Role Players 2014

Dr. Alam is an Associate Professor and Director for Centre for Islamic Business and Finance Research (CIBFR) at the Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) in the University of Nottingham - Malaysia Campus (UNMC). Prior to this, he was attached with Monash University at Sunway campus where he worked as lecturer in finance. He has published quite extensively in the area of finance and his scholarly research has featured in leading journals like Emerging Market Review, Journal of Asset Management, Journal of Banking Regulation, Journal of International Banking law & Regulation, Review of Islamic Economics; and Journal of Financial Services Marketing among others. He also co-authored three books in Islamic Finance among them is Encyclopedia of Islamic Finance which is first of its kind and has sold over 1000 copies worldwide. Dr. Alam is also Visiting Lecturer for Durham Islamic Finance Summer School, Durham University, UK. He is reviewer for leading finance & Islamic finance journals. He has given lectures in Harvard Islamic Finance forum at Harvard Law School and Gulf Research Meeting at Cambridge University, UK. Recently Dr. Alam was featured as Professor of the Month by Financial times