Appointed: 24 July 2008
Akif is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA (K)) and has a wealth of experience in financial management, corporate planning and strategic management.

He previously worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Kenya and the East Africa region, Liberia and England. He joined the Sameer Group in 1989 and is currently the Group’s Finance Director. He represents the interests of the Sameer Group on the boards of various companies.
Akif is a member of the finance and investments committee of the board.

Akif is also a Director of Sasini PLC and Eveready East Africa PLC, which are both quoted on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.