He has advised key stakeholders including regulatory authorities on developing Islamic finance infrastructure in a number of jurisdictions. He has also developed many Islamic financial products, designed Shariah governance frameworks, evaluated & assessed Shariah non-compliance risks and delivered specialised capacity building programmes to a number of market players including Islamic banks and windows, ReTakaful providers, Microfinance companies and Islamic funds.

Najib is an AAOIFI Certified Shariah Adviser & Auditor (CSAA – Bahrain), an AAOIFI Certified Islamic Professional Accountant (CIPA – Bahrain) and an Accredited Trainer by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI – UK) for the Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ). He also holds a Master’s degree (MSc) in Islamic finance from the renowned Durham University (UK), prior to which he attained a first class PGDip in Finance and Banking. Najib speaks fluent English and Arabic.