(Economist, IRTI, Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) Hylmun Izhar obtained his master degree in Islamic Finance with distinction at Loughborough University, and earned PhD in Islamic Finance from Durham University, United Kingdom during which he was honored a prestigious Doctoral Fellowship by Durham. He is frequent speakers in various international conferences and has conducted professional training courses for regulators, bankers and market players in the area of Islamic economics and Islamic finance. Having been an active contributor to