Kwaku Yamoah Kyei
Kwaku is a consummate entrepreneur who has over the past 10 years developed and successfully managed and still manages several micro businesses both in Ghana and the United States with a plethora of shrewd investments in social enterprises where his passion lies. Kwaku is an aspiring PhD candidate of Islamic Banking and Finance.
In his capacity as the chairman and CEO he will provide project directorship with the responsibility of carrying through policy implementation, oversight, advocacy, fund raising and strategic contacts and sustainability of the business. He currently serves on the boards of various local and international firms including the Boards of the Kumasi Zoological Gardens and Ghanaba Industries a New Jersey Based Company.
Elmelki Anas
He is currently serving as a research and teaching associate at the High Institute of Business Administration with special interest in Islamic Finance, Islamic Banks, Banking and Firm Performance.
He has several publications to his credit including Managing Risks and Liquidity in an interest free banking Framework: The case of the Islamic banks and “Ethical investments and social responsibilities of the Islamic banks”
Elmelki speaks and write fluently in English, French and Arabic and brings on board his rich experience on Islamic Banking and Finance and ensure that project design and implementation is scientifically informed, and be responsible for research, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, processes and targets related to the project and provide feedback and improvement advice to project team.
Murad Qahtan Abdullah Mohammed
He is a founding member of AL-Amal Social and Charitable Association in Yemen and serves as the CEO of a private bureau for translation in Yemen which serves various local and international organizations including the Yemeni Community Associates in Manchester United Kingdom.
A devoted scholar of Islam, Murad brings on board his rich experience in Human development, marketing and translation services.
Alhaji Shatir Ibrahim Tawfiq
Holds an MBA from Hofstra University in New York having worked in institutions such as Bank of America and Waleed Capital, he is now and the CEO of Star Coaching Services. He is skillful in policy implementation, setting up of micro enterprises and training of beneficiaries in Business and Financial Management. His personal qualities include team building, project leadership, administration and accountability. Has participated in a number of workshops and training including Strategic Planning for growth oriented companies, Human resource management and Book keeping for small scale enterprises. He will coordinate all staff and project participation and ensure that we all know what each one does.
Dr Sheika Kemi
Dr Sheika Kemi is a former executive of United States Federal Reserve.A financial guru of international repute and a media mogul. Kemi is currently the Chief Executive of All Eyes on Africa Communication.She brings on board her rich corporate experience working with both the federal government and private sectors in the United States.
SHARIAH BOARD
Sheikh Umar Ibrahim Imam - Chairman
His Islamic education began with his father who gave him Qur’anic tutorials. He was later transferred to Koforidua to continue his education at the hands of Alhaji Bunyameen.
In 1946, after the Second World War, Ustaz, as he was affectionately called by his long list of students, relocated together with his teacher Alhaji Bunyameen to Accra. In his insatiable quest for knowledge, Ustaz left the shores of Ghana in 1958 for Nigeria. He made a brief sojourn into Sudan and then to Makkah to perform Hajj. Ustaz stayed and enlisted in Daarul Hadith in Madina where he had his junior and senior secondary education. When the now famous Islamic University of Madinah opened its doors for studies, Sheikh Umar became not only one of the pioneers of the school but the first Ghanaian to study there. Sheikh Umar, aka Hajj Umar, returned to Ghana in 1968 after successfully graduating from the faculty of Shariah (Islamic law) and started the Institute of Islamic Studies in the Kardo Mosque at Nima. The school later relocated to the Mosque of Alhaj Mei Allo and then to Abeka before finally settling at its present location off the Nima Highway opposite the National Headquarters of Ahlussunna Wal-Jama’a. He also, together with others founded the Islamic Research and Reformation Centre which is now housed together with the institute in an imposing four storey building. Apart from opening the floodgates to Islamic studies in the Gulf states, he personally taught and trained many of the present-day Muslim scholars in the system.
When in 1997 the need arose for Ahlussunna Wal Jama’a to elect a National Imam, the choice naturally fell on Sheikh Umar Ibrahim Imam even when he was himself absent from the meeting. Under his able leadership Ahlussunna Wal-jama’a has strongly asserted itself in national development and is today a household name on the Islamic landscape.
Sheik Abass Laminu Yusuf
Is a renowned Islamic Shariah scholar on matters of Islamic Jurisprudence. A graduate of Hadeeth from Umm Al Qura University in the Holy City of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Sheik Abass is the founder and Executive Dircetor of Islamic Center for the Relief of Deprived a Ghanaian based NGO.
He currently serves as the Imam of Islamic Center of Brandon, Florida.
As a respected entrepreneur, Sheik Abass give counsel to Muslim business entrepreneurs both in Ghana and the United States on matters of financial dealings and the requirements of strict Shariah compliance.
Sheik Awal Dawood
Sheik Awal Dawood holds a bachelors degree in Hadeeth and Islamic Studies from the University of Medina in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and an Msc in Islamic Finance. He is a renowned Islamic scholar and an ex-banker and has over 10 years experience in banking with large multinational and regional financial institutions both in Ghana and the United States.
Sheik Mohammed Lamin
Sheik Mo as he is affectionately called is a scholar in Islamic Studies. He currently serves as the Imam and Khatib of Masjid Tawfiq in Kumasi, Ghana.