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Dr. Khalid bin Abdullah bin Ali Al-Muzaini

Dr. Khalid bin Abdullah bin Ali Al-Muzaini

Associate Professor of Islamic Fiqh, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Dr. Khalid has over 15 years of experience in the field of Islamic banking and contemporary financial transactions Fiqh. He is an associate professor of Islamic Fiqh at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and a professor of graduate studies at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University in Dammam. He holds a Master’s and PhD from the Higher Judicial Institute in Riyadh.

He is a member of the Shariah board of a group of Islamic financing companies and financial institutions, and provides Shariah consultations in the field of Islamic Finance and Takaful Insurance. He has numerous research papers and books, is a member of the Scientific Society of Fiqh in Riyadh, and has presented papers at many conferences and seminars in the field of Islamic Finance and Banking. He is a former member of the Sub-Shariah board in Riyadh for AAOIFI and has conducted many training courses for Shariah board members, lawyers, judges and academics.

Education

  • PhD in Jurisprudence and Shariah Policy, Higher Institute of the Judiciary, Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, 1428 AH / 2008 AD. Thesis: “Contemporary Fatwas: An Introductory Applied Study in the Light of Shariah Policy”, awarded an excellent rating with first-class honorsKSA

  • Master’s degree in Comparative Jurisprudence, Higher Institute of the Judiciary, Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic UniversityKSA

  • Bachelor’s degree in Shariah, College of Shariah in Riyadh, Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, 1412 AH / 1992 AD, with a very good gradeKSA

Experience

  • Member of the Executive Committee of the Islamic Banking and Finance Center at King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsKSA

  • Member of the Saudi Scientific Society for Islamic BankingKSA

  • Member of the Saudi Fiqh Association, and a representative of the Association in the Eastern ProvinceKSA

  • Member of the Saudi Judicial Scientific Society in Riyadh, and one of the Society’s representatives in the Eastern RegionKSA

  • Member of the International Islamic Authority for Economics and Finance, RiyadhKSA

  • Cooperative advisor with the Shariyah Review Bureau in Islamic financial transactionsBahrain

  • Shariah Board member for ForusKSA

  • Shariah Board member for Mediterranean & Gulf Cooperative Insurance and Reinsurance CompanyKSA

  • Shariah Board member for Malaa FintechKSA

  • Shariah Board member for Matager FinanceKSA