Cheif Excutive Officer
Distinguished as a Fellow Member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants – UK, Certified Public Accountants – Pak, and a Fellow Member of Chartered Accountants – Pak, he proudly stands as the Founder of the Institute of Certified Public Accountant-Islamic—a trailblazing entity in the realm of professional Islamic finance. Additionally, he spearheads the innovative Alardz platform, pioneering Fintech solutions for the global Realtor sector. His role as a Board of Director extends beyond borders, contributing to the International Islamic Rating Agency (IIRA) and holding a crucial position as a Board member at DAPP (Diaspora Association of Pakistan Professionals)
His journey includes steering a key Islamic Financial institution in Sudan under the aegis of the Central Bank of Sudan and representing a financial institution in London, entrusted with overseeing the Global investment portfolio. A tenure as CEO and CFO at a distinguished Islamic Financial institution in Dubai, UAE, marked a pivotal chapter where their FINTECH solutions seamlessly integrated UAE GOVT financial transactions, earning global acclaim on the prestigious Global Banking and Finance Review platform as the epitome of smart solutions in the GCC—cementing their position as the fastest-growing Islamic financial institution. In the realm of leadership, he represented the Forum as a UAE Business Leader, engaging in discussions on the transformative impact of VAT in the UAE. His professional journey encompasses serving as an Audit Partner and Group Quality Director for four years within the esteemed global network of audit firms, Crowe Horwath, in Dubai. Prior to that, he held the position of finance head in multiple listed textile institutions in Pakistan, contributing significantly for over six years.
Sustainable- Middle East
Doctorate and Masters from University of Denver USA, Civil engineering from USA and graduate program from Harvard Business school, Boston USA.
Moreover having presence and membership for prestigious institutions
American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE (International Membership)
American Concrete Institute ACI (International Membership)
Member of Society of Engineers – UAE (Active Member)
Member of Environmental Research & Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA)
Member of Abu Dhabi Quality & Excellency Conference of Technical Committee at Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ADCC&I).
Member of General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments
Prominent UAE business personality and served Multiple government platforms in UAE as head of organization
PHD, USA Chaiman Islamic Ratings
Dr. Omar Hafiz is an associate professor of Islamic finance in King Abdul-Aziz university.
He is A Saudi citizen born in Al Madina in 1950 and got his Ph.D. from Indiana University Bloomington USA in 1981 and a bachelor degree in Islamic studies in 2005 from king Abdul-Aziz university.
He joined department of Economics in 1981 after graduation for Around 9 years where he served as chairman of the department and director of the first international research center in Islamic economics.
in 1990 he left the university for working in Islamic Finance industry where he worked for Islamic Development Bank for around 15 years and for other Islamic finance and Takaful institutions for more than 10 years.
He published some books in Arabic and supervised a lot of dissertations in Islamic economics, and in 2017 He returned back to his university to work in Islamic Economics Institute
FCPA President ICPAP UAE Chapter
FCPA having more than 25 years exp in Audit, Accounts and Finance.
Partner in Ahmad Alagbari Chartered Accountants(aaa-cas.com)(UAE)
Partner SJS accounting and bookkeeping LLP(USA)
Director in FAM Group(famglobals.com)(UAE)
President CPA Pakistan-UAE (icpap.com.pk)
Financial advisor Hamdan Bin Mohammad Heritage Centre Dubai(hhc.gov.ae)
Value Added Tax(VAT)/ AML trainer
Ex Vice Chancellor GC University
Prof. Dr. Zakir Hussain joined Government College University Faisalabad, as the Vice Chancellor.
He has been associated with teaching, research, supervision and administration with local as well as foreign institutions
Including University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Dean, University of Sargodha
Dean, US-Aid FAO, Colorado State University and Kansas State University
Project Manager, Agricultural Assessment International Corporation USA
Director, Ministry of Labor, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis
Joint Secretary, RNEP Cairo Egypt
Policy Officer, Agri Business Cell as Federal Cotton Commissioner and Pakistan Central Cotton Committee
Vice President. He has supervised a handful of M.Phil and PhD scholars and has produced more than 100 research publications.
He holds a PhD degree in Economics. His area of academic interest is rural poverty alleviation; its dynamics and economic policies at national and international levels.
Board Member IIRA
Mr. Faheem Ahmad was recognized among top 500 Islamic personalities by Islamica500. www.islamica500.com/download.html.
Faheem Ahmad is the founder of the VIS Group, Pakistan.
He has top level management experience at international level in the fields of credit rating, and Islamic and conventional financial risk assessment modeling.
In 1997, he formed a JV with a leading rating agency of USA, to form DCR-VIS. JCRA joined JCR-VIS subsequent to DCR’s merger with Fitch.
JCR-VIS is currently a prominent financial services provider in Pakistan and is recognized by all relevant regulatory authorities as a full service rating provider.
In 2001, Mr. Ahmad participated in the establishment of Islamic International Rating Agency (IIRA) in Bahrain. In 2011, he developed and launched a ‘Fiduciary Rating System’; capturing Mudarib's quality, governance and compliance with Shari’a principles.
IIRA now has mandates in 11 Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Sudan, Turkey, Jordan, Pakistan, Egypt, and UAE.
In 2002, he was a member of the founding team that established the Association of Credit Rating Agencies in Asia (ACRAA), headquartered in Manila.
ACRAA represents 30 rating agencies in Asia. In December 2013, recognizing his commitment towards ACRAA, Mr. Ahmad was elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. During his association with ACRAA, he has also served as the Chairman of the Best Practices Committee, he played a leading role to develop “ACRAA Code of Conduct Fundamentals for Domestic Credit Rating Agencies” and important publications, including ‘Credit Ratings – The Basics Revisited’, ‘Rating Shopping'.
In this regard, Mr. Ahmad in 2012, conducted a study, funded by ADB, for the development of ‘Idealized Default Curves’ for mapping
Doctorate from EU
Post Doc, University of Vienna, Austria, PHD, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Chairman, Department of Education and Special Education.
Founder director. Establish the directorate of distance education and currently more than 15000 students are enrolled in 86 program.
Directorate of Distance Education, G.C University, Faisalabad
