Chairman Profile

Mohammad Hussain Hirji

Mr. Mohammad Hussain Hirji is presently the Chief Executive Officer of Century Insurance Company Limited, a position he has held since September 2010.

Mr. Hirji started his insurance career at Adamjee Insurance Company in 1989 where he served as branch Head. He then moved to Canada in 1993 where he worked in the insurance broking industry till his return to Pakistan in 1996. He joined EFU General Insurance in 1996 as Head of Miscellaneous Underwriting and was later given the additional responsibility of heading the Reinsurance Department. In 1999 he was transferred to Allianz-EFU Health Insurance, where he served up to 2002 as Head of Operations. In 2002 Mr. Hirji left the insurance industry to take up a position as Head of Finance and Administration at the Aga Khan University – Institute for Educational Development. In 2004, he returned to the insurance industry as Head of Operations for the newly formed PICIC Insurance. In early 2009 Mr. Hirji was appointed President and Chief Executive of Askari General Insurance Company, based in Islamabad. He joined Century Insurance Company in October 2010 as Chief Executive Officer, the position he holds today.

Mr. Hirji has a Bachelors degree in Economics and an MBA in Business Economics, both from DePaul University in Chicago. He became an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute in 1991, He is also a Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker.