Dr Akram Laldin
Executive Director of International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA)
Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram is currently the Executive Director of International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) and Professor at International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF). Prior to joining ISRA he was an Assistant Professor at the Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM). In the period 2002-2004, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. At present, he is the Deputy Chairman of Bank Negara Malaysia Shari’ah Advisory Council, Member of Accounting and Auditing Organization of Islamic Financial Institution (AAOIFI) Shari'ah Board, Member of Law Harmonization Committee Bank Negara Malaysia, Member of Shari’ah Board of Employees Provident Fund Malaysia (EPF), Chairman of Maldives Monetary Authority Shari’ah Board, Member of Yassar Limited (Dubai) Shari’ah Advisory Board, Member Financial Regulation Advisory Council of Experts (FRACE), Central Bank of Nigeria, Shari’ah Advisor to ZI Syariah Advisory Malaysia, Member of Shari’ah Advisory Council International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM), Bahrain, Member of Thomson Reuters Islamic Benchmark (IIBR) Shariah Committee; Member of Shari’ah Advisor of Dar Al Takaful (Dubai), Member of Watania Takaful Shariah Committee (Abu Dhabi), Member of the Shariah Supervisory Council of Labuan Financial Services Authority and other Boards locally and internationally, Member Board of Trustee of Islamic Research Training Institute under Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah.
Prof. Akram holds a B.A. Honours degree in Islamic Jurisprudence and Legislation from the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan and a Ph.D. in Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh) from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. He has presented many papers related to Islamic Banking and Finance and other Fiqh topics at national and International level and has conducted many training sessions particularly on Islamic Banking and Finance for different sectors since 1999. He is a registered Shariah Advisor for Islamic Securities with the Securities Commission of Malaysia and has acted as Shariah advisor in the issuance of several sukuks. In addition he is also prolific author of academic works specifically in the areas of Islamic Banking and Finance. He is the recipient of ZakiBadawi Award for Excellence in Shariah Advisory and Research.
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Dr. Akram Laldin
Executive Director of International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) |
Dr. Dzuljastri Abdul Razak
Associate Professor
Head, Department of Finance
International Islamic University Malaysia
Dzuljastri bin Abdul Razak obtained his PhD in Islamic Banking and Finance from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in 2011. Prior to joining the academia, he served the banking industry for 25 years. His PhD thesis won 4th placing in the National Inter-Varsity Best Thesis (Ph.D) in 2011.
He has undertaken several research and consultancy project with the industry. One which amounting to RM 70,000 with a local bank on “Customers’ Perception on Gratuity Financing Scheme”. He is currently leading a research grant on the study of Abandoned Housing Project amounting to RM 78,000 under FRGS. To date, he has published more than 10 articles on refereed and index journals. He has also won several awards for his submissions in IRIIE. In addition, he has examined several PhD theses and has supervised numerous post graduate students.
Dr Dzuljastri is currently the Head of the Department of Finance. He teaches Islamic Wealth Management, Marketing of Financial Services and Bank Management. He is also involved in training programs on Islamic Finance local as well as overseas. He holds professional memberships of Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB) and an accreditation panel member of Finance Accreditation Agency (FAA). He is currently the secretary of the National Entry Point Project (EPP 7) a project mandated by the Ministry of Education to IIUM to undertake the development of curriculum and talent enhancement in Islamic Finance Education.
