About the Contributors
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank(ADIB) was established in 1998, and is one of
the leading Islamic banks in the world. ADIB seeks to provide Islamic
financial solutions for the global community, and to play an active role in
the development of the Islamic banking and finance industry. ADIB aims to
maintain a corporate culture that revolves around satisfying customer
needs, and to provide customers with quality and cost-effective products and
services. An essential associated goal is to use financial innovation and
research to develop new products that are both commercially successful and
solidly in compliance with Shari’a.
Dr Salman Khanis the head of Shari’a at ADIB in Dubai, where he is
responsible for looking after the Shari’a-related needs of all ADIB branches
in the Northern Emirates of the United Arab Emirates. He possesses
multifaceted experience and expertise across the full range of activities
related to Shari’a and advisory. His particular strengths include Shari’a
review, Shari’a advisory, Shari’a coordination, product development, and
providing Islamic finance training. Dr Khan possesses proven academic
credentials, having studied at Oxford, Cambridge, and London. Previously,
he worked as senior product manager at Dar Al Istithmar (a Deutsche Bank
majority-owned and UK-based specialist Shari’a advisory firm). Subse-
quently, he also worked at BMB Islamic−a Shari’a advisory with a focus on
investment banking products and funds. He is a National Institute of
Banking and Finance-certified Islamic finance practitioner.
Al Rajhi Bankis the largest Islamic banking group in the world, recognized
for being instrumental in bridging the gap between modern financial
demands and intrinsic Islamic values. One of the fastest growing and most
progressive banks in Saudi Arabia, it has a vast network of over 500 bank
branches all over the Kingdom. Leveraging on its established principles and
operationsintheMiddleEast,AlRajhiBankventuredoutasaninternational
bank by setting up its first overseas operations in Malaysia in October 2006.
Operating on the same platform as the home bank, Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia
extensively uses the latest banking technology to consistently provide
customers with speed andconvenience in Islamic banking.
Dr Saleh Alfuraihis head of consumer finance at Al Rajihi Bank. After
graduating from King Fahad University in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia,majoring
in computer science, he completed a masters programme fromtheUniversity
