Chairman

Sheikh Dr Mohammed Ali Elgari is a Professor of Islamic Economics at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and former Director of the Center for Research in Islamic Economics at the same university. 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 Shari’a Council of AAOIFI.

Member

Sheikh Nizam Mohammed Yaquby is an internationally acclaimed Shari’a scholar in the Islamic banking industry. He has a background in both traditional Islamic sciences with senior scholars from different parts of the Muslim world and also a Master’s degree in Economics from McGill University in Canada.

Sheikh Nizam has taught Islamic subjects in Bahrain and lectured all over the world. He is a member of many

Sheikh Nizam has edited several Arabic manuscripts and has more than 500 audio-visual lectures and lessons in both Arabic and English.

Member

Sheikh Osama Mohammed Bahar is a recognized Shari’a scholar in Islamic banking and financing. He has extensive experience in the structuring of financial and Islamic products and Islamic contracts, in addition to his contributions to a number of research papers on Islamic finance and banking.

Sheikh Osama Bahar holds a Bachelor’s degree from Prince Abdul Qader University for Islamic Studies in Algeria and he has a Master’s degree in Islamic Economy from Al Awzai University. He is also a member of many Shari’a Supervisory Boards.