Prof. Adam Muhammad Abubakar

Prof. Adam Muhammad Abubakar is a Professor of Islamic Banking and Finance; a Certified Sharia Adviser and Auditor by the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI); and a Certified Islamic Arbitrator and Expert (CIAE) by the International Islamic Centre for Reconciliation and Arbitration, Dubai, UAE

He obtained LLB in Islamic Jurisprudence from International Islamic University in Niger Republic (IUN), BL, Nigerian Law School Yola Campus and Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from University of Maiduguri. He also obtained M.A. in Islamic Studies and PhD in Islamic Studies from Bayero University Kano (BUK) in 2010 and 2014 respectively. He obtained another PhD in Islamic Financial Jurisprudence from Al-Madinah International University (MEDIU), Malaysia in 2016. He also obtained Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) from prestigious Chattered Institute for Securities and Investment, UK and attended CIS Executive Conversion Course at Chattered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria.

Prof. Adam held many administrative responsibilities, such as Acting Head of Department and the Director of the Centre for Research in Qur’anic Studies, Yobe State University, Damaturu. He published over forty (40) articles in both local and International Refereed Journals, majorly in Islamic Banking and Finance. He presented many papers at Local and International Conferences and attended many professional seminars, conferences and symposiums organized by leading international standard setting organizations of Islamic finance industry, such as AAOIFI, IFSB, IsDB, IILMA, CIBAFI, ISRA, etc.   

Prof. Adam is a Fellow of Islamic Finance Professionals (FIFP) and a member of numerous professional institutions, such as Chattered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria, Chattered Institute for Securities and Investment, UK, Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC), Association of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (ACMAN), Islamic Economic Club, Kuwait (MIEC), among others.  
Currently, Prof. Adam is the Chairman of Pension Industry Non-Interest Advisory Committee, National Pension Commission (PENCOM); the Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Experts (ACE) of Foremost Capital Limited, a member of the Advisory Council of Experts (ACE) of Crown Takaful Limited, a Lead Consultant on Islamic Banking and Finance, ANUTI Ethical Consulting Ltd.