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I have been involved with Islamic financial institutions for over 2 decades; I am expert on Shariah compliant finance within the Islamic law, Waqf family “Trust”, inheritance, capital market products, alternative finance and Islamic contracts.

I am Shari’ah board member in selected Islamic institutions, also served as wealth manager with several bank’s including Al-Baraka International UK.

I have obtained my PhD on Islamic studies and economics from the University of Leeds (UK), studied Fiqh and Shariah at Al-Azhar University (Egypt), Master degree in managements (UK). My Publications includes, Islamic Insurance “A modern Approach to Islamic Banking” 2004, the Encyclopaedia of Islamic finance 2008, Dictionary of Islamic Finance 2011, and Corporate Governance in Islamic Banks (Du in 2012). Joint author of several publications and many articles published on Islamic finance.

I am a trustee member of Academy UK, fellow at ICMA centre Henley business school University of Reading UK, former visiting lecturer at El-Azhar University ”Egypt”. I was nominated for King Fisal International prize 2006, runner-up for Mubarak Prize on Islamic studies 2010; I am a regular speaker on Islamic finance issues at conferences and TV.
Email: aly@academyuk.org.