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Dr. Nasim Shah Shirazi
Professor of Economics and Finance
Dr. Nasim Shah Shirazi
Professor of Economics and Finance
Educational Qualifications
Diploma in Islamic Revealed Knowledge
PhD in Economics
Entity
College of Islamic Studies
Program
Master of Science in Islamic Finance
Divison
Islamic Finance
Biography
Dr. Nasim Shah Shirazi is a Professor of Economics and Finance at CIS. He has more than 36 years of experience in the areas of teaching, research, consultancy, and administration. He has designed, developed, and taught courses at graduate and postgraduate levels in the fields of development economics, finance, Islamic economics, and decisions sciences both at national and international universities.
With more than 76 publications, Dr. Shirazi is well-respected for his research in the areas of development economics, public finance, and Islamic finance for social development. Dr. Shirazi has also completed several consulting assignments with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF), and private organizations.
Dr. Shirazi is active in community service and currently acts as a member of the editorial boards of the Islamic Economic Studies Journal (IRTI), Pakistan Journal of Contemporary Sciences, and Pakistan Journal of Management & Social Sciences.
Diploma in Islamic Revealed Knowledge
International Islamic University, Malaysia
2004
PhD in Economics
International Islamic University, Islamabad
1994
Certificate in Islamic Economics
Ummul Qurra University, Makkah
1991
MA in Economics
University of Peshawar, Pakistan
1980
- Development Economics
- Public Finance
- Islamic Economics
- Islamic Social Finance
Professor of Economics and Finance
CIS, HBKU
Jul 2018 – Present
Acting Manager
Islamic Economics and Finance Research Division, Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), IDB, Jeddah
Feb 2017 – Nov 2017
Lead Economist
Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), IDB, Jeddah
Nov 2015 – Nov 2017
Senior Economist
Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), IDB, Jeddah
Apr 2011 – Nov 2015
Professor
International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Apr 2009 – Apr 2011
Director General
International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Nov 2007 – Mar 2009
Dean of Student Affairs
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Feb 2007 – Mar 2009
Professor
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Dec 2006 – Mar 2009
Director of Research
International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Oct 2005 – Nov 2006
Associate Professor
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Jun 2005 – Dec 2006
Associate Professor
International Islamic University, Malaysia
Feb 2001 – Jun 2005
Associate Dean, Associate Professor
Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences, Süleyman Demirel University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Sep 2000 – Jan 2001
Assistant Vice President
Women Campus, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Apr 1999 – Nov 1999
Deputy Dean
Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences, Women Campus, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Mar 1999 – Sep 2000
Visiting Faculty
Bahria University, Islamabad
1998 – 1999
Acting Dean
Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences, Women Campus, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Mar 1997 – Mar 1999
Student Advisor
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Aug 1996 – Sep 1998
Director of Research
International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Mar 1996 – Sep 1997
Associate Professor
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Mar 1995 – Sep 2000
Visiting Faculty
Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
1995 – 2000
Graduate Program Coordinator
International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University, Islamabad
1993 – 1995
Assistant Professor
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Apr 1989 – Mar 1995
Lecturer
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Jan 1984 – Apr 1989
Lecturer
Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad
Sep 1981 – Jan 1984
- The Role of Islamic Finance in Fostering Circular Business Investments: the Case of OIC Countries. Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, 41(1).
- Awqaf and its Importance in a Modern Economic System. The Journal of Economic Research & Business Administration, 1(127).
- Islamic Safety Nets for the Poor: Pakistan’s Experience. In Qadri, H.M., & Bhatti, I. (Eds.), Growth of Islamic finance and Banking: Innovation, Governance and Risk Mitigation. Routledge.
- Equitable Islamic Finance. Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic Development Bank Group.
- Remittances, Economic Growth and Poverty: A Case of African OIC Member Countries. Pakistan Development Review, 57(2).
- The Interlinkage between Social Exclusion and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Pakistan. IRTI Policy Paper 2018, 1.
- Fiscal Decentralization and Citizen’s Satisfaction from Local Public Service Delivery in Pakistan. International Journal of Ethics and Systems. 34(1).
- Is FDI Growth Enhancing: An Exploration from OIC Member Countries (W-160). Sustainable Development Policy Institute.
- Practical Means of Integrating Zakāt and Waqf into the Poverty Reduction Agenda of OIC Member Countries. IRTI Occasional Paper. 1-74.
- Essential Perspectives in Islamic Economics and Finance. Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), and IRTI.
- An Empirical Analysis of Factors that Determine Poverty Among the Beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy. 10(3).
- Regulatory Framework For Member-Owned Islamic Microfinance Institutions (MIMIS) In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking, and Finance, 12, No. 1, Jan - Mar 2016
- The Key Players’ Perception of the Role of Islamic Microfinance in Poverty Alleviation: The Case of Pakistan. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research. 6(2). 244-267.
- Islamic Finance for Sustainable Development. IRTI, Islamic Development Bank.
- Integrating Philanthropy with Microfinance: Models of Community Empowerment. In Atbani F.M., & Trullols C. (Eds.), Social Impact Finance Book. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Microfinance and Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study of Pakistan’s Microfinance Institutions. In Shirazi, N.S., Elzahi, A., & Khatab, I. (Eds.), Islamic Finance for Sustainable Development. IRTI, IDB. 85-99.
- The Swat State (1915-69) – Fiscal Structure and Economic Development (An Analytical Study). Islamabad: International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University.
- System of Zakat in Pakistan: An Appraisal. Islamabad: International Institute of Islamic Economics. International Islamic University.