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Dr. Dzuljastri Abdul Razak
Associate Professor
Head, Department of Finance
International Islamic University Malaysia |
Prof. Dr. Ahcene Lahsasna
Associate professor INCEIF and Deputy Director
Centre of Research and Publications Malaysia
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Prof. Dr. Ahcene Lahsasna
Associate professor INCEIF and Deputy Director
Centre of Research and Publications Malaysia |
Prof. Dr. M. Nauman Farooqi
Ron Joyce Center for Business Studies, Canada
M. NaumanFarooqi, Professor & Head of the Department of Commerce. He also serves as the Coordinator for the Norway and The Hague International Exchange Programs. During 2005-6 he also served as the Director of Leadership Mount Allison. Dr. Farooqi brings a unique blend of corporate and academic experience to the Commerce Program. Previously he served as the Chief Executive Officer of a money management firm and successfully launched a multi-million Dollar mutual fund. He has conducted corporate consulting, training, workshops, seminars, and projects in the United States, Canada, UAE, Kazakhstan and Pakistan on behalf of the World Bank, United Nations Development Program, banks, development finance institutions and government departments.Dr. Farooqi was awarded the Paul Pare Excellence Award in recognition of excellence in both teaching and Research at Mount Allison University in 2005 and 2006
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Prof. Dr. M. Nauman Farooqi
Ron Joyce Center for Business Studies, Canada |
Dr. Amjad Saqib
CEO, Akhuwat Foundation
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Dr. Amjad Saqib
CEO, Akhuwat Foundation |
Dr.Younus Soulahi
IIU Malaysia
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Dr.Younus Soulahi
IIU Malaysia |
Prof. Dr. Mohd. Hassan bin Mohd. Osman
Deputy Vice Chancellor Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
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Prof. Dr. Mohd. Hassan bin Mohd. Osman
Deputy Vice Chancellor Universiti Malaysia Kelantan |
Dr. Adewale Abideen Adeyemi
Assistant Professor IIU Malaysia
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Dr. Adewale Abideen Adeyemi
Assistant Professor IIU Malaysia |
Dr. Mohamad Abduh
Assistant Professor School of Business and Economics UniversitiBrunie Darussalam
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Dr. Mohamad Abduh
Assistant Professor School of Business and Economics UniversitiBrunie Darussalam |
Dr. Aly Khorshid
Shari’ah Scholar, Islamic Finance consultant
Professor (Visiting) UTM University Malaysia
Fellow (Visiting) ICMA Centre, University of Reading, UK
DrAlyKhorshid has been involved with Islamic financial institutions for over 2 decades; expert on Shariah compliant finance within the Islamic law, Waqf family “Trust”, inheritance, capital market products, Fund Structure for global investment, Project finance, Due diligence, alternative finance and Islamic contracts.
Dr.Aly KhorshidShari’ah board member in selected Islamic institutions, also served as wealth manager with several banks, have obtained his PhD on Islamic studies and Islamic economics from the University of Leeds (UK), studied Fiqh and Shariah at Al-Azhar University (Egypt), Master degree in managements (UK). His Publications includes, Islamic Insurance“A modern Approach to Islamic Banking” 2004, the Encyclopedia of Islamic finance 2008, Dictionary of Islamic Finance 2011, “A Tender Power” a Novel elucidating Islamic finance to a layman 2012, Corporate Governance in Islamic Banks 2014 and Towards Standardization of Islamic Finance due in 2015. Joint author of several publications and many articles published on Islamic finance. A trustee member of Academy UK, fellow at ICMA centre Henley business school University of Reading UK, Professor (Visiting) IBS, UTM University Malaysia, former visiting lecturer at El-Azhar University ”Egypt”. He was nominated for King Faisal International prize 2006, runner-up for Mubarak Prize on Islamic studies 2010; A regular speaker on Islamic finance issues at conferences and TV. His current research interests are in developing SukukWaqf for development and education, and developing practical Islamic stock trading &Shari’ah compliant capital market tools comparable with the global market.
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Dr. Aly Khorshid
Shari’ah Scholar, Islamic Finance consultant
Professor (Visiting) UTM University Malaysia
Fellow (Visiting) ICMA Centre, University of Reading, UK |
Prof. Dr. Syed Nasim Shah Shirazi
Senior Researcher, IRTI, KSA.
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Prof. Dr. Syed Nasim Shah Shirazi
Senior Researcher, IRTI, KSA. |
Dr. Muhammad Imran
Group Head-Islamic Banking, United Bank Limited
Dr. Muhammad Imran is a leading professional of Pakistan's Islamic Banking industry with proven track record of successfully launching Standard Chartered Saadiq and subsequently heading the Retail and Consumer Banking Business of Bank Islami Pakistan. He transformed Bank Islami from a small bank with 9 branches to Pakistan's second largest Islamic Bank with 201 branches in 75 cities across Pakistan. He has also contributed to the development of the strategic road map for Islamic Banking in Pakistan as a member of the core committee formed by the Governor State Bank of Pakistan. Currently Dr. Muhammad Imran heads the Islamic Banking business of UBL - the second largest Private Bank in Pakistan.
