Mufti Abdullah Masum

Mufti Abdullah Masum chairs the Shari’ah Supervisory Committee of AL ADALAH Islamic Banking. He is a Certified Shari’ah Adviser and Auditor (CSAA) from AAOIFI, Bahrain, and has been serving as Senior Deputy Mufti at Jami’ah Shari’yyah Malibag, Dhaka, since 2012.

He has extensive experience in Islamic banking, Islamic finance and Shari’ah governance, serving as Chairman of Shari’ah Supervisory Boards as well as a Shari’ah Committee Member of several banks and financial institutions in Bangladesh. He also contributes his expertise through advisory roles in relevant regulatory and professional bodies, including the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and the Sukuk Technical Committee of Bangladesh Bank.

At the international level, he serves as a Member of the AAOIFI Governance & Ethics Board and its Takaful Sub-Committee. He has authored several books and publications on Islamic economics and finance and regularly conducts professional training and knowledge-sharing sessions on Islamic banking, Sukuk and Takaful.

With his extensive academic, professional and practical experience, Mufti Abdullah Masum provides distinguished Shari’ah leadership and oversight to AL ADALAH Islamic Banking, supporting the Bank’s commitment to maintaining robust Shari’ah governance and adherence to Shari’ah principles, Insha’Allah.

Dr. Muhammad Zahirul Islam

Dr. Muhammad Zahirul Islam is a Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Dhaka and a distinguished scholar with extensive academic and professional experience in Islamic studies, Shari’ah, Islamic economics, banking and finance. He earned his Ph.D. with a thesis on Allama Zamakhshari’s Tafsir al-Kashshaf and has contributed extensively to the field through academic research and publications.

Prior to joining academia, he gained more than seven years of professional experience in the banking sector, including experience in Islamic banking operations and related functions. He currently also serves as a Member of the Halal Audit Team at the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI).

Dr. Zahirul Islam serves as a Member of the Shari’ah Supervisory Committee of AL ADALAH Islamic Banking, and also serves as a Shari’ah Committee Member of several banks and financial institutions in Bangladesh. His areas of research and expertise include Qur’anic Studies, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Islamic Economics, Islamic Banking and Finance. He has authored more than a dozen peer-reviewed journal articles and continues to contribute to academic and professional development in Islamic finance.

His strong combination of academic scholarship, banking experience and Shari’ah expertise contributes significantly to the Shari’ah governance and oversight of AL ADALAH Islamic Banking, Insha’Allah.

Dr. Mohammad Saiful Islam

Dr. Mohammad Saiful Islam holds a Ph.D. in Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), where his doctoral research focused on a comparative study of Shari’ah audit practices in Islamic banking. He also holds two master’s degrees from IIUM and IIUC and currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Da’wah and Islamic Studies at the International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC), Bangladesh. He has extensive academic and professional expertise in Islamic finance and Shari’ah governance.

He serves as a Member of the Shari’ah Supervisory Committee of AL ADALAH Islamic Banking, and also as a Shari’ah Committee Member of several banks and financial institutions in Bangladesh. He has also served in various advisory and academic roles within the Islamic finance sector, contributing to the development and application of Shari’ah principles in modern financial institutions.

His areas of expertise include Shari’ah audit and compliance, Shari’ah governance, Islamic financial transactions and Takaful. He has authored numerous academic articles and research papers and has presented his research at international conferences in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Brunei and Thailand.

With his strong academic background and practical expertise in Shari’ah audit, governance and Islamic finance, Dr. Mohammad Saiful Islam contributes to the effective Shari’ah oversight and governance framework of AL ADALAH Islamic Banking, Insha’Allah.