He started his career with Bank of America N.A where his last assignment was Managing Director and Country Head of Credit & Marketing, Pakistan. He also served as Vice President and Head of Risk Management, East Africa for Citibank N.A., Kenya. Mr. Dar was the Chief Executive Officer of Habib Allied International Bank Plc, UK from 2003 till 2011. He served as President and CEO of Habib Bank Limited from 2012 till end 2017. He has served on the Boards of HBL Foundation, Habib Bank Financial Services (Pvt) Limited, Pak-Saudi Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Habib Finance International Limited, Hong Kong, Habib Allied International Bank PLC, UK, Habibsons Bank Limited, UK and Diamond Trust Bank, Kenya.
Mr. Dar completed his MBA in Finance from University of California, Berkeley, USA and holds B.Sc. – Electrical Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.