Prof Dr Abdul Ghafar Ismail is a professor of Islamic Financial Economics at Faculty of Islamic Economics and Finance, Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali. His experience includes Head of Research Division, Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank; Professor of Islamic Financial Economics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; Bank Supervision Advisor of the International Monetary Fund for Djibouti; AmBank Group Resident Fellow for Perdana Leadership Foundation; Fellow for Yayasan Pembangunan Ekonomi Islam Malaysia and Shariah Committee Member for Citibank Malaysia. He has published extensively in several refereed journals among others Journal of Business Ethics; European Journal of Law and Economics; Review of Islamic Economics; Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance; Humanomics; International Journal of Social Economics; Savings and Development; Global Journal of Finance and Economics; Review of Financial Economics; Journal of Financial Services Marketing; International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management; Research in Financial Qualitative Markets; and Investment Management and Financial Innovations. His papers have also been presented in many international and local conferences, such as International Seminar on Islamic Economics and Finance, IRTI International Conference and Malaysia Finance Association Conference. http://www.ukm.my/ekonis/list-of-members/