Justice (Ret.) M. Taqi Usmani

CHAIRMAN, PAKISTAN

Justice Usmani is the President of Dar Al Uloom Karachi and the Chairman of the Shariah Board of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI). Justice Usmani was the former Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Fiqh Academy and a former member of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He is currently the Chairman of the Shariah Supervisory Boards of Guidance Financial Group and Meezan Bank. He formerly chaired and sat on the Shariah supervisory boards of various Islamic financial institutions globally such as Citi Islamic Investment Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Al-Baraka Group. Justice Usmani holds Alimiyyah and Takhassus degrees from Darul Uloom, Karachi, an M.A. degree from Punjab University and an L.L.B from Karachi University.