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Nasim Shah Shirazi

(Ph.D. Economics)

College of Islamic Studies

Hamad bin Khalifa University

Off: (+974)445441515

H-phone:+974 50112237

E-Mail: nshirazi@hbku.edu.qa

shirazinasimshah@gmail.com

Overview:

Nasim Shah Shirazi is a professor at the College of Islamic Studies (CIS), Hamad Bin Khalifa University,

Doha. Before joining CIS, he was working as Lead Economist and Acting Manager, Islamic Economics &

Finance Research Division, IRTI, Islamic Development Bank. Previously, he worked Deputy Dean (Suleyman

Demirel University, Almaty), Dean, Director Research and Director General, International Institute of Islamic

Economics (IIIE), International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), Pakistan. Dr. Shirazi served as a professor

in International Islamic University Malaysia as well. He holds a PhD in Economics from IIIE, IIUI.

He has designed, developed and taught courses at the graduate and post-graduate level in the field of

Economics, Finance, Islamic Economics, and Decisions Sciences both at the National and International

Universities. With more than 76 publications, Dr. Shirazi is well respected for his research in the areas of

development economics, public finance, and Islamic Finance for social development. He has supervised

several Ph.D., M.Phil., and Master theses. Besides the academic excellence, Dr. Shirzai has completed several

consulting assignments with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, PPAF and private organizations.

Dr. Shirazi is also active in community services and currently act as a member of the editorial boards of IRTI

Journal: Islamic Economic Studies and Journal of King Abdul Aziz University: Islamic Economics, Pakistan

Journal of Contemporary Sciences and Pakistan Journal of Management & Social Sciences.

Research work (ongoing) Awqaf and its Importance in a Modern Economic System

Area of Specialization

1. Development Economics

2. Public Finance

3. Islamic Economics

Teaching Interest:

Development Economics and Policies

Macroeconomics

Growth Theories

Public Finance

Research Methods

Operations Management

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Islamic Economics

RESEARCH WORK

Research Guidance/Supervision as Main Supervisor/co-Supervisor

1. Kipanga, A. A. Basic needs gap in developing economies: measurement and determinants.

International Islamic University Malaysia.2007 (co-supervisor)

2. Sajid Amin Javed: Uncertainty, Foreign Direct Investment, and Economic Growth:

Evidence from Developing Asia, IIIE, International Islamic University of Islamabad, 2012.

3. Hendri, Samsul Bahri: Export-Led Growth Hypothesis: An Analysis of Indonesia’s Trade

Policy Pre and Post 1997 Financial Crises. IIIE, International Islamic University of

Islamabad, 2012

4. Muhammad Azhar Khan: Determinants of Basic Need Fulfillment the Case of Pakistan.

IIIE, International Islamic University of Islamabad, 2012

5. Faiz-ur-Rahim: Decentralization and Public Sector Performance: An Analysis of Devolution

Plan 2001 of Pakistan. International Islamic University of Islamabad, 2014

Many MBA/M.Sc./ M.Phil theses

Examiner Examined many M. Phil and 13 Ph.D. theses

Assessor Mohammed Bin Rashid Government Excellence Award-2016

Universities’ Professors Applications for Promotions

Projects Completed:

1. "Income Transfer Program in Pakistan" A background paper for World Bank Report on

Pakistan Poverty Assessment No.14397PAK, September 25, 1995, World Bank,

Washington.

2. “Rural Poverty in Pakistan: Policies and Options” (May 1994), as a co-researcher (A Study

completed for Asian Development Bank, Manila).

3. “Educational Indicators of Pakistan” (April 1995), Ministry of Education, Government of

Pakistan and UNESCO.

4. Export-Led Growth Hypothesis: Further Econometrics Evidence From South Asian

Countries, Research Centre of the International Islamic University, Malaysia.

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5. Completed three Baseline studies for PPAF (2006-2007).

6. I am the West: Views and Perceptions of Young People About West and the UK. (Completed

2009).

