Dr. Al-Fakih, Former Secretary-General and CEO of AAOIFI, holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from the University of Saint Joseph, Beirut-Lebanon, and an MBA in Banking and Finance. He is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA), Certification in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). Dr. Al-Fakih is a member of the Islamic Banks Committee of the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) since 2007. He was a member of both the “Venture Capital & Islamic Securitization” and “Islamic Corporate Governance” study groups at Lebanese Central Bank (BDL) in 2007.

Dr. Al-Fakih has lectured the principles of Fiqh Al-Mu’amalat at the Islamic University of Beirut/Al-Sharia College for several years and has delivered seminars in different countries in collaboration with IMF, ABL, and Union of Arab Banks; covering major Islamic topics such as Principles of Islamic finance, Structured Finance, Risk Management, and Audit.