Habib Motani trained and practised as a lawyer with the international law firm Clifford Chance, where he was a partner in its finance practice and is now a consultant. He is a Visiting Professor at the School of Law at the University of Edinburgh.
Mr Motani has served on a number of Ismaili Constitutional bodies, including as the Legal Member of the National Council for the UK and as a Member and then Chair of the ICAB.
He is company secretary of Aga Khan Foundation (UK) and a trustee of The Aga KhanA title granted by the Shah of Persia to the then Ismaili Imam in 1818 and inherited by each of his successors to the Imamate. University (International) in the UK (ISMC).
Mr Motani has served as a trustee of a number of arts and higher education charities and is a member of the Steering Group of the Canary Wharf Multi-faith Chaplaincy.
