Syed Amir Ali is the President & Chief Executive Officer of BankIslami Pakistan Limited. He excelled in the ambit of Finance, Treasury, Investment & Corporate Banking throughout his association with domestic and international organizations i.e. Price Water House Coopers (PWC), Shell and Meezan Bank Limited. He spearheaded Corporate & Investment Banking Group of Meezan Bank before moving to BankIslami in 2018. His diverse credentials as a Chartered Accountant (Gold Medalist) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and in England & Wales, CFA Charter holder, MBA (Gold Medalist) and LLB are testament to his progression in the financial industry.

Prof Dr Mansor H Ibrahim is currently the Deputy President Academic and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies in INCEIF. He received his PhD in Economics from Washington University in St.Louis in 1996. He teaches mostly quantitative courses such as mathematics for economics and business, Statistics, and econometrics at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels. His areas of interest are Monetary economics and time series analyses of macroeconomic and financial data. His Publications appears in various internationally refereed journals including, among others, Journal of Banking and Finance, Economic Modelling, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Energy Policy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Singapore Economic Review, Asian Economic Journal, Developing Economies, Economic Changes and Restructuring, International Economic Journal, International Review of Economics, Journal of Applied Economics, Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy and Journal of Forecasting

Dr Razaq Raj is Principal Lecturer for Research and Enterprise in School of Accounting School of Accounting, Finance & Economics.
Dr Razaq Raj is an internationally renowned academic with over fifteen years higher education experience of teaching and research in UK, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany and China and South Korea. He is Principal Lecturer for Research and Enterprise and is a Visiting Professor at the Kedge Business School, France and University of Vitez, Bosnia. He has substantial external examining and curriculum development experience of both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in business management, events and tourism.
He has published work on strategic management, economic and financial impacts, cultural festivals and sustainable tourism and religious tourism. He has both organised international conferences and delivered keynote speeches. He has published in a number of peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He has published books on Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management: An International Perspective (Cabi), Event Management: An integrated and practical approach (Sage) and Event Management and Sustainability (Cabi). He has recently published text on Cultural Tourism and 2nd edition of Event Management. He has substantial experience of developing international partnership in Germany and Middle East and also sits on a voluntary sector management boards. He is often sought out by news media for his views on international Terrorism and has been a guest on BBC and Sky News.

Tahir is an internationally renowned academic with over sixteen years higher education experience of teaching and research in UK, Austria, Germany and Lithuania. He is the Director of PG International Marketing and Services Management Programmes at Salford Business School and the Secretary General of CIRCLE International (The Centre for International Research in Consumer Location and their Environmant). Tahir has published in esteemed peer reviewed international journals, contributed book chapters, presented at academic conferences and is the co-author of the internationally acclaimed text book on Events Management. In 2012 he was invited by the Lithuanian Government as an associated professor to deliver guest lecturers to Kaunas University on consumer behaviour and customer relationship marketing. As an experienced entrepreneur and management consultant -with a background in management, marketing and corporate strategy- Tahir has led government and European funded projects to assist SMEs and multinational organisations to enhance their management and IT capabilities. He is often sought out by news media for his views on consumer issues and has been a guest on BBC News 24

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Asutay has a BA in Public Finance from the University of Istanbul (Turkey); continued for MSc in Public Finance at the University of Istanbul; has Postgraduate Diploma in Economic and Social Policy Analysis, University of York (UK); MA in Economics of Public Policy, Department of Economics of the University of Leicester (UK); Ph.D. in Political Economics, University of Leicester. Mehmet teaches and supervises research on Islamic Political Economy; Islamic Moral Economy; Islamic Banking, Finance and Management; Political Economy of Development in the Middle East including Turkish Political Economy and Kurdish Political Economy. He is the Director of Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance; and is the Programme Director for MSc in Islamic Finance and MSc in Islamic Finance & Management; and also the Director of the Durham Islamic Finance Summer School. Mehmet is the Managing Editor of the Review of Islamic Economics; and is an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Islamic Social Science; and in the Editorial Board of International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management and Borsa Istanbul Review. He is the Honorary Treasurer of the BRISMES (British Society for Middle Eastern Studies); and of the IAIE (International Association for Islamic Economics).

