Mumbai: Iqra Education Foundation, an advocacy body in Islamic Education, organizing a discussion on Islamic finance in Mumbai.
According to Uzma Nahid, Chairman Iqra Education Foundation, “In Sha Allah tomorrow Sheikh Faizal Manjoo, Joint CEO, Islamic Finance Jurists Limited, UK will deliver key note address at Hotel Balwas International in Mumabi.” “Those who wants participate can join the discussion.” She added
Sheikh Faizal Manjoo is Joint CEO of Islamic Finance Jurists Limited and a member of the Shari’ah Boards of multinational conglomerates including Hannover Re. He is considered as an international conferencier and has been conferred with numerous awards for his contribution to the Islamic finance industry globally.
As a lawyer, Sheikh Faizal has submitted legal opinions to the High Court in South Africa and presented documentation to the Law Commission on Islamic law. He is founding member of the Muslim Mediation and Arbitration Council as well the Muslim Lawyers Association, thus playing an important role in the contextualisation and harmonisation of Islamic finance and law within international framework.
Sheikh Faizal has a confluence of three disciplines that has gained him international recognition, namely Shari’ah, law and finance. He holds a stream of qualifications at post graduate levels including B.A. (Arabic & Islamic Studies), LL.B (Law), M.A. (Islamic Finance) and PhDc (Islamic Pensions) which have helped him in many ways to contribute towards the enhancement of Islamic finance and law.
Sheikh Faizal has helped in developing and structuring products and finalising legal documentations both from the legal and Shari’ah perspectives in many areas such as Islamic pensions, Takaful and Re-Takaful, fixed-return income products and Islamic capital market instruments.
Sheikh Faizal has made numerous contributions in the field of Islamic finance and law. He has authored some seminal academic works in the field of Islamic finance and has lectured at post-graduate level in many prestigious academic institutions. Sheikh Faizal is one of the pioneers in the field of Islamic pensions as well as Shari’ah marketing. He has also authored on the disciplines of Islamic economic and financial crimes.
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