7. Fiscal structure and Social Welfare program in the Former State of Swat. A case study with

implications for Muslim Countries (completed 2007-2008)

8. General Survey of Potential Research in Studies on Islamic Microfinance (a small Research

project completed in 2011 at IIUM)

9. Socio-economic Impact of Microfinance: A Case of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation

Fund's.(completed in 2011 at IIUM)

Research work (ongoing)

1. Rising Unemployment Among University Graduates and Issues of Employability

Research work just completed

1. IRTI and IIUM Joint research project on Integration of Waqf and Islamic Microfinance in

OIC Member Countries: An Agenda for Poverty Alleviation.

IRTI’s Research Flagship Reports

1. 2017 Islamic Social Financial Report, IRTI, IDBG (Co-author). (The reports covers zakat,

waqf, and faith-based microfinance focussing Central Asian countries.).

2. 2017 Institutions and Instruments for Islamic Social Finance. Chapter for ISRA-IRTI

Islamic Commercial Law Report.

3. 2016 Pakistan Islamic Finance: Innovation at Asia’s Crossroads. Thomson Reuters. (co-

author)

4. 2015 Islamic Social Financial Report, IRTI, IDBG (Co-author). (The reports covers zakat,

waqf, and faith-based microfinance focussing African countries.)

5. 2014 Morocco Islamic Finance 2014: unlocking the Kingdom’s Potential. Thomson

Reuters. (co-author)

6. 2014 Islamic Social Financial Report, Thomson Reuters (co-author). (The report covers

zakat, waqf, and faith-based microfinance focussing South Asia and South-East Asia.)

7. 2013 Islamic Finance Country Report. Thomson Reuters. (Egypt, Oman, and Morocco)

(co-author)

8. 2012 Diagnosing the Malaysian Economy: Basis for the IDB Group Member Country

Partnership Strategy. Islamic Development Bank (co-author)

9. 2012 Member Country Partnership Strategy for Malaysia (2012-2015): Partnering for

Achieving the Status of High Income Country. Islamic Development Bank (Co-Author)

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Research published in popular magazines

1. Nasim Shah Shirazi (2016), Role of Islamic Finance in Achieving the SDGs. Knowledge

Review. Vol 5. No 1

2. Nasim Shah Shirazi and M. Obaidullah (2016), Integrated Waqf-Based Islamic

Microfinance for Poverty Reduction. Vol 5. No 1

3. 2015 Nasim Shah Shirazi and M. Obaidullah (2015), Status of Microfinance in

Pakistan. Knowledge Review. Vol 4. No 1.

4. 2014 Nasim Shah Shirazi and M. Obaidullah (2014), Safety Nets for the Poor in Pakistan.

Knowledge Review. Vol 3. No 2.

5. 2014 Nasim Shah Shirazi (2014), Soci-Economic Development in Egypt. Knowledge

Review. Vol 3. No .1

6. 2014 Nasim Shah Shirazi (2014), Islamic Microfinance for Sustainable Development.

Knowledge Review. Vol 3. No. 1.

7. 2014 Nasim Shah Shirazi (2014), Microfinance in Egypt. Knowledge Review. Vol 3.

No. 1.

8. 2013 Salman Syed Ali, Nasim Shah Shirazi and M. Sami Nabi (2013), Role of Islamic

Finance in Development of IDB member Countries: A Case Study of Kyrgyz Republic and

Tajikistan. Knowledge Review. Vol 2. No 1

Research Papers Published

1. 2018 Nasim Shah Shirazi, Sajid Amin and Dawood Ashraf, Remittances, Economic Growth and

Poverty: A case of African OIC Member Countries, Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 57 No 3,

Autumn (2018), (forthcoming)

2. 2018 Nasim Shah Shirazi, Sajid Amin Javed, Dawood Ashraf , The interlinkage between

Social Exclusion and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Pakistan. IRTI Policy Paper 2018-

01

3. 2017 Faiz Rahim and Nasim Shah Shirazi, Fiscal Decentralization and Citizen’s Satisfaction

from Local Public Service Delivery in Pakistan. International Journal of Ethics and System, Vol. 34

issue 1..

