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Sharia Board

Sh. Dr. Fareed Yaqoob Al Meftah

Chairman of the Shari’a Supervisory Board

Experience:

  • Member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs - Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Undersecretary of the Court of Cassation – Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Member of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy
  • Former Judge in the Supreme Shari’a Court
  • Former Lecturer at the University of Bahrain

Qualification:

  • Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh - UK
  • Bachelor and Masters from Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University - KSA

Sh. Dr. Fareed Yaqoob Al Meftah

Sh. Dr. Fareed Mohammed Hadi

Vice Chairman and Executive Member

Experience:

  • Professor of Islamic Economics, College of Business Administration, Department of Islamic Banking at the University of Bahrain
  • Founder of the Bachelor and Masters Programs in Islamic Banking and Finance at the University of Bahrain
  • Board of Trustees Member of the Waqf Fund at the Central Bank of Bahrain
  • Chairman and member of Shari’a Supervisory Boards in several Islamic Banks and Takaful companies

Qualification:

  • Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh - UK
  • Ph.D. from King Mohammed V University - Kingdom of Morocco
  • Bachelor and Masters from Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University - KSA

Sh. Dr. Fareed Mohammed Hadi

Sh. Dr. Nidham Mohammed Yaquby

Member

Experience:

  • Shari’a Board Member of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions “AAOIFI”
  • Central Shari’a Board Member at the Central Bank of Bahrain
  • Chairman and member of Shari’a Supervisory Boards in several Islamic banks and Takaful companies

Qualification:

  • Ph.D. in Islamic Studies
  • Bachelor from McGill University - Montreal, Canada

Sh. Dr. Nidham Mohammed Yaquby