at leading international institutions, such as University of Oxford UK, INSEAD Fontainebleau France, London Business School UK, and York University Canada, while qualifying the Certified Director Education from Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance. 

Her professional achievements and contributions to leadership development, gender diversity, and organizational excellence have received national and international recognition. She has also represented Pakistan at international forums as Gender Ambassador and remains actively engaged in professional and community development initiatives.