Our Professionals

Mr Khalfan Abdallah

MANAGING PARTNER

He is an experienced trainer and consultant of Islamic Banking and Finance in the East African market having started his career in 2008 to date.

His recent assignment was to lead the Product Development and Shari’ah Compliance Department for Gulf African Bank. Before that, he was the Head of Product Development and Shari’ah compliance and Shari’ah Compliance Manager at AMANA BANK and KCB Bank respectively. In 2017, He was awarded as Best Shari’ah Advisor by ALHUDA Center of Islamic Banking and Economics which is based in Pakistan. In 2015, he was recognized as among the Global Leaders in Islamic Economy by Islamica500. He has appeared in various Radio and Television Channels to discuss some Islamic Finance topics such as DW Swahili, BBC Swahili, K24, Y254, Horizon TV, Channel Ten, among others. 

Mr. Khalfan possesses Bachelor’s degree, Post Graduate Diploma and Masters degrees. He is a Certified Islamic Finance Executive and a Certified Zakat Professionals. He holds several certificates of achievement in areas of Standards and Sustainability, Sustainable Finance, Exporting to China, Creating Quality Content for E-Commerce, Approaching Banks for Financing, Raising Funds for your Business, Accessing Halal Markets among others. 

Areas of focus: Islamic Finance, Halal Business Management, SME Development, Wealth Management, Raising Funds, Halal Tourism, Shari’ah Governance, Thought and Ethical Leadership, Radical Management, Strategy Formulation, Financial Education, and Poverty Reduction Strategies.

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Fatma Swaleh Daakik

She graduated in 2019 Bachelor degree in Islamic Banking and Finance at Zanzibar University, Tanzania. In 2018, i worked under attachment program at Gulf African Bank within the department of product development and sharia’ah compliance. Her areas of specility is creating and delivering public awareness programs on Islamic Finance principles and potentials to East African countries economies.

Abdulrazak Ismail

Bsc Actuarial Science (Second Class Upper division), CPA graduate, Certificate -Managing Public Money

A motivated, determined and highly disciplined individual with integrity and passion for numerical analysis. Has a professional demeanor along with a genuine interest in financial market operations, experience in financial reporting, product design and pricing, cash flow testing, economic scenario generation, enterprise financial modelling and tax compliance.