Consultancy-i is a Maldives advisory dedicated to providing government institutions, businesses and educational establishments with consultancy in matters of Islamic economics, commerce, Islamic finance, legislative and legal matters, building curricula and educational modules, training trainers and instructors, as well as conducting public awareness campaigns. Following is the list of permanent s
enior consultants of the firm:
Aisha Hussain Rasheed (Managing Director) - Senior Consultant, Islamic Law & Jurisprudence
Core Competencies
* Shariah Legal system and Jurisprudence
* Advisory on Shariah rulings
* Structuring of Shariah-compliant commercial products & services
* Shariah Audit
* Interpretation of Islamic rulings from main Islamic texts (Arabic)
Experience:
* Legal drafting, Parliamentary Bill Drafting (Maldives Evidence bill)
* Legal & Shariah consultancy – Ministry of Islamic Affairs.
* Translation of legal documents – Ministry of Islamic Affairs.
* Rapporteur – Pilot Training of Trainers in Islamic Land Administration Principles, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT). Ahmed Firas - Senior Consultant, Islamic Banking & Finance + Shariah & Law
Core Competencies
* Common Law
* Shariah Legal system and Jurisprudence
* Islamic Banking & Finance
* Islamic Insurance
* Islamic Securities & Sukuk
* Shariah Audit
* Interpretation of Islamic rulings from main Islamic texts (arabic)
Experience:
* Product Development and Legal consultant – Maldives Islamic Bank (Present)
* Visiting Lecturer, Islamic Finance, Islamic Transaction law – Maldives National University.
* Public awareness programs on various media (TV, Radio, Press, Lectures).
* Legal drafting, Parliamentary Bill Drafting (Maldives Evidence bill).
* Legal & Foreign investment Consultant – Fineline International Holdings Sdn. Industry-related training:
* Legal Documentation For Islamic Financing – Professional Training by leading Shariah & Legal consultants of Centre for Research & Training (CERT), Malaysia. Shimad Ibrahim - Senior Consultant, Accounting & Audit, Islamic Finance
Core Competencies
* Debt Management including Sovereign Debt
* Islamic Financial Management
* Project Finance Management
* Feasibility Studies
* Preparation of Financial and Management Accounts
* Auditing and Assurance
Experience:
* Head of Finance and Accounts at Maldives Islamic Bank (Nov 10 – present)
* Chief Finance Executive, Ministry of Finance and Treasury (2007 – 2010)
* Lecturer at Villa College
* Public awareness programs on various media (TV, Radio). Representation
* National Debt Committee Member (2010 – present)
* Board of Directors, Maldives Tourism Development Corporation- listed on Maldives Stock Exchange
* Board of Directors, Thilafushi Corporation- fully owned by the Government of Maldives
* Board of Directors, Upper South Utilities Pvt. (Jan 2009 – 2010)
Ismail Nizam – Senior Consultant, Islamic Finance
Core Competencies
* Islamic Banking & Finance
* Islamic Insurance
* Islamic Securities & Sukuk
* Shariah Audit
Academic Qualifications:
* Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) – Finance, KENMS, IIUM.
* Master of Science in Finance (Islamic Banking & Finance), KENMS, IIUM
* Studying Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Islamic Finance
Work Experience:
* Works as a Researcher @ Institute of Customer Studies (www.myics.org) sponsored by Egnatia Group of Companies (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd (www.egnatia.biz)
Research:
Conducted academic research in various fields including;
* Master dissertation on the establishment of a complementary currency based LETS and commercial trade exchange in Maldives.
* Islamic economics, Banking and Finance
* Corporate Zakat and Zakat accounting
* Complementary currency systems, Local Employment and Trading Systems & Commercial Trade Exchanges (on-going)
* Marketing
* Market and marketing research
* Customer satisfaction studies
In addition to the permanent consultants mentioned above, Consultancy-i employs the expertise of other experienced practitioners and knowledgeable scholars and academicians as the need may arise depending on the requirements of each project.
