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Last updated: 08 December 2009
Azeem Ibrahim is the Chairman and CEO of ECM Holdings - a conglomerate of six finance companies including a private online bank and a private equity hedge fund.
In 2006 he was the youngest member of both the Sunday Times Scot’s Rich List and Carter Anderson’s Asian Power 100 list which described him as one of the most influential and highest-achieving people in Britain.
In 2007, a Scottish Parliament motion signed by a number of MSPs congratulated Azeem and his contribution to the country and in April 2008 Azeem accepted the Lloyds TSB and KPMG Business and Commerce Excellence Jewel Award.
His achievements have attracted considerable recognition around the globe and over the last few years Azeem has met and advised a number of world leaders, including the Prime Minister of Turkey and leaders in the Gulf States.
Azeem is also a Research Fellow at the International Security Program at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, a Senior Research Scholar at the European Centre for Advanced Defence and Strategic Studies, a Council Member of the Dean’s International Council at the Harris School of Public Policy and Diplomacy at the University of Chicago and a Director and Policy Board Member of the United Kingdom National Defence Association.
Much of Azeem's time is now devoted to his own five charities. The Ibrahim Foundation, his most recent venture, was established in 2008 and endowed with his own holdings. It provides funding to pioneering community projects after inviting applications from the public.