Chief, Islamic Banking and Finance Division, IRTI, Islamic Development Bank; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Munawar Iqbal is currently the Chief of the Islamic Banking and Finance Division in the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) at the Islamic Development Bank, a position he has held since 1998. He is the author of several research articles and publications, including “Islamic Banking as an Alternative Model of Development Financing: The Case of the Islamic Development Bank,” a paper presented at an international workshop organized by the IDRC, Montreal, Canada, in 1997.