ShariahCommittee
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Committee Members
Our committee consists of renowned scholars and experts in Islamic finance.

Sheikh MOHAMMAD E. ALKOOHEJI
Mohamed Ebrahim is a senior executive responsible for overseeing the Bahrain branch’s operations with accountability for delivery quality, regulatory alignment, and client outcomes. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sharia and Law from Al-Azhar University and is currently pursuing his postgraduate studies. His scholarly formation includes advanced studies under prominent contemporary scholars from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. He also serves as an occasional lecturer in Shafi‘i fiqh, reflecting deep grounding in classical Islamic jurisprudence and its applied methodologies.

Sheikh Dr. Naji Al-Arabi
Dr. Naji is an Associate Professor in the Department of Arabic Language and Islamic Studies at the College of Arts, University of Bahrain. He specializes in Islamic Sharia, jurisprudence, and the sciences of the Prophetic traditions. After graduating from Al-Azhar University in Egypt, he earned his Bachelor’s degree (Licentiate) from the University of Al-Zaytuna in Tunisia. He completed his postgraduate studies and received a Ph.D. with distinction and honors from Mohammed V University in Rabat.Dr. Naji studied Sharia under a distinguished group of scholars from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, as well as prominent scholars from the Levant and India. He has authored numerous works in Islamic jurisprudence and Hadith. He has been an active member of the Religious Institute Development Committee established by the Ministry of Education, represents the Kingdom of Bahrain in international Sharia forums, and has published numerous scholarly articles and research papers.

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