Recognition
IBA faculty appointed as the Chairperson of the committee for 'Promoting Islamic Finance in Non-bank Financial Sector', SECP
Dr. Irum Saba, Associate Professor and Program Director, MS Islamic Banking and Finance, Department of Finance, School of Business Studies, IBA, has been appointed as the Chairperson of a new committee for promoting Islamic Finance in non-bank financial sector at the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).
Dr. Saba is the first and only female in Pakistan, who is registered and included in the SECP register of approved Shariah Advisors for the financial sector, becoming the first woman to ever be appointed as the Chairperson of the committee. She has served on boards of local and international reputed Islamic finance Institutions along with receiving numerous awards for her contributions in business and finance including ,'Most Influential Woman Award (No. 10) in Islamic Business and Finance' by Cambridge Islamic Finance, UK; 'WOMANi Pakistan Award', UAE; and 'Women in Islamic Finance Award', Maldives.
We congratulate Dr. Irum Saba on this remarkable feat and wish her good luck in her new role.
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