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MA (Econ) Victoria University of Manchester; FCCA
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Mr M. I. Asaria |
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Lecturer |
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Interests |
- Muslim political thought
- Islam muslims and Europe
- Economics, banking insurance and islamic finance & takaful
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Email |
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Tel |
0208 451 9993 |
Profile
M. Iqbal is a trained Economist and Accountant. In addition to his interests in banking and finance, especially Islamic Finance, he has lectured widely on Muslim Social and Political thought
As part of his work Iqbal has advised many banks in the UK on their launch of Islamic financial services. He is also consultant to a number of institutions on structuring and marketing Islamic financial products in the UK.
For four years he was the Chair of the Business and Economics Committee of the Muslim Council of Britain. He is now a Special Adviser on Business and Economic Affairs to the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain. In this capacity, he was a member of the Governor of the Bank of England's working party set up to facilitate the introduction of Shariah compliant financial products in the UK market.
Iqbal is a member of the Islamic Finance sub-committee of the City's Financial Markets Law Committee (FMLC). He is also an associate of the Islamic Banking and Finance Institute of Malaysia (IBFIM).
Iqbal is the Head of European operations of Yasaar Group, a consultancy for Shariah solutions for banking and finance.
He was awarded the CBE in 2005 Queen's Honours List for services to international development.
Teaching
Lectures for BA & MA on
Muslim Political Thought
Islam in/and Europe
Economics and Islamic Economics
Islamic Banking, Finance and Insurance
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