Dr. Abdulazeem Abozaid | Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Dr. Abdulazeem Abozaid

Professor of Islamic Finance

Office location

C.01.040

Dr. Abdulazeem Abozaid

Professor of Islamic Finance

Educational Qualifications

Postgraduate Diploma in Human Sciences

BA in English Literature

Entity

College of Islamic Studies

Divison

Islamic Finance

Biography

Dr. Abdulazeem holds a PhD and a master's degree in Islamic Financial Law; three BAs in Islamic Law, Arabic Language and English Literature; and two higher studies diplomas in Islamic Law and Human Sciences. He has worked at universities as well as Islamic banks. He is currently a Professor of Islamic Finance at HBKU.

Postgraduate Diploma in Human Sciences

Faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia

2007

BA in English Literature

Damascus University

2004

PhD in Islamic Law and its Principles (Islamic Law of Financial Transactions)

Damascus University

2001

BA in Arabic Language and Literature

Al-Azhar University, Cairo

1999

MA in Islamic Law and its Principles

Damascus University

1998

Postgraduate Diploma in Islamic Law and its Principles

Damascus University

1995

BA in Islamic Law

Damascus University

1994

  • Islamic Law
  • Islamic Finance
  • Islamic Banking
  • Islamic Studies
  • Arabic Language Studies

Professor of Islamic Law & Finance

CIS, HBKU

June 2021 – Present

Associate Professor of Islamic Law & Finance

CIS, HBKU

May 2013 – May 2021

Visiting Scholar

Takaful T&T Society Friendly, Trinidad & Tobago

Feb 2013

Shariah Expert

Al-Maali Training & Consultation, Dubai

2012 – Present

Head of Shariah Department

Oman Arab Bank, Muscat

2012 – 2013

Shariah Expert and Trainer

Emirates Islamic Bank, Dubai

2007 – 2011

Consultant

Five Pillars Associates (Consultancy and Training), Singapore

2006 – Present

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia

Jul 2005 – Oct 2007

Visiting Fellow

Faculty of Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia

Nov 2004 – Mar 2005

Associate Professor

Faculty of Islamic Law, Damascus University

2001 – 2005

PhD Researcher

SOAS, University of London

Dec 2000 – Mar 2001

Faculty (Lecturer)

Faculty of Islamic Law, Damascus University

1995 – 2001

BOOKS
  • Vol. 2 of Islamic Finance Encyclopedia. Dubai: Aafaq Center for Research in Islamic Economy (ACRIE). http://www.acrie.ae/Default.aspx?topic=encyclovol2

  • Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-659-54642-6. https://www.lap-publishing.com.

  • International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), No. 64.

  • Beirut, Lebanon. 632 p

  • Damascus: Dar Al-Fiker.

  • Damascus: Dar Al-Fiker.

  • Beirut: Al-Resalah Publishing House.

BOOK CHAPTERS
  • In Abdul, R. [Ed.], Handbook on Research on Theory and Practice of Global Islamic Finance. IGI Global.

  • In Naifar, N. (Ed.), Impact of Financial Technology (Fin Tech) on Islamic Finance and Financial Stability. IGI Global.

  • In Ali, S. N., & Nisar, S. (Eds.), Takaful and Islamic Cooperative Finance: Challenges and Opportunities. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. 93-111.

  • In Egri, T. & Kizilkaya, N. (Eds.), Islamic Economics – Basic Concepts, New Thinking and Future Directions. Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

  • In Aljarhi, M. A. (Ed.), Selection from the Eighth International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance. Doha: Bloomsbury-Qatar Foundation Press.

  • In Ahmed, H., Asutay, M., & Wilson, R. (Eds.), Islamic Banking and Financial Crisis. Edinburgh University Press.

JOURNAL ARTICLES
  • Journal of Bait al-Mashura, 10. https://www.mashurajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/6.pdf

  • International Journal of Business and Management Studies, 7(2). Social Sciences Research Society. http://universitypublications.net/ijbms/0702/pdf/K8D722.pdf

  • ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance (IJIF), 9(2).

  • Al-Tajdid Journal, 20(40). International Islamic University Malaysia.

  • Journal of Islamic Economic Studies, 24(1). The Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI). http://iesjournal.org/english/journalarticles.html

  • International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 9(2). Thomson Reuters. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/IMEFM-05-2015-0056

  • Journal of Muslim Unity, 7. India: Hujjat Ul Islam Academy, Darul Uloom Waqf Deoband.

  • Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics (JKAU), 28(3). http://iei.kau.edu.sa/Pages-%D9%8528-3.aspx

  • Law Magazine, 4. Ajman University for Sciences & Technologies.

  • Al-Tajdid Journal, 19(37). International Islamic University Malaysia. http://journals.iium.edu.my/at-tajdid/index.php/Tajdid/issue/view/69

OTHERS
  • Wahed Online Halal Investing Journal. New York. https://journal.wahedinvest.com/can-cash-financing-be-shariah-compliant/

  • In CIS-QFC Global Conference on Awqaf (conference proceedings). Doha: Ministry of Awqaf.

  • Wahed Global Halal Investing Journal. New York. https://journal.wahedinvest.com/bitcoin-the-shariah-standards-of-a-valid-currency/

  • Wahed Global Halal Investing Journal. New York. https://journal.wahedinvest.com/benefiting-from-assets-mortgaged-against-loans/

  • Wahed Global Halal Investing Journal. New York. https://journal.wahedinvest.com/shariah-governance-for-islamic-banking-room-for-reform/

  • Wahed Global Halal Investing Journal. New York. https://journal.wahedinvest.com/can-commercial-debts-be-traded-in-islamic-finance/

  • Islamic Finance Today. http://iftmagazine.com/

  • Business Islamica (magazine, 1st ed.). http://www.businessislamica.com

  • Islamic Finance Today (magazine). Pioneer Publication. http://www.iftmagazine.com/View/news-details.php?nid=1033

  • Islamic Finance Today (magazine). Pioneer Publication. http://www.iftmagazine.com/View/index.php

  • Knowledge Contribution Award in Partnership and Social Responsibility for the distinguished paper on "Social Responsibility of Islamic Bank" — International Conference on the Social Responsibility of the Islamic Financial Institution, 2018