Dr. Mohammed Burhan Arbouna
Dr. Mohammed Burhan Arbouna is a well versed Islamic banking and finance expert with over 20 years of Islamic banking experience. Prior to joining Al Salam Bank-Bahrain, Dr. Mohammed was the Shari’a Head and Shari’a Board member of Seera Investment Bank B.S.C Bahrain, Head of the Shari’a department at Kuwait Finance House Bahrain, and has worked as a Shari’a researcher and consultant for the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) in Bahrain. He is a respected lecturer on Islamic banking and finance, and provides consultancy on orientation and professional programs for a number of professional and educational institutions. Dr. Mohammed was also a member of the Islamic Money Market Framework (IMMF) steering committee, a committee initiated by the Central Bank of Bahrain for the management of liquidity amongst Islamic banks. He holds a PhD in comparative law with a specialization in Islamic banking and finance and a Masters in Comparative Laws with specialization in Law of Evidence from the International Islamic University Malaysia, a BA degree in Shari’a, and Higher Diploma in Education from the Islamic University, Medina.