• Resident Shariah Board Member, The Bank of Khyber, Islamic Banking Division. (2010 – Till Date)
• Visiting Lecturer of Islamic Financial System in Management Science Department of City University & Institution of Management and Sciences Peshawar.(2007–Till Date)
• Member of Majlis-ul-Ulama for Ifta in Timergara. (June 2008 – Till date)
• Trainer in National Institution of Banking & Finance (NIBAF) Pakistan (December 2009 – Till date)
• Member Microfinance Board Al-Huda (2005 - Till date)
• Manager Microfinance & Enterprise Development & Senior Social Organizer Al-khedmut Foundation (2006 till date)
• Trainer in Al-Huda Pakistan (2008 – Till date)
• Trainer in State Bank of Pakistan (April 2009 till date)
• Member Islamic Banking Focus Group State Bank of Pakistan Peshawar Branch (2010 - Till date)
• Shariah consultant MISFA (Microfinance Investment Support Faculty for Afghanistan) (2013 - Till date)
• Shariah consultant NRP Microfinance Bank (2014 - Till date)

Dr. Imam Uddin is an active academician and a researcher in the field of Islamic Banking & Finance. He has got more than ten years of experience in Teaching, research, product development, product management and Sharia’ compliance and authored multiple books and numerous research papers that have been published in the International Journal of Islamic Finance recognized by the AAOIFI, IRTI, and IDB etc. He has earned his PhD in Islamic Finance from University of Karachi, LL.B in International Law from FUUAST & PGD in Islamic Banking & Finance from Center for Islamic Economics (CIE). He has served the Islamic Banking Group, National Bank of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University Karachi, University of Balochistan Quetta and DHA Suffa University Karachi. Currently he is associated with the College of Business Management Institute of Business Management as an Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting & Finance.

Dr. Imam Uddin is an active academician and a researcher in the field of Islamic Banking & Finance. He has got more than ten years of experience in Teaching, research, product development, product management and Sharia’ compliance and authored multiple books and numerous research papers that have been published in the International Journal of Islamic Finance recognized by the AAOIFI, IRTI, and IDB etc. He has earned his PhD in Islamic Finance from University of Karachi, LL.B in International Law from FUUAST & PGD in Islamic Banking & Finance from Center for Islamic Economics (CIE). He has served the Islamic Banking Group, National Bank of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University Karachi, University of Balochistan Quetta and DHA Suffa University Karachi. Currently he is associated with the College of Business Management Institute of Business Management as an Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting & Finance.

Mufti Muhammad Zubair Usmani completed his Doctorate in Islamic Finance form Karachi University. He is also the Fazil Takhassus (specialist of Islamic Fiqh and Fatawa) from Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi and is also a research scholar and teacher. Besides being the Shari’ah Advisor, Muslim Commercial Bank; he is also the member Transformation Commission Sub-committee, State Bank of Pakistan; Islamization of Economic Committee Chamber of Commerce, Karachi; Implementation of Supreme Court Judgment on Riba Committee, Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan and governing body Al-Markaz-ul-Islami, Dhaka, Banglades.

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.

