Muhammad Shiraz Siddiqui

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Muhammad Shiraz Siddiqui
021-36642760, 0345-3285007
muhammadshirazsiddiqui@yahoo.com
Date of Birth: April 09, 1990
Finance
Educational Qualifications:
BBA | 2012 | Institute of Business Administration, Karachi | 3.36 (87.61%)
Intermediate | 2008 | Adamjee Government Science College, Karachi | A (71.2%)
Matriculation | 2006 | Falconhouse Grammar School, Karachi | A-one (89%)
Academic Achievements
Secured a place among the top 150 students on merit basis for admission at IBA.
Obtained highest marks at Falconhouse Grammar School in the matriculation exam.
Secured 1st position in the annual examinations at Falconhouse Grammar School for six years in a row.
Elective Courses
Security Analysis, Financial Risk Management, Advance Corporate Finance, Analysis of Financial Statements and Brand Management
Major Term Papers / Reports / Projects
• Research Report with an objective to determine the optimum level of inflation which can induce GDP growth rate in Pakistan
• Conducted Financial Analysis of Meezan Bank based on its annual statements and recommended it as a buy stock for investors
• Brand Repositioning of Dettol Soap and recommendations to increase its market share
• Conducted research to identify the factors affecting buying behavior for paints and presented a comparative analysis of paint brands in Pakistan on the basis of those factors
• Developed a Business Plan for solar air conditioning services in the Entrepreneurship course.
• Developed a Term Project aimed to identify the operations problem faced by Star Paper Mills (Pvt.) Ltd. and evaluate the alternative solutions
Work Experience
June 2011 - Aug 2011 : 6 week internship at Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited - Marketing and Sales Dep.
Extra-Curricular Activities
• Participated as member of Program Design Team for IBA National Finance and Economic Reformation (INFER) 2012
• Participated in IBA Media Accession and Reinforcement Convention (I-MARC) The team I represented secured 6th position out of 14 teams
• Attended Brandorama 2010, a full day marketing conference with an objective to enlighten the concept of Branding
• Participated as member of Seminar, Social Events, Media & Publications, Finance and Sports societies at IBA.
• Performed as Catering Head in the Welcome Dinner '09 at IBA
• Hosted Falconhouse Grammar School's Annual Function '04 before a capacity crowd
• Secured 2nd position in the Earth Day '02 speech competition at Falconhouse Grammar School
• Represented Falconhouse Grammar School in the WWF Nature Carnival for 3 years in a row