Mr Tahir Salie is a South African Citizen who holds a Masters Degree from Stanford University, California. He has provided business consultancies to private and public sector institutions focusing on South-east Asia. Mr Salie serves on the Board of Governors of the International Business Forum (IBF) based in Istanbul, and served as Special Advisor to the Western Cape Premier. He became a member of the Board of Trustees of Islamic Relief Worldwide in 2008.