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Kazi Emdadul Haque, Managing Director of Premier Leasing and Finance Limited has been elected Vice President of Asian Leasing & Finance Association (ALFA) for 2008-2010 terms in the 53rd Governing Council Meeting held on March 13-14, 2008 at Taipei, Taiwan.

Renowned banker Hoque obtained his M.Sc degree from Dhaka University in 1970. He started his banking career with Uttara Bank Limited in 1973 as a Probationary Officer on recruitment by the Bankers Recruitment Committee of Bangladesh Bank and served various managerial positions in many important branches until he joined Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited in 1984. After four years continued successful service with Islami Bank, Hoque joined The City Bank Limited in 1988 as Assistant Vice President and served in different important branches including Head Office till 1995. Hoque joined Phoenix Finance & Investment Limited (former Phoenix Leasing Company Ltd) in 1995 as Vice President and subsequently, promoted to the rank of Deputy Managing Director. During this long tenure in the fields of financial sector, his personal qualities, hard work, intelligence, visionary mind, depth of professional knowledge, innovative concept etc have helped him to become a perfect and dynamic leader in the financial sector of the country.. Hoque participated in various professional training courses and seminars organised by reputed training institutions at home and abroad. He is involved with multifarious social works for the distressed people in the country. He attended many international Lions Forum and seminars and General Assembly Meeting of ALFA in abroad and traveled many countries including UK, Canada, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Philipine.