Monzer kahf biography for kids

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Organizing and conducting international seminars and conferences on Islamic Economics in the USA, Asia and Africa from 1975 to present.

Preparing and reviewing detailed curricula and research plans for studies of Islamic Economics and Finance.

Presenting scores of papers and lectures at professional seminars and conferences on Islamic banking and finance, Islamic economics, Zakah and Awqaf.

1963 - 1971.

Instructor: School of Business, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1995 - 1999.
Responsibilities included organizing and conducting training courses in Islamic Banking and Islamic Economics, evaluating papers, writing original research as well as other papers and reports, and generating ideas for research projects.

Research Economist: Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB).

 

President of Syria Award for best University Graduating Student, July 1962.

Languages

English: reading, writing and lecturing: excellent. Financial and investment consultant working in close contact with the stock, commodities and financial and exchange markets.

Director of Finance: Islamic Society of North America, Plainfield, Indiana, 1975 - 1981.
Responsibilities included planning and executing the budget for a national, non-profit organization, fundraising, evaluating requests for financial assistance from charitable funds based on Islamic religious law, writing guidelines to assist Muslim individuals and mosques of North America in coordinating religious and civil law on inheritance, almsgiving, and trust endowment.

Teaching Assistant: Department of Economics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1971 - 1975.

Auditor: Government State Audit Office, Damascus, Syria.

Speaker and resource scholar in two programs of IslamOnline.net: Live Fatwa and Live Dialogue in special sessions on Islamic banking, finance, Zakah and Awqaf.

Contest judge of studies submitted for prizes in Islamic financial jurisprudence and evaluator of scientific contributions for promotion of professors at universities of Yarmuk in Jordan and IIUM in Malaysia.

Overview of Publications

Books and booklets: 28 books and booklets in English and Arabic, on Islamic banking and finance, Islamic economics, Zakah, Awqaf, including some which have become the standard reference manuals in the field.

Responsibilities included supervising seventeen Ph.D. Dr. Monzer Kahf

Dr. Monzer Kahf is a professor and consultant/trainer on Islamic banking, finance, Zakah, Awqaf, Islamic Inheritance, Islamic estate planning, Islamic family law, and other aspects of Islamic economics, finance, Islamic transactions (Mu'amalat).

He gives Shari’ah opinions on Islamic finance, banking and other issues of Islamic economics and financial transactions. Graduated with high honors awarded by the President of Syria.

Strong training and knowledge of Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Islamic Studies.

Certified Public Accountant in Syria since 1968.

Overview of Professional Activities

Trainer, Islamic Banking and Finance: Organized and conducted many training courses at IDB, IRTI, commercial Islamic banks, and other banking institutions in the Middle East, South and South East Asia, West Africa and the United States.

 

Arabic: reading, writing and lecturing: excellent.

 

French: reading: good.

Professional Affiliations

International Association of Islamic Economics, founding member.

He gives lectures in conferences, seminars, meetings and gatherings on the theory of Islamic finance and its practices in North America and the rest of the world, Islamic economics and banking, Awqaf, Islamic Trusts, Islamic estate planning, charities in the Islamic Religion (Zakah), Friday Sermons in mosques and Islamic centers, etc.

Internet and Email Services: Shari’ah-based finance and economic opinions: Since 1999 Dr.

Kahf has been an English-speaking resource person for Islam-On-Line Website and dialogue. R Sameh pediatrics
King Abdul Aziz University
United Arab Emirates

Dr. I have developed several copyrighted modules in Islamic Banking and finance that include: “Islamic Sukuk and capital markets,” “risk management and compliance with Basel II Accord,” “Shari’ah-based wealth management,” “financial engineering in accordance with Shari’ah,” “conversion of conventional securities into Islamic securities,” “structuring Islamic financial products,” “fundamentals of Islamic banking and finance,” “Islamic estate planning,” “Islamic Leasing,” Takaful and Insurance,” “Islamic Wealth Management,” Islamic Estate Planning,” etc.

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