Ziv Biron is a businessman and the president and CEO of IDB Bank, a New York-based private and commercial bank with locations in the United States, Latin America and Israel.
Early life
Biron excelled in higher education and obtained three academic degrees with honors. He received a BA and LLB from Tel Aviv University, as well as an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Career
Before promoted to President and CEO of IDB Bank in October 2019, Biron had served as chief financial officer and head of planning strategy at Discount Bank, IDB's Tel Aviv-based parent company. At Discount Bank, Biron received media attention for his work in digital transformation and digital banking. Of note, Biron oversaw the creation of an artificial intelligence-driven digital assistant through a partnership with fintech Personetics Technologies. The AI, called Didi, was the first of its kind for banking industry.
Earlier in his career, Biron held executive roles at Bank Hapoalim Israel, HSBC Bank USA and HSBC Global.
Early life
Biron excelled in higher education and obtained three academic degrees with honors. He received a BA and LLB from Tel Aviv University, as well as an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Career
Before promoted to President and CEO of IDB Bank in October 2019, Biron had served as chief financial officer and head of planning strategy at Discount Bank, IDB's Tel Aviv-based parent company. At Discount Bank, Biron received media attention for his work in digital transformation and digital banking. Of note, Biron oversaw the creation of an artificial intelligence-driven digital assistant through a partnership with fintech Personetics Technologies. The AI, called Didi, was the first of its kind for banking industry.
Earlier in his career, Biron held executive roles at Bank Hapoalim Israel, HSBC Bank USA and HSBC Global.
Saqib Idrees contested 2008 elections as independent candidate. He belongs to a political family from Shakargarh. His father Chaudhry Idrees Taj (late), a notable politician and Member National Assembly in Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Cabinet, was very famous for his speeches against the military dictatorship. Saqib's grandfather Chaudhry Abdul Rahim (Late) was also Member Legislative Assembly before the independence of Pakistan in 1947 and Member National Assembly many times. Saqib is an engineer by profession and a graduate from RMIT University Melbourne Australia.
Saqib Taj is now a part of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and a member of Central Executive Committee and Vice President Youth Wing Punjab.
Saqib Taj is now a part of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and a member of Central Executive Committee and Vice President Youth Wing Punjab.
Stewart "Stu" Umholtz is an American politician from the U.S. state of Illinois. He is currently the Tazewell County State's Attorney, where he has served since 1995. He is the only State's Attorney in Illinois to successfully prosecute a sitting State Supreme Court Justice.
In 2006, Umholtz was the Republican nominee for Illinois Attorney General but lost to incumbent Democrat Lisa Madigan.
Umholtz filmed a campaign advertisement for the unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign of Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher in 2007 in which he talked about the adverse side effects of legalized casino gambling.
In 2006, Umholtz was the Republican nominee for Illinois Attorney General but lost to incumbent Democrat Lisa Madigan.
Umholtz filmed a campaign advertisement for the unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign of Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher in 2007 in which he talked about the adverse side effects of legalized casino gambling.
Wakas Mir (), is a Pakistani-born Norwegian radio host best known for his online radio show, Wakas Mir LIVE. He has also been the host for a radio talk show in Oslo, Norway called ApniAwaz Radio. There he provided his services as an anchor hosting shows on social issues that revolved around Asians in Norway.
He was the first Irish citizen to play for Roihuvuoren Ruisku.
Biography
Wakas Mir was born in Lahore, Pakistan. He lived in Pakistan until he was 10 years old and then moved to Norway with his mother and grandmother. Mir was artistically inclined from childhood. He studied fine arts and civics at Government College University, Lahore.
Mir dabbled in various careers ranging from British gas agent to web designer at Dotmusic. He currently works as a project manager for a media company in Oslo, Norway. He also hosts the Wakas Mir Live show broadcast through CrazeFM.
Poetic activities
Wakas also explored his interests in poetry and has written hundreds of poems in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. He writes on a variety of subjects ranging from life to emotions, love, relationships and positivity. While his English poems have already been published in a collection, his Urdu poems are now being collected to be published.
Other fields
He has also been active in online marketing. The various methods of replicating the radio streams on the biggest Asian portals gained his website, CrazeFM, lots of exposure. His designing skills also came into use in this site. All these that won him the Best and most Popular TV / Radio site. On 26 July 2011, Wakas Mir, initiated one of the largest Facebook groups and was on national TV to talk about his campaign for peace. His group resulted in a national peace march that brought out almost a million people on the roads of Norway.
