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Professor Dr. Monzer Kahf has more than thirty years experience in Islamic finance, banking and economics. He is one of the principal pioneers of structuring Islamic financial products, currently a Consultant, Trainer, Lecturer.
He was an invited expert on Islamic finance at the OIC Fiqh Academy, Jeddah Saudi Arabia. He served as a Professor of Islamic Economics and Banking in the graduate program of Islamic economics and banking, Yarmouk University, Jordan, a Senior Research Economist, for fifteen years, and Head of the Research Division at the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He provides expert opinions to courts and on the internet.
His experience also includes directing scores of training seminars on Islamic finance and banking, presenting more than 75 papers in conference and seminars and organizing scores of courses, conferences and seminars on the same in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Africa and South and South East Asia.
Prof. Kahf is continuously active in writing, with more than 27 books and more than 60 articles published in professional journals; he is also active in community services in the United States especially within the Muslim community. He presently lives in California, USA. He has a Ph. D. in Economics from the University of Utah (1975), a B A in Business and a strong training in Islamic Law (Shari’ah); he speaks English, Arabic and a little French. He is the Laureate of IDB Prize in Islamic Economics, 2000.
