Sheikh Nizam Mohammed Saleh Yaquby

Sheikh Nizam Mohammed Saleh Yaquby is a Shariah Scholar in the Islamic banking industry. Once referred to as ‘the gatekeeper’ of a $2 trillion market for Islamic financial products by Bloomberg, Sheikh Nizam Yaquby has a reputation recognised globally. An active lecturer, Sheikh Yaquby has been teaching Tafsir, Hadith, and Fiqh in Bahrain since 1976. He has recorded more than 500 lectures and lessons in both English and Arabic. Sheikh Yaquby sits on over 40 Shariah Advisory Boards including Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas, Al Rayan Bank, S&P Dow Jones, Lloyds Bank, and Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Institutions (AAOIFI). He is also the Deputy Chairman of Shariah Committee of Alkhair International Islamic Bank Berhad. Sheikh Yaquby has contributed to various original research projects, and is hailed as one of the leading experts in modern Islamic Finance.

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