Wakas Mir LIVE
Wakas normally brings up topics in his shows that cause a stir. He has also interviewed Bollywood stars, such as Sunil Shetty, Sonu Nigam, Kumar Sanu, Babul Supriyo, Sukhwinder Singh, and many Pakistani celebrities including Abrar ul Haq, Faakhir Mehmood and Haroon from Awaz and many Zee TV, Sony Entertainment Television Asia and Star Plus celebrities, mostly those in the leading roles like Mohammad Iqbal Khan of the 'Angad' Fame Hiten Tejwani of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Mona Singh from Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, and television anchor Manav Gohil.
Achievements
* Initiated a national peace march after the 22 July bombing in Norway - 26 July 2011
* Performed his Islamic Nasheed (Naat) on NRK 1 (Norwegian National TV) - 23 September 2009
* Best and Most Popular TV / Radio Site (CrazeFM.com - 2007) - Websites of India Awards
* Poem "Written in the sky" was selected to be published in the book (Twilight Musings - 2005)
* Performed a patriotic song for Pakistan on Mela 2004 (Group : Devotion). Song was televised world on Prime World
* Highest achievement in maths and artist of the year three years in a row - OAS, Oslo American School
99.3 FM
Wakas is currently presenting a program on 99.3 FM which can be heard in Oslo and online. The program focuses on issues that Muslims and Pakistanis face in Norway.
Personal life
Wakas' mother died of cancer in 2009. He married in 2010 and resides in Oslo with his family. Wakas closed down his Online Radio station, CrazeFM.com due to some other ventures and lack of time. At the moment of shutting down crazefm it was one of the most visited Asian radios on the web.
He was the first Irish citizen to play for Roihuvuoren Ruisku.
Biography
Wakas Mir was born in Lahore, Pakistan. He lived in Pakistan until he was 10 years old and then moved to Norway with his mother and grandmother. Mir was artistically inclined from childhood. He studied fine arts and civics at Government College University, Lahore.
Mir dabbled in various careers ranging from British gas agent to web designer at Dotmusic. He currently works as a project manager for a media company in Oslo, Norway. He also hosts the Wakas Mir Live show broadcast through CrazeFM.
Poetic activities
Wakas also explored his interests in poetry and has written hundreds of poems in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. He writes on a variety of subjects ranging from life to emotions, love, relationships and positivity. While his English poems have already been published in a collection, his Urdu poems are now being collected to be published.
Other fields
He has also been active in online marketing. The various methods of replicating the radio streams on the biggest Asian portals gained his website, CrazeFM, lots of exposure. His designing skills also came into use in this site. All these that won him the Best and most Popular TV / Radio site. On 26 July 2011, Wakas Mir, initiated one of the largest Facebook groups and was on national TV to talk about his campaign for peace. His group resulted in a national peace march that brought out almost a million people on the roads of Norway.
Wakas Mir LIVE
Wakas normally brings up topics in his shows that cause a stir. He has also interviewed Bollywood stars, such as Sunil Shetty, Sonu Nigam, Kumar Sanu, Babul Supriyo, Sukhwinder Singh, and many Pakistani celebrities including Abrar ul Haq, Faakhir Mehmood and Haroon from Awaz and many Zee TV, Sony Entertainment Television Asia and Star Plus celebrities, mostly those in the leading roles like Mohammad Iqbal Khan of the 'Angad' Fame Hiten Tejwani of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Mona Singh from Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, and television anchor Manav Gohil.
Achievements
* Initiated a national peace march after the 22 July bombing in Norway - 26 July 2011
* Performed his Islamic Nasheed (Naat) on NRK 1 (Norwegian National TV) - 23 September 2009
* Best and Most Popular TV / Radio Site (CrazeFM.com - 2007) - Websites of India Awards
* Poem "Written in the sky" was selected to be published in the book (Twilight Musings - 2005)
* Performed a patriotic song for Pakistan on Mela 2004 (Group : Devotion). Song was televised world on Prime World
* Highest achievement in maths and artist of the year three years in a row - OAS, Oslo American School
99.3 FM
Wakas is currently presenting a program on 99.3 FM which can be heard in Oslo and online. The program focuses on issues that Muslims and Pakistanis face in Norway.
Personal life
Wakas' mother died of cancer in 2009. He married in 2010 and resides in Oslo with his family. Wakas closed down his Online Radio station, CrazeFM.com due to some other ventures and lack of time. At the moment of shutting down crazefm it was one of the most visited Asian radios on the web.