4. 2017 Sajid Amin and Nasim Shah Shirazi; Is FDI Growth Enhancing: An Exploration

from OIC Member Countries (W - 160). Sustainable Development Policy Institute.

5. 2017 Nasim Shah Shirazi, Salman Syed Ali, and Obaidullah. Practical Means of Integrating

Zakāt and Waqf into the Poverty Reduction Agenda of OIC Member Countries. IRTI

Occasional paper, Pp 1-74.

6. 2016 Muhammad-Bashir Owolabi Yusuf, Nasim Shah Shirazi and Gairuzazmi Mat Ghani

(2016), “An empirical analysis of factors that determine poverty among the beneficiaries of

Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund, Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places

in the Global Economy, Vol. 10 Issue 3

7. 2016 Muhammad-Bashir Owolabi Yusuf, Nasim Shah Shirazi and Moha Asri Abdullah

Regulatory Framework For Member-Owned Islamic Microfinance Institutions (MIMIS) In

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)” Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking, and Finance, Vol-12,

No. 1, Jan - Mar 2016

8. 2015 Kausar Abbas and Nasim Shirazi, (2015) "The key players’ perception of the role of

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Islamic microfinance in poverty alleviation: The case of Pakistan," Journal of Islamic

Accounting and Business Research, Vol. 6 Iss: 2, pp. 244-267.

9. 2015 Nasim Shah Shirazi, Mohammed Obaidullah, Mohamed Aslam Haneef, (2015).

“Integration of Waqf and Islamic Microfinance for Poverty Reduction: Case of Pakistan”.

IRTI Working paper Series, WP# 1436-05

10. 2014 Nasim Shah Shirazi and Mohammed Obaidullah (2014), Why Poverty Reduction

Programs of Pakistan Did Not Bring Significant Change: An Appraisal. WP- 1435-17, IRTI,

IDB.

11. 2014 Regulatory Framework for Member-Owned Islamic Microfinance Institution: Islamic

Saving Groups and Cooperatives Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). WP-1435-14, IRTI, IDB 2014.

12. 2014 Mohammed Obaidullah and Nasim Shah Shirazi (2014), Integrating Philanthropy

with Microfinance: Models of Community Empowerment. In Cristina Trullols et al. (eds),

Social Impact Finance Book. Palgrave Macmillan.

13. 2014 Affordable Housing Finance in the IDB Member Countries: Challenges and Currently

Practiced Modes of Islamic Housing Finance, WP-1435-10, IRTI, IDB

14. 2014 Integrating of Zakat and Waqf into the poverty reduction of the IDB Member

Countries. Islamic Economic Studies, Vol. 22, No. 1, May 2014 (79-108)

15. 2014 Microfinance and Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study of Pakistan’s Microfinance

Institutions. in Shirazi Nasim Shah et al. (eds.), Islamic Finance for Sustainable

Development, IRTI, IDB

16. 2013 The Impact of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund on Poverty in Pakistan: An

Empirical Analysis. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 13 (10): 1335-1344.

17. 2013 Role of Islamic Finance in the Development of IDB Member Countries: A Case

Study of Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan. Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic

Development Bank ( Occasional Paper #14)

18. 2013 Determinants of poverty among microcredit beneficiaries: the case of Pakistan

poverty alleviation Fund. Banking and Financial Studies, January, No 21.

19. 2012 Fiscal Structure, Social Welfare Program and Infrastructure Development in the

Former State of Swat (Pakistan): A Case Study with Implications for Muslim Countries,

Islamic Research, and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank, WP-1433-08

20. 2012 Targeting and Socio-Economic Impact of Microfinance: A Case Study of Pakistan.

Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank, WP-1433-02,

21. 2012 Targeting and Socio-Economic Impact of Microfinance: A Case Study of Pakistan.

Islamic Economic Studies, Vol. 20, No 2. Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic

Development Bank.

22. 2012 Challenges of Affordable Housing Finance in IDB Member Countries Using Islamic

Modes, Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank (Occasional

paper # 13)

23. 2012 Islamic Microfinance – An Inclusive Approach with Special Reference to Poverty

Eradication in Pakistan, IIUM Journal of Economics and Management 20, no. 1 (2012): 19-

49

24. 2011 Purchasing power parity: The Linkages between Goods and Assets Markets in West

African Countries. Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review Vol. 1, No.5;

December 2011.

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25. 2010 Prospects of Poverty Elimination through potential Zakat Collection in OIC-member

Countries: Reappraised. Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking, and Finance, Vol. 6,

Number 3, July-September .7.

26. 2009 Effectiveness of Foreign Aid and Human Development. Pakistan Development

Review, 48:4.

27. 2009 Role of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund’s Micro Credit in Poverty Alleviation:

A Case of Pakistan. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Volume 47, No.2 pp. 215- 228.

28. 2008 Return on Investment in Microenterprises: Experience of the Borrowers of Pakistan

Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF), Forman Journal of Economic Studies, Vol: 4, Pp

27-40.

29. 2007 Trade Policy and Economic Growth in Bangladesh: A Revisit. Pakistan Economic

and Social Review, Volume 45, No.1 pp. 1-26.

30. 2006 Providing for the Resource Shortfall for Poverty Elimination Through the Institution

of Zakat In Low-Income Muslim Countries: IIUM Journal of Economics and Management,

Volume 14, Number 1, 2006

31. 2005 Export-Led Growth Hypothesis: Further Evidence From South Asian Countries: The

Developing Economies, Volume 43, Number 4 (December 2005)

32. 2004 “Exports-Economic Growth Nexus: A case of Pakistan,” The Pakistan Development

Review, Vol. 43, No. 4

33. 2003 “Distributive Effects of Zakat in Pakistan: Some Empirical Evidence”, Kulliyyah of

Economics and Management Sciences Occasional Paper No.1 (2003).

34. 2003 “Sadaqat and Economic Development: Pakistan’s Experience” The Commerce and

Economics Review, Vol. XII

35. 2002 Redistributive Effects of Public Expenditures in the Urban and Rural Areas of

Pakistan, South Asia Economic Journal, 3:1 SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd.

36. 2002 An Islamic Model of Business Ethics”, Thoughts on Economics, Vol1 2, No. 1 &2.

37. 2001 “Redistributive Effects of Fiscal Policy across the Income Groups in the Urban-Rural

Areas of Pakistan”, the Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 40, No. 4

38. 2000 An Analysis of Sugar and Sugarcane Production in Pakistan, Kashmir Economics

Review, Vol. VII No. 2.

39. 1999 Trends In Poverty Alleviation Through Zakat: A Case Of Pakistan, Proceedings of the

International Seminar on Human Resource Development for Sustained Economic Growth as

well as Progress in the Member States of the OIC, Islamic Institute of Technology, Dhaka,

Bangladesh

40. 1997 Inter-Household Transfers and the Poor: Pakistan’s Experience. Pakistan Journal of

Applied Economics, Vol. XIII, No. 2, Karachi

41. 1997 "Impact of Zakat and Usher on Poverty Alleviation: Empirical Findings for Pakistan,"

in Sahibzadah, M.H (ed.) Poverty Alleviation in Pakistan Institute of Policy Studies

Islamabad.

42. 1996 Poverty Statistics in Traditional and Islamic Framework: a case study of Pakistan.

Pakistan Economic and Political Review, Vol.1, No.2, Islamia University Bahawalpur.

43. 1996 Targeting, Coverage and Contribution of Zakat to Household's Income: a case of

Pakistan. Journal of Economic Cooperation among Islamic Countries 17, 3-4, Turkey.