M. Nauman Farooqi, 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

Hassanuddeen bin Abd Aziz obtained his BEcons (Hons) from University of Malaya in Malaysia, MBA from University of Rochester in New York, M.Sc and Ph.D degrees from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA in financial economics. Upon completion of his MBA he returned to Malaysia in August 1987 and took up a lecturera??s position at the International Islamic University Malaysia. In 1998 upon completion of his Ph.D, he returned to the University as Assistant Professor. In 2011 he was promoted to the position of Professor. He was on secondment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to hold the S cientific Research Chair in Islamic Finance at the Effat University. He was the Director of Quality Assurance Unit of the University since 1999 to 2009. He was the Deputy Dean at the Office of Corporate Strategy. He has assisted the University to attain the ISO quality management certification and quality awards at the state and national levels. He is also a quality consultant to the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC); Senior Quality Assurance Consultant for Islamic Development Bank(IDB); Technical Expert to the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) - to prepare a document containing proposed criteria, procedures and mechanisms for the selection and ranking of universities from the OIC region; Assessor of the performance of the Islamic University Technology Dhaka, Bangladesh; External Associate Supervisor for Griffith University, Australia; Academic Assessor to the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia - rating of programs offered in Public Universities in Malaysia; Academic Assessor to the Malaysian Qualification Agency; Executive member of the Committee for Best Practices among Public Universities in Malaysia, and Executive member of the Committee for the networking of Quality Directors of Public Universities Malaysia. He is also a member of Islamic Advisory Agency on Quality and Accreditation Federation of Universities in the Islamic World. He was also the Dean of Postgraduate Studies and a member of the National Council of Postgraduate Studies. Presently Dr Hassanuddeen is a Professor at the Department of Finance, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia.

Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin is currently the Executive Director of International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA). 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 a Member of Bank Negara Malaysia Shari’ah Advisory Council, Member of Shari’ah Advisory Employees Provident Fund (EPF), Member of HSBC Amanah Global Shari’ah Advisory Board, Member of Yassar Limited (Dubai) Shari’ah Advisory Board, Member of EAB (London) Shari’ah Advisory Board, Chairman of Islamic Advisory Board of HSBC Insurance Singapore, Shari’ah Advisor to ZI Shari’ah Advisory Malaysia, Member of Shari’ah Advisory Council International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM), Bahrain, Committee member of AAOIFI Shari’ah Standards, Bahrain and other Boards locally and internationally. In addition, he is also a member of the Board of Studies of the Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, International Islamic University Malaysia. Dr. 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 Shari’ah advisor for Islamic Securities with the Securities Commission of Malaysia and has acted as Shari’ah advisor in the issuance of several sukuk. In addition he is also prolific author of academic works specifically in the areas of Islamic Banking and Finance. He is the recipient of Zaki Badawi Award 2010 for Excellence in Shari’ah Advisory and Research.

Dr. M. Kabir Hassan is a financial economist with consulting, research and teaching experiences in development finance, money and capital markets, Islamic finance, corporate finance, investments, monetary economics, macroeconomics and international trade and finance. He provided consulting services to the World Bank (WB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Islamic Development Bank (IDB), African Development Bank (AfDB), USAID, Government of Bangladesh, Organization of Islamic Conferences (OIC), Federal Reserve Bank, USA, and many corporations, private organizations and universities around the world. Dr. Hassan received his BA in Economics and Mathematics from Gustavus Adolphus College, Minnesota, USA, and M.A. in Economics and Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA respectively. He is now a tenured Full Professor of Finance in the Department of Economics and Finance at the University of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He has 145 papers published in refereed academic journals to his credit. Dr. Hassan supervised 32 doctoral theses, and many of his students are now well placed in the academia, government and private sectors. He is editor of The Global Journal of Finance and Economics and Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, International Journal of Excellence in Islamic Banking and Finance and Co-Editor of Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development. Dr. Hassan has edited and published many books along with articles in refereed academic journals. Dr. Hassan is co-editor (with M.K. Lewis) of Handbook of Islamic Banking and Islamic Finance, The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics (Edward Elgar, 2007), and co-editor (with Michael Mahlknecht) Islamic Capital Market: Products and Strategies (John Wiley and Sons, 2011). He is co-author Islamic Entrepreneurship (Routledge UK, 2010). Dr. Hassan has completed a textbook on Islamic Finance, (co-authored with Rasem N Kayed and Umar A Oseni) which was published by the UK based Pearson Publishing Company. Dr. Hassan is now completing an edited volume on Islam and the Economy to be published by the Oxford University Press. A frequent traveller, Dr. Hassan gives lectures and workshops in the US and abroad, and has presented over 270 research papers at professional conferences and gave 103 invited lectures.

