Mufti Dr. Irshad Ahmad Aijaz, a Shari’ah Advisory Board (SAB) Member of Tropical Bank Ltd in the Capacity of the Chairman Shariah Advisory Board.
Dr. Mufti Irshad Ahmad holds a Ph.D in Islamic Studies, Masters degree in Islamic and Arabic Studies, Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA Finance) and a Degree in Islamic Jurisprudence and Fatwa equivalent from Jamia Dar-ul-Uloom, Karachi, Pakistan.
Currently he serves as the Chairman, Shariah Advisory Committee of State Bank of Pakistan, Chairman, Shariah Advisory Committee of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and Member, AAOIFI Shariah Standard Committee – Karachi.
He is also a Member, Sub-committee on Legal and Regulatory Framework by Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan, Member, Working Group on Islamic Alternatives for Liquidity Management, by State Bank of Pakistan, Consultant, Shariah Review Bureau – Bahrain and Member, ICAP- Committee on Accounting & Auditing Standards for Interest Free Modes of Financing and Investments.
He is the Dean of faculty of Social Sciences, Al Ghazal University, Karachi, Pakistan and actively involved in providing consultation for development of policies and regulations for regulatory authorities and different Islamic financial institutions. He also regularly delivers lectures on Islamic Economics and Finance at different forums and educational institutions including National Institute of Banking and Finance (State Bank of Pakistan) and Centre for Islamic Economics (a division of Jamia Dar-ul-Uloom, Karachi, and Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan. He is a seasoned trainer and subject matter expert in the field of Islamic finance and banking.