Mr. Muhammad Ayub, our Subject Matter Expert, is a globally renowned research scholar in Islamic economics, banking and finance. He is well acquainted with both the principles of Islamic jurisprudence as also contemporary economics and finance.

Areas of his expertise include:

• research and development,
• designing, implementing and delivery of education and training programs,
• product development and Shari´ah compliance and controls.

He is serving as Master Trainer for conducting training courses on Islamic banking and finance for various institutions.

He was working with the State Bank of Pakistan (Central Bank), heading the Islamic Economics Division and Shari’ah Compliance Division as Senior Joint Director in the Research and Islamic Banking Departments.

He has served as Head of Islamic Banking at NIBAF, the training wing of SBP.

TESTIMONIALS

Mr. Ayub has undertaken studies on almost all areas of Islamic economics, banking and finance, and has presented a number of papers at various international forums. His books and training materials on Islamic Finance and Banking are being extensively used as textbooks and reference books for students and banking professionals. The following two are of special significance:

Bibliography:

• His book ‘Islamic Banking and Finance: Theory and Practice’ was published by the State Bank of Pakistan in December 2002.
• His work, ‘Understanding Islamic Finance’ published by the prestigious publishers, John Wiley & Sons of UK in October 2007 serves as a textbook on Islamic finance for students of universities and business schools across the world, particularly in England, USA and Malaysia.

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