Shari'ah Supervision Committee

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Sulaiman Al Meneea - Chairman

Member of the Saudi Forum of Senior Shari'ah Scholars, a group that advises the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its public on all issues relating to religion.
Senior Judge in Saudi courts and the Chair at the court in the western region of KSA.
Member - Shari’ah Board of the Global Research and the standard setting body AAOIFI.
Serves on the Shari’ah Boards of numerous of financial institutions globally.

Dr. Mohd Abdulrahim Sultan Alolama - Deputy Chairman

Member of the Grand Islamic Scholars Body in Dubai
Serves on the Shari’ah Boards of various financial institutions including Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates Islamic Bank, National Bonds and Mawarid Finance Company
Author of various books and articles on jurisprudential topics, particularly Islamic Banking
PhD in Comparative Islamic Law from Umm Al Qura University, Makkah Al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ahcene Lahsasna - Executive Member

Registered Shari'ah advisor at Bank Negara (Central Bank of Malaysia) and Securities Commission Malaysia
Serves on the Shari’ah Boards of Standard Chartered Malaysia and Etiqa General Takaful Berhad Malaysia
Authored more than 20 books on diverse topics and issues in Islamic finance
PhD in Islamic Law and Islamic Jurisprudence from the International Islamic University, Malaysia

Dr. Mohamed Karrat - Member

Double PhD: the 1st PhD in Comparative Jurisprudence and Western Philosophy from Al Qarawiyyin University, Morocco; 2nd PhD in Islamic Finance from Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco
Member of Shari'ah Sub-Committee Member at AAOIFI, Bahrain, and the Saudi General Authority for Awqaf
Author of 20+ Books/Research Papers on Islamic Jurisprudence and Islamic Finance

Dr. Abdulrahman Alhammadi - Member

Director of Zakat Resources and Media Department at the UAE Zakat Fund
Authored various research articles on jurisprudential topics
PhD in Comparative Jurisprudence, Faculty of Graduate Studies - University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Excellence Expert Diploma - UAE Government Leaders Programme

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