Dr. Habib Ahmed
Professor Habib Ahmed is Sharjah Chair in Islamic Law & Finance at Durham University Business School, a Fellow (Honorary) at the Cambridge Judge Business School and Member, Board of Trustees at NZF Worldwide, UK. Prior to joining Durham University in 2008, he worked at the National Commercial Bank and Islamic Development Bank Group (IRTI) in Saudi Arabia. He has also taught at University of Connecticut (USA), National University of Singapore, University of Bahrain and worked as Visiting Professor at Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar and International Islamic University Indonesia. Prof Ahmed has also worked as consultant for several international organizations such as United Nations, UNDP, World Bank, Islamic Development Bank Institute, Islamic Financial Services Board, ICD, COMCEC and CIBAFI. He has authored/edited more than 100 scholarly publications, which include articles in international refereed journals, books, chapters in books, and other academic papers/monographs/reports. Prof. Ahmed was awarded IsDB Prize for Impactful Achievement in Islamic Economics (First Prize) in 2022 for his contributions to applied research in Islamic economics and finance.
Professor Habib Ahmed is Sharjah Chair in Islamic Law & Finance at Durham University Business School, a Fellow (Honorary) at the Cambridge Judge Business School and Member, Board of Trustees at NZF Worldwide, UK. Prior to joining Durham University in 2008, he worked at the National Commercial Bank and Islamic Development Bank Group (IRTI) in Saudi Arabia. He has also taught at University of Connecticut (USA), National University of Singapore, University of Bahrain and worked as Visiting Professor at Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar and International Islamic University Indonesia. Prof Ahmed has also worked as consultant for several international organizations such as United Nations, UNDP, World Bank, Islamic Development Bank Institute, Islamic Financial Services Board, ICD, COMCEC and CIBAFI. He has authored/edited more than 100 scholarly publications, which include articles in international refereed journals, books, chapters in books, and other academic papers/monographs/reports. Prof. Ahmed was awarded IsDB Prize for Impactful Achievement in Islamic Economics (First Prize) in 2022 for his contributions to applied research in Islamic economics and finance.