Huss Mustafa

Huss Mustafa OAM is a proud Australian with Turkish-Cypriot heritage who immigrated with his family at the age of 10. Under difficult circumstances, Huss learnt English in just over five years, passed his grades and at the age of 16 obtained his first job at the State Bank of Victoria. Until his recent retirement, Huss was the longest-serving senior executive with more than 48 years' service at Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Throughout his lifetime, Huss has been active in promoting cultural diversity both in the community and within his workplace and is a longstanding ambassador of A Taste of Harmony. He has served on a number of boards including Mental Health Foundation Australia, Islamic Museum of Australia, Australian Turkish Business Council, and Refugee Communities Association of Australia. He also served a four-year term as commissioner at the Victorian Multicultural Commission.