Mufti Syed Sabir Hussain, working with MCB Islamic Bank Ltd. since September 2015, is a prominent Sharīʻah Scholar and experienced Islamic Banker with 25 years of teaching, 18 years of Fatāwá and Islamic banking experience. He holds Shahadat-Al-Alimiyah & Takhassus-Fil-Fiqh, M.A Islamic Studies, M.Phil. in Islamic Banking & Finance and M.S (I.T) degrees. He is enrolled in PhD. in Islamic Banking and Finance from International Islamic University, Islamabad and his thesis is in foreign evaluation process.
He is ex-member of Sharīʻah Advisory Board of SECP, Member of the Committee on Accounting and Auditing Standards of ICAP, invitee participant of Sharīʻah Advisory Committee of State Bank of Pakistan and Member of several committees constituted by SBP on AAOIFI Sharīʻah standards. He is also the member of working group “Fast Track adoption of International Standards constituted under the Committee for Transformation of Conventional Banking into Islamic. Further, he was member of review committee for Urdu translation of AAOIFI Sharīʻah standards. He is author of 34 books on Islamic economics & banking and other social issues. Additionally, his research articles have been published in various HEC recognized journals. He also delivers lectures at various Dar-ul-Ulooms and universities, especially at the National Institute of Banking and Finance (NIBAF). .