44. 1996 "Determinants of Poverty in Pakistan". Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Vol.

XXXIII, No.1 & 2, University of Punjab

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45. 1995 Socio-Economic Profile of the Poor in Pakistan. Journal of Economics, Vol.2,

University of Peshawar.

46. 1995 "An Analysis of Pakistan's Poverty Problem from an Islamic Perspective" with Dr.

Muhammad Hussain as Co-author. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol.34, No.4.

47. 1994 Role of Education in Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from Household Income and

Expenditure Survey 1987-88, The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. II, No.1,

(March 1994), University of Peshawar

48. 1994 Role of Infaq in Poverty Alleviation in Pakistan, The Pakistan Development Review,

Vol. 33 No. 4 (Winter 1994).

49. 1993 Perception of Poverty in Traditional and Islamic Frameworks, Islamic Studies, Vol.

32, No.3, Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, Islamabad.

50. 1991 "Human Capital and Economic Growth with special reference to Non-Formal

Education in Pakistan” (1988-1991) Pakistan Journal of Distance Education. Vol. V-VIII,

No. 2 Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad.

Comments on Papers (Published)

51. 1998 Trends in Inequality and Welfare in Consumption Expenditures: The Case of

Pakistan. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 37, No. 4.

52. 1999 A Sectoral Analysis of Poverty in Pakistan. The Pakistan Development Review

Vol. 38, No. 4.

53. 2000 Estimation of Distribution of Income in Pakistan, Using Microdata. Comments.

The Pakistan Development Review Vol. 39, No. 4.

Books Published

54. 1996 System of Zakat in Pakistan: An Appraisal, International Institute of Islamic

Economics, P.O. Box. 1687. International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan

55. 2010 The Swat State (1915-69) - Fiscal Structure and Economic Development (An

Analytical Study). International Institute of Islamic Economics, P.O. Box. 1687.

International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

56. 2014 Islamic Finance for Sustainable Development, Islamic Research and Training

Institute, Islamic development bank.

57. 2016 Essential Perspectives in Islamic Economics and Finance, IRTI and International

Islamic University, Malaysia

58. 2017 Equitable Islamic Finance. Islamic Research and Training Institute, IDB.

Text Books

59. 1982 C424 Export Marketing and Management Part-I, Unit (chapter) 1-9, (a textbook

for B.A/B.Com), Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, (Co-author).

60. 1982 C424 Export Marketing and Management Part-II, Unit (chapter) 10-18, (a

textbook for B.A/ B.Com), Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, (Co-author).

61. 1983 C425 Export Marketing and Management Part-I, Unit (chapter) 1-9, (A textbook

for3B.A/B.Com), Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, (Co-author).

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62. 1983 C425 Export Marketing and Management Part-II, Unit (chapter) 10-18, (A text

Book for B.A/B.Com), Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, (Co-author).

63. 1985 "Financing" Home Made Products, Unit (chapter) 10. [Urdu (reviewed)], Allama

Iqbal Open University, Islamabad.

64. 1985 "Types of Selling" on Home Made Products, Unit (chapter) 4.(Urdu), Allama

Iqbal Open University, Islamabad.

65. 1989 Study Guide "Introduction to Microeconomics," (for M.Sc.Students), Allama

Iqbal Open University, Islamabad

Conferences Paper presented at conferences/seminars/workshops during last five years

2017 Current State of Islamic Microfinance in South Asia. ADFIMI-WB-ZTBL Regional Seminar on

Financial Inclusion Strategies in South Asia: Methodology and Perspectives. 28-29 March 2017.

Islamabad, Pakistan

2017 Current state of Financial Inclusion in South Asia. ADFIMI-WB-ZTBL Regional Seminar on

Financial Inclusion Strategies in South Asia: Methodology and Perspectives. 28-29 March 2017.

Islamabad, Pakistan.

