Chairman
Sheikh Bilal is a Partner and the Global Head of Islamic Finance at McCarthy Denning, London. He is the adviser to several Heads of State and a member of multi-lateral, government and institutional boards.
Member of the UK Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority; Solicitor/English Lawyer of the Senior Courts of England & Wales; Director General of International Islamic Food Processing Association (appointed by Resolution of 57 Agricultural Ministers of OIC Islamic countries); Chief Islamic Finance Officer at Astana International Financial Centre; and Member of Global Advisory Committee at Dubai-based Halal Trade & Marketing Centre, Vice Chairman of International Leadership Panel at Prince’s Trust (under HRH Prince of Wales); UK Catalyst & Business Ambassador for HM UK Government at Department for International Trade. Freeman of the City of London and Member of Shari’ah Standards Review
He was Shari’ah Scholar of the Year at London Sukuk Summit 2011; Takaful Scholar of the Year at International Takaful Summit 2012; Islamica 500 – Most Influential Personalities in the Global Islamic Economy 2015-onwards.