Dr. Karim Ullah has a PhD on designing Islamic Financial Services, from Brunel University, London, UK. Currently he is the founding Head of the Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance (CEIF) at Institute of Management Sciences, Pakistan. Karim has two gold medals for being the top most student in his sessions for graduate and post-graduated programmes. In 2015, Karim lead a team of faculty who won the prestigious financial innovation challenge fund, to establish the CEIF, with the support the State Bank of Pakistan and UK’s Department for International Development. Karim Ullah has scholarly international books, papers authorships, and conference presentations on Islamic Financial Services including a book on Islamic financial services with the KoganPage: London, NewYork, and New Delhi, opinion articles with various publishers including Thomson Reuters, and a recent book on Takaful (Islamic Insurance) that just that won the HEC’s outstanding book of the year award 2015/16. Karim got trainings of International Finance Corporation, World Bank, on customizing and developing training contents, conducting trainings, and evaluating the trainers. He has extensive experience in conducting delivering lectures and trainings on Islamic financial service with regulators and other collaborating Islamic financial institutions. Karim Ullah regularly presents his scholarly work in various global forums, including in UK, Pakistan, Bangladesh, UAE, and Greece.

Abdulazeem holds PhD and Master in Islamic financial law. He also holds three BAs in Islamic law, Arabic language and English Literature; two higher studies diplomas in Islamic law and in Human sciences. He was Sharia expert and trainer at Emirates Islamic bank and a Shariah board member and consultant for Islamic financial institutions, including RHB Islamic bank in Malaysia, Mithaq Takaful Abu Dhabi and Five Pillars Associates, Singapore. Currently he is holding the position of Shariah Manger at Oman Arab Bank in Muscat, Oman.

Farrukh brings on board exceptionally rich experience across various sectors of the Islamic finance industry where he has led many pioneering Islamic Finance projects in Europe, Central America, GCC and Africa. Farrukh’s experience includes advising the key stakeholders and regulatory authorities on developing the regulatory, legal and tax frameworks for implementing Islamic Finance in several markets. He has also led many market research projects and feasibility studies to launch new Islamic financial operations. Previously he has held senior roles at Islamic Bank of Britain, the first Islamic bank in Europe and also played a key role in rolling out the first Takaful company in Europe. Farrukh holds an MBA in Strategic Management and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK). He is also a member of the UKIFS, Islamic Finance Experts Group (UK), Islamic Finance Commission at Paris Europlace (France), Business & Economics Committee of Muslim Council of Britain (UK) and Mosaic Network of The Prince’s Trust (UK). Farrukh is an influential industry speaker at international conferences and frequently lectures at reputed universities worldwide. He speaks several languages with excellent command on English, French and Urdu.

Dr. Shafiullah Jan is currently serving Institute of Management Sciences as an Assistant Professor of Islamic banking and finance and heading the research at Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance. Dr. Shafiullah is privileged to be educated at different institutions across three continents. Dr. Shafiullah completed his bachelor in Information Systems with Co-operative option from Carleton University, Canada, in 2003 and received MPHIL in International Finance and Economic Policy from the prestigious Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, UK. Further, Dr. Shafiullah was awarded a PhD in 2013 from a premier centre, Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance (DCIEF), Durham University, England. Dr. Shafiullah has presented and chaired different conferences nationally and internationally. Dr. Shafiullah has more than 13 years of experience in developing and delivering seminars, workshops, lectures and trainings nationally and internationally with special focus on development sector. Dr. Shafiullah is the winner of President Scholarship from Carleton University and HEC-IMSciences fully funded scholarship for PhD. Dr. Shafiullah main interests lie in Islamic Political Economy, Islamic Economics, Islamic Banking and Finance, Islamic Microfinance, Justice and Development.

