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Muhammad Ikram Thowfeek
ACA (SL), FCMA (UK), MIFC (USA)
Mr. Thowfeek is a Chartered Accountant by profession and an Islamic
Banker by practice. To date, he has gained a wealth of knowledge
and experience, through his diverse positions held in various
organizations, in auditing, management consultancy, financial
control, strategic planning & budgeting, Islamic banking & finance,
Retail, commercial and investment banking, Islamic capital and
global Sukuk (Islamic Bonds) markets, training and career
development etc.,
Mr. Thowfeek is
currently the Head of Corporate Strategy at AL SAFA Islamic Banking
– Commercial Bank of Qatar. He started his career with Ernst and
Young, whilst qualifying himself as a Chartered Accountant and
subsequently moved to Kuwait to build a career in Islamic banking
and finance. He has been mandated to focus on start ups and have set
up number of new Islamic banks/financial institutions in the Middle
East. Today, he is considered as a specialist in start ups, which is
a unique experience gained over a decade in working for major
Islamic banks and financial institutions in the Middle East –
namely: Kuwait Finance House (Kuwait), First Islamic Investment Bank
(Bahrain), Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (Abu Dhabi), First Finance Company
(Qatar), International Islamic Financial Market (Bahrain) and most
recently AL SAFA Islamic Banking – CBQ (Qatar).
He is a prominent
speaker and a presenter in International forums and conferences.
Some of his presentations are titled as follows:
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“The Regulatory Environment and the Role of
International Islamic Financial Market” at the International Profit
& Loss Scheme Products Forum, held in Dubai UAE
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“Corporate Governance, New Trends &
Development – with special focus on Global Sukuk Market” at the
Islamic Funds World Conference, held in London
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“Future Trends in Profit & Loss Scheme
Products” at the Islamic Funds World conference held in
Dubai, UAE.
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