A late Syrian Islamic economist and Islamic banking scholar. He served as Chairman of the Sharia Board at the “ International Islamic Bank of Syria ” between 2006 and 2020, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Sharia Board at “Manaheb Consulting Company” in Dubai, Chairman of the Sharia Board at “ Al Hilal Bank ” in the Emirates, and Chairman of the Sharia Supervision Committee at “ Bank Nizwa .” “In the Sultanate of Oman, and Vice Chairman of the Sharia Board at the Central Bank of Syria , the Dubai Financial Market , and the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank , and a member of the Sharia Board at the Cham Islamic Bank in Syria. He held several positions in Al Baraka Banking Group, namely: Secretary General of the Group’s Sharia Board, Director of the Financial Instruments Development and Sharia Research Department between 1992 and 2020, and Sharia Advisor between 1991 and 2020. He was a member of the European Council for Fatwa and Research, the International Islamic Jurisprudence Academy in Jeddah, the International Sharia Board for Zakat, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the Sharia Council of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOFI) between 1995 and 2020. And the Sharia Committee of the “ Central Bank of Bahrain ”, “ Sharjah Islamic Bank ”, and “Takaful Re Company Limited”. He served as Assistant Secretary-General in the “International Sharia Authority for Zakat” between 1987 and 1990, Vice President of the Sharia Authority in the “ International Takaful Company ,” a consultant in the “Holy Qur’an Dictionary Project for Scientific Advancement” between 1989 and 1990, and an expert and rapporteur of the jurisprudential encyclopedia in the Kuwaiti Ministry of Endowments. Between 1977 and 1990, and a researcher in the jurisprudence encyclopedia in the same ministry between 1971 and 1976. He worked as a teacher of the Arabic language and Islamic education in Syria between 1961 and 1965, a teacher in the principles of jurisprudence at the “Religious Institute” in Riyadh during 1966, a teacher of jurisprudence and hadith at the “Religious Institute” in Kuwait between 1974 and 1976, and a teacher at the College of Sharia and the College of Law at the University of Kuwait . Between 1983 and 1986, and a visiting professor at the “Saleh Kamel Center” for Islamic Economic Studies at “ Al-Azhar University ” between 1990 and 1991. He served as a member of the Committee for the Development of the Curricula of the Religious Institute in Kuwait between 1987 and 1988, the Committee for the Development of Islamic Education Curricula in Kuwait between 1989 and 1990, the General Authority for Fatwa in the Ministry of Endowments between 1982 and 1990, and the Public Affairs Committee in the General Authority for Fatwa. He has many publications and books, including: “Option and its Effect on Contracts,” “Guide to Jurisprudential Terms and Terms,” “Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Jurisprudence,” “The Role of Islamic Jurisprudence in the Present Time,” “Guide to Zakat,” and “Shariah Answers.” “In banking applications,” he was also a preparer and presenter of scientific material in many television programs, namely: “Seasons of Goodness,” “Trade by Consensual,” and “Market Jurisprudence.” He holds a doctorate in Sharia, specializing in comparative Islamic jurisprudence, in 1975 from “ Al-Azhar University .” In Egypt, he obtained a master’s degree in Sharia law in 1966, a master’s degree in Hadith sciences in 1967 from the same university, a bachelor’s degree in law in 1965 from the University of Damascus , and a bachelor’s degree in Sharia law in 1964 from the same university. He died on October 23, 2020. .