Ms. Irum Saba is a professional with over 12 years of progressive regulatory, research, training and teaching experience with organizations of international repute. Currently, she is working as Assistant Professor in IBA-CEIF on deputation from State Bank of Pakistan. She worked as Deputy Director in Islamic Banking Department of State Bank of Pakistan. She is also honorary secretary of Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (CIIF), Malaysia. Before joining State Bank of Pakistan she worked with Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and The Islamia University, Pakistan. She has written several articles and chapters in books on the topics of corporate governance, Islamic finance and Islamic microfinance. She is Shariah registered financial planner (Shariah RFP). She has done Chartered Islamic Finance Professional (CIFP) from INCEIF with distinction and currently doing PhD from INCEIF. She did her master’s degree in commerce (M.Com) with distinction and also did PGD in Islamic Banking and Insurance from Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance (IIBI), London. Her areas of interest are Shariah, Islamic microfinance, corporate governance and Islamic finance.

Dr. Shafiullah Jan is currently serving Institute of Management Sciences as an Assistant Professor of Islamic banking and finance and heading the research at Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance. Dr. Shafiullah is privileged to be educated at different institutions across three continents. Dr. Shafiullah completed his bachelor in Information Systems with Co-operative option from Carleton University, Canada, in 2003 and received MPHIL in International Finance and Economic Policy from the prestigious Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, UK. Further, Dr. Shafiullah was awarded a PhD in 2013 from a premier centre, Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance (DCIEF), Durham University, England. Dr. Shafiullah has presented and chaired different conferences nationally and internationally. Dr. Shafiullah has more than 13 years of experience in developing and delivering seminars, workshops, lectures and trainings nationally and internationally with special focus on development sector. Dr. Shafiullah is the winner of President Scholarship from Carleton University and HEC-IMSciences fully funded scholarship for PhD. Dr. Shafiullah main interests lie in Islamic Political Economy, Islamic Economics, Islamic Banking and Finance, Islamic Microfinance, Justice and Development.

Mufti Najeeb has a distinguish career in teaching Islamic Law/Fatwa, Islamic Jurisprudence and Sharia Standards. He is currently teaching at Jamia Darululoom Karachi and he is also the Principal of Hira Foundation School (O Levels) Karachi. He is a visiting Faculty Member of Sheikh Zaid Institute, Karachi University, PAF KIET University, LUMS Lahore and other Institutions. He has played a role in the preparation of Pakistan’s Halal Standards. Mufti Najeeb has been a Member of Pakistan Quality & Standards Control Authority (PSQCA) Technical Committee on Development of Halal Food Standards; Member of Committee on International OIC Halal Standards; Member for numerous Committees of State Bank of Pakistan on Islamic Finance & Banking, Sharia Advisor to leading Banks, and also a Sharia Consultant to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP).

Mufti Ehsan is the Chairman Shariah Board at NBP-Aitemaad, ABL and Soneri Mustaqeem Islamic Banking. He is a faculty at tradition Islamic Institution, Jamia-tur- Rasheed, where he teaches Fiqh-ul-Muamlaat and Islamic Finance. Besides this, he is a visiting faculty at IoBM teaching Islamic Banking & Finance and Takaful & Risk Management in Islamic Finance. Alhamdulillah, he possess a unique combination of religious and contemporary education. He graduated as a Mufti and accomplished Master in Economics and Business administration with specialization in Finance from UoK and IoBM. He has served IFIs locally and internationally. He is also a member of Technical Committee for Developing Accounting Standard for IFIs at ICAP & Islamic Capital Market Development Committee at KSE. He also works closely with SBP as member to several sub-committees formed by SBP Shariah Board.