Shaikh Dr. Muhammad Al-Malkawi

Dr. Al-Malkawi is Professor of Islamic Economic and Former Director of the Center for Research in Islamic Economics. He is an Expert at the Islamic Jurisprudence Academy of the OIC and the Islamic Jurisprudence Academy of the Islamic World League and a member of the Shariah Council of AAOFI. He is member of editorial board of several academic publications in the field of Islamic Finance and Jurisprudence among them, Journal of the Jurisprudence Academy (of the IWL), Journal of Islamic Economic Studies (IDB), Journal of Islamic Economic, and the advisory board of Harvard Series in Islamic Law, Harvard Law School. Dr. Elgari is member of numerous Shariah Boards of Islamic Banks and Takaful Companies worldwide. He authored several books in Islamic finance and published tens of articles on the subject both in Arabic and English.

Academic Qualifications:

•         PhD in Economics.

•         Master in Economicsa.

•         Bachelor in Economics.

•         Studied Shariah the traditional way with scholars.

Sheikh Dr. Sajid Ahmed Umar

Sheikh Sajid Ahmed Umar initially pursued a first degree in IT. He went on to successfully open an IT business. Alongside his contemporary studies, Sheikh Sajid was a student of a Qur’an academy till the age of 18. Subsequently, he turned his attention towards Islamic Studies. He completed a 3-year University Diploma in Arabic language and Islamic Sciences at United Arab Emirates University, he later attained a Bachelor’s degree in Shariah and thereafter a Masters degree in Judiciary, with honors, from the Higher Institute for Judiciary Studies. He trained as a judge and successfully completed a thesis on the topic of Liquidity Management using the famous Repurchase Agreement (REPO) contract, as well as its rulings and permitted alternatives.

He has now completed his PhD in the Higher Institute of Judiciary and completed a thesis in relation to Shariah solutions in the area of Financial Risk Management.

Sheikh Sajid has played an integral part in Islamic academic development worldwide. He has authored several articles and dissertations in both Arabic and English pertaining to the various Islamic Sciences; lectures at the level of Associate Professor with Knowledge International University and the Islamic University of Minnesota.

Academic Qualifications:

•         PhD in Comparative Islamic Law and Judiciary.

•         Master’s degree in Comparative Islamic Law and Judiciary.

•         Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Islamic Law.

•         Degree Equivalent, Arabic Language and Islamic Studies.

•         First Degree Studies - Information Technology