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Dr. Muhammad Imran
Group Head-Islamic Banking, United Bank Limited |
Dr. Sheila Ainon Yussof
Assistant Professor
Department of Finance, Kulliyah of Economics and Management Sciences
International Islamic University Malaysia
Dr. Sheila Ainon Yussof is a Assistant Professor at the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) in the Department of Finance under Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences. As industry expert she brings to the organization her multidisciplinary background and experiences. Her first degree was in Social Science where she majored in political science at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). She then read law in the UK at University of Buckingham and obtained LLB with honours. After thirteen years of legal practice specializing in conveyance law, banking and financing, corporate law and Shari‘ah legal practice, she pursued her studies in Islamic finance and was awarded a Master in Comparative Law at IIUM (AIKOL), Chartered Islamic Finance Professional at INCEIF, and a doctorate in Islamic Banking and Finance from IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF). Her wide range of experience includes legal advisory and services, human resource management, talent development, communications specialist, consultancy, editorial and publishing work, and policy researcher. She is also a qualified patent agent and mediator. She currently shares her life-long learning with undergraduate students by lecturing courses on Islamic finance and awqaf management and is a member of the International Council of Islamic finance Educators (ICIFE) as well as the Association of Chartered Islamic Finance Professionals (ACIFP). Her area of expertise includes Islamic banking, finance and risk management, takaful, Shari‘ah audit and governance, Islamic capital market, Islamic securitization (sukuk), waqf management, and legal and regulatory framework for Islamic financial institutions. She has presented several papers at international conferences and published two books and contributed more than twenty five articles in her areas of expertise.
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Dr. Sheila Ainon Yussof
Assistant Professor
Department of Finance, Kulliyah of Economics and Management Sciences
International Islamic University Malaysia |
Mr. Brian Henry
Managing Director, Amanah Ethical,New Zealand
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Mr. Brian Henry
Managing Director, Amanah Ethical,New Zealand |
Mr. Amir Islam
Vice President Islamic Banking Division Muslim Commercial Bank
Mr. Amir Islam is working as Vice President in MCB Islamic Banking Division, holding a corporate area. He has about 17 years of experience in all banking areas including Corporate/SME, Consumer and Operation department, in prestigious Pakistani banks. He has extensive experience of Corporate/SME, Consumer Banking along with handling of Credit Administration Department/ Securitization of financing documents, financial analysis and risk management. He has a thorough understanding of Bank Operations/transactions, Credit policies etc. He has been engaged in various training programs regarding Banking, Islamic Banking, Credit Documentations, Financial Analysis, Management, Consumer lending products, Staff Development etc throughout his career.
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Mr. Amir Islam
Vice President Islamic Banking Division Muslim Commercial Bank |
Mr. Khuda Bakhsh
Department of Management Sciences
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari
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Mr. Khuda Bakhsh
Department of Management Sciences
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari |
Mr. Rao Majid Shamshad
PhD Scholar, UMT
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Mr. Rao Majid Shamshad
PhD Scholar, UMT |
Mr. Muhammad Shujaat Saleem
Assistant Professor, Department of Banking & Finance
Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi
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Mr. Muhammad Shujaat Saleem
Assistant Professor, Department of Banking & Finance
Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi |
Ms. Irum Saba
INCEIF, Malaysia
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Ms. Irum Saba
INCEIF, Malaysia |
Muhammad Shoaib Ibrahim
Managing Director & CEO
First Habib Modaraba, Karachi Pakistan
Mr. Shoaib is associated with First Habib Modaraba (FHM) and holding designation of Managing Director and CEO.
Having work experience of more than two decades in Non-Banking Islamic Financial
Institutions and Modaraba sector makes him senior most resource person with such long
experience of Islamic finance of Pakistan. This experience has given him insight into the
financial and technical aspects of the non-banking Islamic financial activities covering
financial services, equity market and asset management.
At present, FHM is well positioned in Islamic financial market with handsome equity base,
highest assets size with strong profitability within entire Modaraba Sector of Pakistan. FHM
is enjoying strong credit rating scale of AA+ as long term and A1+ as short term. Besides,
FHM has secured several awards and recognition on best performance, best corporate
report, best corporate disclosure and corporate excellence received from reputable bodies
during his tenor.
Mr. Shoaib has done Master of Business Administration (MBA) in banking and finance from
Institute of Business Administration (IBA). He has also completed Post Graduate
Diploma (PGD) in Islamic Banking from Centre of Islamic Economics (Darul Ulum), Karachi
Pakistan.
Various research papers have been presented by him on Modaraba model and other Islamic
financials products at different international forums in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and
South Africa.
On number of occasion he served as Executive Member of NBFI & Modaraba Association of
Pakistan. Last year he remained Chairman of said association.
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Muhammad Shoaib Ibrahim
Managing Director & CEO
First Habib Modaraba, Karachi Pakistan |