2017 Social Assistance, Poverty and Income Distribution: An Analysis of OIC Member

Countries. 2nd Global Forum on Islamic Economics, Finance, and Banking, University of

Management and Technology (UMT). 25-26, January 2017. Lahore, Pakistan

2016 Islamic Social Finance: A Quest for Social Justice. ISRA-IRTI-Durham University, Strategic

Roundtable Discussion. 31st Oct 2016, Malaysia.

2016 A keynote address on social tax and transfers for Poverty Alleviation: A case of Low and Middle-

income countries. 2nd International conference on Islamic perspective of Accounting, Finance,

Economics, and Management. , August 17-19, 2016. University of Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta,

Indonesia.

2016 Toward Advancing Economic Prosperity and Social Well-being. 2nd International conference on

Islamic perspective of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Management. , August 17-19, 2016.

University of Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

2016 Islamic Capital Market and Shared Prosperity. 4th Global Forum on Islamic Finance (GFIF),

Value Creation and Impact. COMSATS, March 8-9, 2016, Lahore, Pakistan.

2016 Bridging the Inequality and Poverty Gap through State Enforced Charity: A Case of Low and

Middle-Income Countries. Ripha International University Conference on Islamic Finance. 20-22

February 2016. Islamabad, Pakistan.

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2015 Islamic Social Finance Report on African Countries. The 40th Annual Meeting of the Islamic Development Bank Group. 7 -11 June 2015. Maputo, Republic of Mozambique.

2015 Integrating Philanthropy with Microfinance: Models of community empowerment. ADFIMI-

FFSA and IRTI joint Workshop on Islamic Social Financing: Micro -Finance and Micro-Takaful.

12-13 November 2015. Almaty, Kazakhstan.

2015 Islamic Social Finance: the Best Practices. IRTI-IIUI 4th International Conference on Inclusive

Islamic Financial Sector Development. 17-18 November 2015. Islamabad, Pakistan.

2015 Social Tax and Transfers for Reducing Income Inequality and Poverty: A Case of Low and

Middle-Income Countries. Annual FMA meeting, 14-17 October 2015. Orlando, Florida, USA.

2015 Islamic Social Finance reports 2014 and 2015. Social Finance Roundtable, World Humanitarian Summit Secretariat (WHSS). 25 August 2015. United Nations, New York, USA.

2014 Core Principles of Zakat. Third International Seminar on Zakat and Waqf and the working group

on Core principles of Zakat management. 28-29 August 2014. Jakarta, Indonesia.

2014 Integration of Waqf and Islamic Microfinance. IRTI-IIUM workshop on Integration of Waqf and

Islamic Microfinance project. June 4, 2014.IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2014 The Role of Zakat And Awqaf as Financial Safety Nets Instruments for Micro Sector

Development.Third International Conference on Inclusive Islamic Financial Sector Development

and Working group on Zakat Standardization Meeting. 28-29 August 2014. Jakarta, Indonesia.

2014 Why Poverty Reduction Programs of Pakistan did not Bring a Significant Change: An Appraisal.

2014 Global Development Finance Conference (Measuring and Optimising Financial Systems In

Emerging Markets), African Growth Institute. 2-3 Sept 2014, Dubai

2014 Asymmetry and Long Memory Properties In Equity Market Return Pakistan Experience. 11th

African Finance Journal Conference (Research Trends in Accounting, Finance, and

Economics

for Africa's Development), African Growth Institute. 14-15 May 2014, Durban, South Africa.

2013 Role of Islamic Finance in the development of low-income Countries in CIS Region: A case of

Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan. Islamic Development Bank, 19 March 2013, Jeddah. Saudi

Arabia.

2013 Islamic Social Finance-preliminary results. 8th IDB Global Forum on Islamic Finance. 19 May

2013, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

2013 Potential Role of Zakat and waqf in Alleviating Poverty. 2nd International Forum on Islamic

Finance. 27-29, June 2013, Sfax, Tunisia.

