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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: [email protected]
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-
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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