Shariah Advisor Profile

MUFTI SYED ZAHID SIRAJ

Mufti Syed Zahid Siraj is a highly educated and renowned Islamic scholar with over 29 years of experience in Islamic banking, Takaful, Shariah audit, Shariah compliance and Islamic Finance. He has a strong background in professional, religious and contemporary education, including a Darajah Al-Ijazah Al-Aliyah from a prominent religious institution, where he obtained first position, and a Shahadah Al-Alimiyah from Tanzeem-ul-Madaris (Ahl-e-Sunnat) Pakistan with a distinction of first class second position in the country. Besides this, he was also awarded Shahadah Al-Takhassus Fil-Fiqh & Sanad-ul-Faragh wal-Ijazah Fil-Hadith. He has completed his Masters in Islamic Studies from University of Karachi and Masters in Economics & MA in Arabic & Islamic Culture (Equivalence) from University of Sindh, Jamshoro.  He is also a Law Graduate and completed his LLB from University of Karachi. In addition, he is AAOIFI Certified Shari’ah Advisor and Auditor (CSAA) Fellow and holds other certifications such as, Certified Islamic Banker (CIB), Certified Takaful Professional (CTP) and Certificate in Shari’ah Audit and Compliance (CSAC).

Mufti Siraj is a passionate and dedicated Shari’ah trainer and subject expert especially AAOIFI Shari’ah Standards, offering lectures, conducting training sessions and workshops at various reputable universities and institutions. He is a Registered Shari’ah Advisor as per the Shari’ah Governance Regulations 2023 issued by SECP. He was a member of the Shari’ah Audit & Review Committee established by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) for PMEX Murabaha Transactions.

He currently holds several other important positions including Shari’ah Advisor at U Microfinance Bank Limited, Shari’ah Supervisory Board Member at Dawood Family Takaful Limited, Member of the Board of Studies at the University of Karachi, Head Mufti at Al-Arqum Riaz-ul-Uloom in Karachi, Founder and Chairman of the Research & Ifta Academy in Karachi, and Secretary General of the Idara-e-Tahqeeqat-e-Imam Ahmad Raza in Karachi.