2013 Role of Islamic Social Financial Institutions in Poverty Alleviation. Global Forum on Islamic

Finance. COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology. 11-13, March 2013, Lahore,

Pakistan.

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2013 The Role of Islamic Microfinance in Poverty Alleviation Based on the Perceptions of the Key

Players in the Market: The Case of Pakistan. 15th Malaysian Finance Association (MFA)

conference. International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF). June 2-4, 2013,

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2012 Integrating Zakat and Waqf into the poverty reduction strategies of the IDB member countries. 2nd

International Conference on Islamic Economics and the Economies of OIC Countries. IIUM, 29-

30 January 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2012 Islamic Home Financing. Housing Crisis in Libya: Vision in the context of Sustainable

Development. 17-19 December 2012, Benghazi, Libya.

Service Record

o Lead Economist, Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), IDB ( November 5,

2015, to date)

o Senior Economist, Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), IDB (April 2011 to

November 2015)

o Professor, International Islamic University, Malaysia, (April 2009 to April 2011)

o Professor, International Islamic University Islamabad ( December 2006 to 31 March

2009)

o Associate Professor, International Islamic University Islamabad (June 2005 to December

2006)

o Associate Professor, International Islamic University, Malaysia (Feb 2001 to June 2005)

o Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Suleyman Demirel University, Almaty,

Kazakhstan (September 2000 to January 2001)

o Associate Professor, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan (March 1995

to September 2000)

o Assistant Professor, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan (April 1989 to

March 1995)

o Lecturer, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan (Jan. 1984 to April 1989)

o Lecturer, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan (Sept.1981 to Jan.1984)

Teaching on Visiting Assignments

o Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, 1995 to-2000.

o Bahria University, Islamabad, 1998 to 1999

Administrative Experience

o Acting Manager, Islamic Economics, and Finance Research Division (February 7, 2017,

to date)

o Director General, International Institute of Islamic Economics, International. Islamic

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University, Islamabad (November 2007 to March 2009)

o Dean, Student Affairs, International. Islamic University, Islamabad (February 2007 to

March 2009)

o Director research, IIIE, International. Islamic University, Islamabad (October 2005 to

November 2006)

o Associate Dean, Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences, Suleyman Demirel

University, Almaty, Kazakhstan (September 2000 to January 2001)

o Assistant Vice President, Women Campus, International. Islamic University, Islamabad

(April 1999 to Nov. 1999)

o Acting Dean, Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences, Women Campus, and

International. Islamic University, Islamabad (March 1997 to March 1999)

o Deputy Dean, Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences, Women Campus,

International. Islamic University, Islamabad (March 1999 to September 2000)

o Director Research, International Institute of Islamic Economics (March 1996 to

Sept.1997)

o Student Advisor, International Islamic University, Islamabad (August 1996 to sept.1998)

Other Administrative Responsibilities

1. Graduate Program Coordinator (1993/94 - 1994/95)

Functions:

To act as Secretary of the Graduate Admission Committee;

To advise the incoming graduate students on all academic matters, including

courses to be taken.

To follow up the progress of the graduate students.

2. Member of the Skill and Training Committee (1995 to 1997) Function: to advise and help

the Graduate students in their research.

3. Member of the University Discipline Committee (1997 to September 2000)

4. Member of the Academic Council of the International Islamic University

Education

Ph.D. Economics (1993-94), International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan

MA Economics (1979-80), University of Peshawar, Pakistan

Certificate in Islamic Economics (1990-91), Ummul Qurra University, Makkah,

Saudi Arabia

Diploma in Islamic Revealed Knowledge (2004), International Islamic University,

Malaysia

Personal Data

Birthdate: November 15, 1955

Nationality: Pakistani

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Permanent Address: House 231, Street No. 1, Sector G-15/2, Islamabad.

Present Address: IRTI, Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Languages:

English, Urdu, Hindko, Punjabi, Pushto, Arabic