Our Shariah Board
Sheikh Essam is a globally renowned scholar in the field of Islamic banking and finance. He earned his Bachelor degree in Political Science from McGill University.
He is a member of Accounting and Auditing Standards Board of AAOIFI. Currently, he is associated with leading institutions across the globe which include:
He is also engaged in teaching Islamic Fiqh, Aqeedah and Tafseer in Bahrain.
Mufti Mohib is a well reputed Shariah scholar in the field of Islamic finance. He completed Shahadat ul Aalimia (Masters in Islamic Studies) and Takhassus fil Ifta (Specialization in Islamic Jurisprudence) from Jamia Darul Uloom, Karachi. He currently holds the following positions at renowned financial institutions which include:
He has been teaching Islamic Fiqh and Islamic finance at renowned institutions like Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi and National Institute of Banking and Finance for the last 12 years. He is also serving as a member of Darul Ifta at Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi.
Mufti Abdullah is a renowned Shariah Scholar in the field of
Islamic banking and Finance. He completed Shahadat ul Aalimia
(Masters in Islamic Studies) and Takhassus fil Ifta
(Specialization in Islamic Jurisprudence) from Jamia Darul
Uloom, Karachi. He has also done Bachelors in Economics and
L.L.B from the University of Karachi.
He has been teaching Islamic Fiqh, Hadith and Islamic Finance at
renowned institutions like Darul Uloom Karachi, Center of
Islamic Economics and Institute of Business Administration. He
is also serving as a member of Darul Ifta at Jamia Darul Uloom
Karachi.
He has expertise in Takaful, ReTakaful and Mutual Funds. He was
associated with Swiss Re Retakaful as a Shariah Board Member for
a period of eight years since the inception of its Retakaful
operations. He also served in Emirates Global Islamic Bank from
2005 which then merged into AlBaraka Bank Pakistan Ltd.
Currently, he is associated with the following financial
institutions:
Dr. Mufti Khalil Ahmad Aazami is a renowned Shariah Scholar in the Islamic Banking industry. Dr. Aazami has graduated from Jamia Darul Uloom, Karachi. He obtained his Shahadat-ul-Aalamia (Masters in Arabic and Islamic Studies) and Al-Takhassus fi al-Iftaa’ (Specialization in Islamic Jurisprudence and Fatwa) from Jamia Darul Uloom, Karachi. Dr. Aazami holds a Doctorate degree in “Islamic Jurisprudence” from University of Karachi. Dr. Aazami is working with Bank Alfalah Limited-Islamic Banking since 2003 in the capacity of Shariah Advisor and now serving Bank Alfalah Limited-Islamic Banking as Chairperson Shariah Board since 2015. He is also a Shariah Board Member of National Bank of Pakistan-Islamic Banking and Faysal Bank Limited-Islamic Banking. Dr. Aazami has served as Shariah Advisor / Shariah Board Member in different financial institutions including:
Dr. Aazami has significant research experience related to Islamic Finance and other Shariah related subjects.
Advisory Committee
Mr Zia Akhtar is a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) with more than 15 years of experience in the field of audit and training. He is currently working as Shariah Auditor with Faysal Bank Pakistan and also holds PGD in Islamic banking.
Dr. Zeeshan is one of the leading management educationists in the country. He is currently serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Al-Ghazali University. He is also a highly experienced and coveted executive trainer who has conducted many noteworthy training sessions with the leadership and management of top-tier organizations of our country. He has held key positions at the top three business schools of Pakistan; viz. LUMS, IBA, KSBL.
Our Team
Abdul Majid has decades of rich experience of business development with Islamic banking industry. He has a passion to work for the development of Islamic banking as an alternative to interest-based conventional banking. Abdul Majid has been instrumental in winning some major assignments for Ihdinaa.