Dr. Mohammed Obaidullah Email & Phone Number

Dr Mohammed Obaidullah is the Founder Chairman of IBF Net: the Islamic Business and Finance Network. He created this maiden online IBF community in the year 1999, coinciding with the internet boom, while he was serving the India-based Xavier Institute of Management as an Associate Professor of Finance.Since then, he has served several international and national institutions of repute, including the supranational development finance institution, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group as a Lead Economist, Head of Training and Research Divisions of the IsDB Institute, the Islamic Economics Institute of the King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia and the International Islamic University Malaysia, creating and sharing knowledge in the field of Islamic economics and finance. He held the 2nd Yayasan Tun Ismail Mohamed Berdafter (YTI) Chair Professorship in Islamic Finance with the Islamic Sciences University of Malaysia. Dr. Obaidullah has continued to coordinate the programs and activities at IBF Net as an "online community" with passion for over two decades. In 2020, he facilitated the corporatization of IBF Net with entities in Singapore and Indonesia and continues to lead the Group as its Founder Chairman.He has widely published in the field of Islamic business and finance and has over 3000 citations till date with an h-index of 26 and i10-index of 42. He is the author of the popular book "Islamic Financial Services" that has over 600 citations according to Google Scholar.He is a frequent speaker at international conferences and workshops on Islamic finance in general and Islamic social finance in particular. He holds a PhD and an MBA degree with specialization in Finance and certifications in microfinance, blockchain tech, digital money, fintech and related areas. He is a qualified Certified Digital Finance Practitioner (CDFP).

Listed skills include Economics, Analysis, Management, Corporate Finance, and 18 others.