Dr. Muhammad Imran Usmani, son of Justice (Retd.) Mufti Muhammad
Taqi Usmani, holds an LLB, M. Phil, and Ph. D. in Islamic Finance and graduated
as a scholar with specialization (Takhassus) in Islamic Fiqh and fatwa
from Jamia Darul-Uloom, Karachi.
Dr. Muhammad
Imran Usmani, Shariah Advisor and Group Head of the Product Development &
Shariah Compliance Department (PDSC) at Meezan Bank, is responsible for R&D
of Islamic banking products, advisory for Shariah-compliant banking and
supervision of Shariah Audit & Compliance.
Dr. Imran Usmani
has served as an advisor / member of Shariah Boards of several renowned
institutions since 1997 which includes the State Bank of Pakistan, HSBC -
Amanah Finance, UBS - Switzerland, Guidance Financial Group USA, Lloyds TSB
Bank - UK, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JABIC), Credit Suisse
Switzerland, RBS Global, Future Growth Albarakah Equity Fund South Africa, AIG Takaful,
ACR Retakaful Malaysia, Capitas Group USA, Bank of London And Middle East
Kuwait, BMI Bank Bahrain, Al Khaliji Bank Qatar, Sarasin Bank Switzerland, DCD
group Dubai and other Mutual and Property funds and international Sukuk etc. He
is also an Executive Committee Member of AAOIFI (Dubai) and Shariah Supervisory
Board of International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) Bahrain and
International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) Malaysia,
Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi and Center for Islamic
Economics (CIE), Karachi.
Dr. Imran Usmani
is the author of numerous publications related to Islamic finance and other
Shariah-related subjects. He has presented papers in numerous national and
international seminars and has delivered lectures at academic institutions
including Harvard, LSE, LUMS and IBA. Dr. Usmani is also the head of Hira
Foundation School, a project of Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi to provide a high
standard education from Montessori level to University levels combining
conventional modern academics with Islamic teachings. He also serves as a
lecturer of different subjects of Shariah and is amongst the administration
board of the Jamia Darul-Uloom, Karachi. He is a visiting faculty member at
Karachi University and IBA. He has also been leading Friday khuthbah and prayer
at a Jamia Mosque for 20 years.
