Prof. Abdulazeem Abozaid is the current Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Experts (ACE) of Jaiz Bank. He assumed this role in September 2023. Prof. Abozaid is a Syrian national and presently works as a Professor of Islamic Finance at the College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar. He holds a PhD and a Master's in Islamic Financial Law from Damascus University, a BA in Arabic Literature, English Literature, and Islamic Law, and a Higher Diploma in Islamic Law and Human Sciences.
Prof. Abozaid serves as a Shariah advisor to Five Pillars and Methaq Takaful Insurance and has previously been a member of various Boards, including Oman Arab Bank and RHB Islamic Bank. His research interests lie in the fields of Islamic Law, Islamic Finance and Islamic Banking. He has also taught at the International Islamic University in Malaysia and authored many books, articles, and journal entries on Shariah and Islamic finance.
Moreover, Prof. Abozaid is an active participant in conferences around the world and leads seminars and workshops on Shariah and Islamic finance.
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