Staff Directory
Academic Qualifications
- PhD in Economics - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
- MS Economics - Masters Degree, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
- Masters in Management Science (Finance) - Masters Degree, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology
- BBA - Bachelor Degree, Bahria University
Salman Ahmed Shaikh (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
Expert Profile
Salman Ahmed Shaikh holds a Ph.D. in
Economics from the National University of Malaysia. He did a Masters in Economics
from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi (AACSB Accredited). Currently, he is
working as an Associate Professor at the International Islamic University of Malaysia in the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences. He is a published author with 42 peer-reviewed, indexed research papers, most of which have been published in Web
of Science, Scopus, or ABDC-ranked journals. He has also contributed 18 book chapters
in book publications by Routledge, Springer, Palgrave, Edward Elgar, DeGruyter, and Gower Publishing. On Web of Science Core Collection
Metrics, he has 18 research documents with an H-index of 6. On Scopus, he has 27 research documents with an H-index of 6. He is also an Editorial Advisory Board
Member of Emerald International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance
and Management (Indexed in SSCI) and Field Editor of Turkish Journal of Islamic
Economics (Indexed in ESCI). He is also Associate Editor of ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance (Indexed in ESCI and Scopus). Furthermore, the Emerald editorial
team selected two of his papers for two separate journals as Highly Commended
Papers in the 2018 Emerald Literati Awards. He also won a paper prize at the World
Islamic Finance Forum 2018. In his professional corporate career, he has
worked for Meezan Bank, BMC Pakistan and Bankers’ Academy, USA. He also worked
in two research projects as Principal Investigator for AAOIFI, Bahrain on
“Alternate Benchmark Rate for Islamic Finance” and “Institutionalizing Islamic
Social Finance for Social Protection” for the Institute of Policy Studies & GIZ
Germany. He has also worked as a consultant for Asian Development Bank &
Edbiz Consulting UK on promoting "Islamic Financial Literacy among Children and Women". He also worked as a consultant for CIBAFI
Bahrain on developing training materials for the CIBAFI Sustainability Guide. He also runs a monthly periodical with the name of Moral Reflections on Economics, published by the Islamic Economics Project.
Area of Specialisation
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics/Applied Economics ~ Islamic Economics - Islamic Economics, Development Economics, Macroeconomics, Banking
Professional Membership
- 2025 - 2027 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Research Fellow), Center for Islamic Economics, International Islamic University of Malaysia
Teaching Responsibilities
| FOUNDATION OF ISLAMIC ECONOMICS | 2025/2026 2024/2025 |
| ISLAMIC ECONOMICS | 2024/2025 |
| ISLAMIC ECONOMICS THOUGHT | 2025/2026 |
| ISSUES IN ISLAMIC ECONOMICS | 2025/2026 |
| MACROECONOMICS | 2025/2026 |
| MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS | 2025/2026 2024/2025 |
| STATISTICAL METHODS | 2025/2026 2024/2025 |
| SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES | 2025/2026 |
Supervision
|
Human Capital, Government Spending On Education And Convergence Of Economic Growth : An Empirical Evidence In Indonesia.
Ph.D
In Progress
Member Supervisory Committee
|
|
Revisiting The Kutzets Curve : Productive Zakat And Income Inequality In Malaysian States.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
|
|
Fiscal Capacity And The Dynamic Inclusive Growth Effects Of External Economic Shocks: An Islamic Economics Perspective From Developing Asian Economies.
Master
In Progress
Main Supervisor
|
Research Projects
Completed
| No data |
On-Going
| 2025 - Present | Micro-credential course development -Islamic Economics |
| 2025 - Present | Book on Methodology of Islamic Economics |
Awards & Recognition
| 01 Jun, 2018 | Emerald Highly Commended Paper for ISRA Journal - Emerald Publisher | International |
| 01 May, 2018 | Emerald Highly Commended Paper for JIABR - Emerald Publisher | International |
| 15 Dec, 2014 | Teacher Award - Express Tribune | International |
| 17 Dec, 2007 | Award as Author by National Book Foundation - National Book Foundation Pakistan | International |
Publications
Articles
| 2025 | Integrating values in economics: challenges and prospects. International Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance Research, 8 (1) pp. 34-47 |
| 2024 | Guest editorial: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Islamic finance and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG). Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, 40 (4) pp. 721-724 |
Book Sections
| 2025 | Achieving economic development through institutionalisation of zakat and waqf in contemporary economies. In: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN: 9781032321066, pp. 60-72 |
| 2025 | ESG adjustment in country risk premium in sovereign sukuk. In: Edward Publishing, ISBN: 978103534967 8, pp. 134-160 |
| 2025 | ESG adjustment in country risk premium in sovereign sukuk. In: Edward Publishing, ISBN: 978103534967 8, pp. 134-160 |
| 2025 | Resilience to avert financial and economic crisis in Islamic economics framework. In: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN: 978-1-032-81522-0, pp. 22-38 |