Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) has appointed Sheikh Bilal Khan as its chief Islamic finance officer.
AIFC is a financial hub for Central Asia, the Caucasus, Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Middle East, West China, Mongolia and Europe.
This appointment highlights AIFC’s confidence in the growth potential of Islamic finance in these markets, said a statement.
Khan already holds several positions in the AIFC including being member of the AIFC Advisory Council on Islamic Finance and Panel Arbitrator at the AIFC International Arbitration Centre after being appointed by the chairman Barbara Dohmann QC, it said.
He is a special adviser to several presidents and prime ministers’ offices and serves on multi-lateral, government and quasi-government advisory boards.
Khan also acts as secretary-general of Malta Islamic Finance Association, partner and global head of Islamic Finance at the international law firm McCarthy Denning and co-chairman of Dome Advisory.
He is uniquely positioned as an award-winning Shariah Scholar and a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales after qualifying as an English lawyer from a ‘Magic Circle’ English law firm in the City of London.
Khan is a Freeman of the City of London which is the highest honour given for contribution to the City of London.
He has received numerous industry and lifetime achievement awards as well as featuring in TV documentaries such as the series ‘Secrets of Success’ which is now showing on British Airways. Khan is also known for public speaking at international conferences, lecturing at leading British universities and contributing in electronic and press media, it stated. – TradeArabia News Service
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