Born in 1946 in Nablus, Palestine, H.E. Dr. Nazih Hammad obtained a bachelor’s degree in Sharia from Damascus University in 1967, a master’s degree from Baghdad University in 1970, and a Ph.D. with first honors from Cairo University’s Faculty of Dar Al Uloom, in 1973, the field of Contracts and Financial Transactions in Comparative Islamic Jurisprudence, entitled “Rulings of Qabd (Taking Possession) in Contracts in Islamic Jurisprudence.” His Eminence held served in significant positions, as a professor of Islamic jurisprudence and its fundamentals at the College of Sharia for seventeen years, chairman of the Sharia Supervisory Board of Minhaj Consulting Company in Islamic Finance in Dubai, Chairman of Sharia Board of Citi Islamic Investment Bank in Bahrain, Chairman of Sharia Board of the Fund Islamic Investment Limited, Chairman of Shariah Board of the Takaful Company in Dubai. His Eminence has also served as a member in Oasis Islamic Trust in UK, Al Fanar Holding Company in Britain, and the Islamic Leasing Fund in Australia and New Zealand. His Eminence authored several books, including Perspectives of Fiqh in the Development of Islamic Banking, Compensation for Commitment in Islamic Jurisprudence, How to Determine Wages and its Applications in Contemporary Labor and Leasing Contracts, Contemporary Fiqh Issues in Finance and Economy, Taking Possession in Contracts in Islamic Jurisprudence (Dar Al Bayan Library PhD thesis), and a Glossary of Financial and Economic Terminology According to the Language of Islamic Jurists. As a member of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, H.E. Dr. Nazih Hammad has represented the Islamic community in Canada, and has participated as a researcher, commentator, and speaker in its various sessions and seminars.
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Secretary‑General of the Academy Visits the Consulate General of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan His Excellency Professor Dr. Qutb Mustafa Sano, Secretary‑General of the Academy, paid an official visit on 29 Sha‘ban 1447 AH, corresponding to 17 February 2026, to the Consulate General of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Jeddah. His Excellency and his accompanying delegation were received by His Excellency Ambassador Mohammed Salah Sobhi Hameed, Consul General and Permanent Representative of Jordan to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, who welcomed him warmly and expressed his pleasure at the visit. He praised the distinguished intellectual efforts undertaken by the Academy under His Excellency’s leadership in addressing numerous religious and intellectual issues of concern to the Islamic world, affirming his personal honor in meeting His Excellency again and Jordan’s keenness to strengthen channels of communication and cooperation with the Academy, especially in areas of mutual interest. For his part, His Excellency expressed his deep gratitude and great appreciation to the Ambassador for the warm reception and generous hospitality. He commended the tremendous support, gracious care, and continuous attention the Academy has received from the leadership and people of Jordan since its establishment. He also conveyed his sincere appreciation for the Ambassador’s recent visit to the Academy, affirming the Academy’s full readiness to do everything that would enhance partnership, cooperation, coordination, and communication between the Academy and Jordanian religious and academic institutions. His Excellency was accompanied by Mr. Mohammed Al‑Mundhir Rida Al‑Shawk, Director of the Office and Protocol; Mr. Mohammed Waleed Al‑Idrisi, Director of Media and Public Relations; Ms. Sarah Amjad Badawi, Director of the Department of Family, Women, Children, and the Elderly; and Mr. Amjad Ibrahim Al‑Mansi, Head of the Protocol Section.
