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​DR. ABU UMAR FARUQ AHMAD
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Dr Ahmad earned his PhD with ‘High Distinction’, and LLM (Hons.) with ‘Distinction’ from Western Sydney University, Australia. Currently, he is working as Adjunct Professor of Islamic Finance with Guidance College and International United University respectively. Previously he has worked at King Abdulaziz University, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, INCEIF University, International Sharī‘ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, Amity College, and International Islamic University Chittagong in different capacities. He has over 100 published research in journals, books, book chapters, and research reports to his credit. He has also presented about 100 research at international forums held in USA, Ireland, Australia, Brunei, Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, UAE, Turkey, Malaysia, Qatar, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. Dr Ahmad has provided Islamic advisory services to AAOIFI, Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd.; Bangladesh Islamic Centre of NSW Inc., Australia; Halal Australia; Islamic Cooperative Finance Australia Ltd., and Australian Muslim Welfare Centre Inc.

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​The purpose of the North American Conference on Islamic Finance (NACIF) is to foster the sharing of global knowledge. It is an international forum for Islamic finance scholars and practitioners to discuss and collaborate on the various innovative practices that are being used in the Islamic finance industry. Ultimately, the goal of NACIF is to facilitate sustainable finance practices that benefit society at all levels.
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