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KLIFF 2022 PROGRAMME BOOK

Dr. Sami Ibrahim Al-Suwailem
AG Director General,
IsDB Institute

Dr. Al Suwailem is currently Acting Director in America, Virginia; Southern Illinois Risk Management Working Group at IFSB;
General of the Islamic Development University Carbondale, Illinois, USA; and and Task Force for Islamic Finance and Global
Bank Institute (IsDBI) and Chief King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Financial Stability at IsDB, among others.
Economist, the Islamic Development Dr. Al Suwailem held membership in several He obtained his M.A. from Southern Illinois
Bank Group, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. professional committees, including the University in 1990, and his Ph.D. from
Before joining IRTI in 2004, Dr. Al Technical Committee of the Islamic Financial Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri,
Suwailem managed the Research and Services Board; Economic Committee of in 1995. He authored many books and
Development Center at Al-Rajhi Bank, Awqaf at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs in published several papers on Islamic
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He worked at the Riyadh; Academic Committee in Islamic Fiqh economics and finance.
Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences Academy of Muslim World League; Liquidity

Razi Pahlavi Abdul Aziz
Managing Director
Amanie Holdings

Razi Pahlavi is the Managing Director of He is also the Executive Committee Board Medical Relief Society or MERCY Malaysia.
Amanie Holdings Limited. Amanie group member of the International Council of MERCY Malaysia is an international non-
is a leading international Islamic finance Islamic Finance Educator (ICIFE), the profit organization focusing on providing
advisory and consulting team based in Kuala global strategic leader in Islamic Finance medical relief, sustainable health related
Lumpur and Dubai. Razi graduated from the Education. The main objective of ICIFE is to development and risk reduction activities for
International Islamic University Malaysia with increase and maintain the professionalism vulnerable communities, in both crisis and
a Master of Law (LLM) Banking Law and a of the educators in Islamic Finance field at non-crisis situations. In MERCY Malaysia,
bachelor’s degree in accounting with Honors. the national and international level. Razi is Razi spearheads the development of Islamic
Razi has earned professional certifications the Chairman of Education and Professional Social Finance initiative. Razi is also sitting
such as the Certified Chartered Accountant Development Committee of the Philippines as the Board of YOKUK Foundation, a
from the Malaysian Institute of Accountant Islamic Accountant Association (PAIA). Razi foundation for disabled and underprivileged.
(MIA) and Islamic Financial Planner (IFP) from holds the position of Honorary Secretary
the Financial Planning Association Malaysia. of Executive Council for the Malaysian

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