Imam Abdullahi Shuaib PhD / Director
Imam Abdullahi Shuaib PhD, is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation, Abuja. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Masters in Political Science (with specialization in Public Administration) both from the University of Lagos, Akoka and a PhD in Islamic Social Finance, Social Services and NGOs from Loughborough University, Leicestershire, United Kingdom. He is a CIBAFI Certified Islamic Banker, Certified Public Administrator of England and Wales as well as a Certified Management Consultant – Institute of Management Consultants. He also attended an Arabic Language proficiency certificate course at the Institute of Language, International University of Africa, Khartoum – Sudan; he holds a professional certificate in Islamic finance and banking from the International Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, Bayero University Kano and another professional certificate in Interfaith Conflict Resolution & Reflective Structured Dialogue at the University of Massachusetts, Boston – USA.
He is a FELLOW of several development institutions such as Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals; Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria; Association of African Entrepreneurs of Nigeria; Civilian Institute of Democratic Administration; Institute of Classic Entrepreneurs; Centre for Public Service Productivity and Development and Institute of Public Administrators of England and Wales. He is also a Senior Fellow of Halal Professionals.
Dr Shuaib has over twenty-eight (28) years of cross-functional and cross-sector experience out of which twenty-two (22) years had been spent at senior management and executive positions with several organizations and multinationals such as Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigeria-Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industries/Nigerian-Arab Association, Head of Operations, Penman Pension Limited, Lagos Office, Executive Director/CEO, Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation, Lagos and Executive Secretary/CEO, Jaiz Zakat and Waqf Trust Fund. He was a former member of the Governing Council of Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (IIFP), former Director, Al-Barakah Microfinance Bank Limited, former Director, Hajj Mabrur Ventures Limited and former Director, Human Resources, Global Union for Zakat Rite (GUZR), Sudan. Dr Shuaib also had a stint with the Lagos State University (LASU), Ikoyi External Campus and Ansar-ud-Deen College of Education, Isolo as a facilitator. Some of his publications are listed in Emerald Publishing Journals, Academia and ResearchGate.
Dr Shuaib is also an Associate member of the Nigerian Institute of Management; Member of International Centre for Ethno-Religious Mediation, New York, USA as well as a Registered Professional of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria. In addition, he is an Inductee of the International WHO’S WHO of Professionals by the International WHO’S WHO Historical Society (IWWHS), Washington, DC, USA and current Co-Chairman, Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) Lagos State Chapter.
Dr Shuaib is currently a non-Executive Director of Jaiz Takaful Insurance Plc, Jaiz International Halal Certification Limited and El-Jaiz Investments and Services Limited. He is also currently the Deputy Chairman, Association of Zakat and Waqf Operators in Nigeria (AZAWON); Co-Chairman, Nigeria Inter-religious Council (NIREC), Lagos State; Coordinator, Conference of Islamic Organisations (CIO), Lagos State; Member, Advisory Board of Institute of Classic Entrepreneurship; Member, Governing Council, Abdul-Lateef Centre for Qur’anic Memorization and Arabic Studies, Lagos State and a facilitator at the University of Lagos Business School [Non-Interest Financial Institution].
He is the 1st Deputy Grand Imam of The Muslim Congress,Nigeria.
