Advisory Boards

Our Advisors & Board Members

Sharia Advisory Board

Our Sharia Advisory Board consists of scholar members drawn from prominent Islamic scholars of different schools of thought, as well as Technical specialists on Islamic law, finance, accounting and Halal certification.
Together, they provide the necessary focus needed to keep all we do in line with our beliefs and value systems.

Dr. Mufti Irshad Ahmad Aijaz

Sharia Board Member

Dr. Mufti Irshad Ahmad Aijaz holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies with a focus on Islamic finance. As an Islamic finance expert, he is a visiting faculty at many educational institutions in Pakistan:

  • CEIF, IBA (Center of Excellence in Islamic Finance, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi)
  • NIBAF (National Institute of Banking and Finance, subsidiary of State Bank of Pakistan)
  • CIE (Center for Islamic Economics, Karachi)


Dr. Aijaz also currently holds the following positions:

  • Chairman, Shariah Advisory Committee, State Bank of Pakistan
  • Chairman, Shariah Advisory Committee, Securities and Exchange Commission Pakistan
  • Chairman, Shariah Supervisory Board Bankislami
  • Member, Shariah Committee, Standard Chartered Bank
  • Member Shariah Supervisory Board, Summit Bank Limited
  • Member sub-committee on Shari’ah Standards, AAOIFI, Bahrain
  • Chairman Shariah Board, Salaam Takaful Pakistan

Mufti Muhammad Najeeb Khan

Sharia Board Member

Mufti Najeeb Khan is the Principal of Hira Foundation School and a member of a number of Shariah Boards including:

  • United Composite Islamic Fund
  • Pak Oman Islamic Fund
  • Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan
  • Halal Awareness and Research Council (HARC),

 

In addition to being a member and Trainer for the Committee of Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC), he also provides his valuable input to:

 

  • Task Force for Research and Development in Islamic Bank – State Bank of Pakistan
  • Provincial Zakat and Ushr Council, Government of Sindh
  • Committee on Accounting and Auditing Standards for Interest Free Modes of Financing and Investments at the Institute of Chartered Accountants Pakistan (ICAP)

 

He is also a member of the Advisory Board for Designing Islamic School curriculums in education globally.