Mr. A. Z. M. Shamsul Alam was born in a respectable Muslim family in Comilla. He had built up a reputation as an astute and efficient Government Executive and had achieved remarkable success in his career. He retired from his service as a Secretary of the Govt. of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh and became associated with Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd. He was the Chairman of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd. for a long time. In recognition of his outstanding service record, the Govt. of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh recalled him out of his retirement and made him the Director General of Islamic Foundation.
Mr. Alam is also associated with ICICL since its inception and currently he is the Independent Director of the Company.