{"id":2791,"date":"2021-10-22T07:06:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T07:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/ofsmauritius\/?page_id=2791"},"modified":"2026-01-08T08:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T08:07:50","slug":"the-ombudsperson-for-financial-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ofsmauritius.govmu.org\/ofsmauritius\/?page_id=2791","title":{"rendered":"The Ombudsperson for Financial Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2791\" class=\"elementor elementor-2791\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf1df4f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf1df4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;triangle&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500.2,94.7L0,0v100h1000V0L500.2,94.7z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9548f69\" data-id=\"9548f69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d30e93f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d30e93f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Ombudsperson for Financial Services<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52b67b5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52b67b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf7cac5\" data-id=\"cf7cac5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0e535 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d0e535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mr Chitrunjun (Ougen) SOWAMBUR<br \/>\nOmbudsperson for Financial Services<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6039e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b6039e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr. Chitrunjun Sowambur was appointed as Ombudsperson for Financial Services by the President of the Republic of Mauritius on 9 December 2025 for a four-year term.<br \/><br \/>A Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln\u2019s Inn, he also holds a Master\u2019s in Business Administration from the University of Surrey, United Kingdom. Mr. Sowambur has extensive experience in the banking sector, having held a range of operational and managerial roles. Notably, he worked in the legal and complaints cells and ultimately served as Group Money Laundering Officer at State Bank of Mauritius, a key function in a highly regulated financial environment.<\/p><p>He also has over ten years\u2019 experience as a barrister in civil and criminal litigations, and has delivered professional trainings to audiences spanning from frontliners to board directors on anti-money laundering and other aspects of banking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28736a8\" data-id=\"28736a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a45ed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a45ed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/ofsmauritius.govmu.org\/ofsmauritius\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SowamburOMBFS.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4886\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ofsmauritius.govmu.org\/ofsmauritius\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SowamburOMBFS.jpg 401w, https:\/\/ofsmauritius.govmu.org\/ofsmauritius\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SowamburOMBFS-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec34ad8\" data-id=\"ec34ad8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2296c9 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"c2296c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-users\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-027fa63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"027fa63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Office of Ombudsperson for Financial Services is a major pillar of the banking and financial sectors promoting trust and integrity among stakeholders in a prudentially regulated environment<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ombudsperson for Financial Services Mr Chitrunjun (Ougen) SOWAMBUR Ombudsperson for Financial Services Mr. Chitrunjun Sowambur was appointed as Ombudsperson for Financial Services by the President of the Republic of Mauritius on 9 December 2025 for a four-year term. A Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln\u2019s Inn, he also holds a Master\u2019s in Business Administration from the University &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ofsmauritius.govmu.org\/ofsmauritius\/?page_id=2791\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Ombudsperson for Financial Services<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2791","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Word_Press_@dmin_ofs","author_link":"https:\/\/ofsmauritius.govmu.org\/ofsmauritius\/?author=1"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Ombudsperson for Financial Services Mr Chitrunjun (Ougen) SOWAMBUR Ombudsperson for Financial Services Mr. Chitrunjun Sowambur was appointed as Ombudsperson for Financial Services by the President of the Republic of Mauritius on 9 December 2025 for a four-year term. 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