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AbdulRazzaq AbdulMajeed Alaro

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AbdulRazzaq AbdulMajeed Alaro is a Nigerian professor of law with the specialization in Islamic Law of Financial Transactions (Banking, Insurance & Capital Market).[4] He has served as the head of department of Islamic Law, University of Ilorin[5][6] and in 2024 he was named as the Nigerian Islamic Finance Person of the Year by the Nigeria Muslim Award.[7][8]

Bornn.d.
Ilorin, Nigeria
CitizenshipNigerian
Knownfor
  • Islamic law of financial transactions
  • advisory roles in Islamic finance regulation in Nigeria
Awards
  • Most Outstanding Alumnus with Academic Impact, Islamic University of Madinah[1]
  • National Institute (Nigeria) membership (mni)
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AbdulRazzaq AbdulMajeed Alaro
Bornn.d.
Ilorin, Nigeria
CitizenshipNigerian
Known for
  • Islamic law of financial transactions
  • advisory roles in Islamic finance regulation in Nigeria
Awards
  • Most Outstanding Alumnus with Academic Impact, Islamic University of Madinah[1]
  • National Institute (Nigeria) membership (mni)
Academic background
Alma mater[1]
Academic work
Discipline
  • Islamic law
  • Islamic banking and finance
  • Islamic insurance (takaful)
  • Islamic capital markets
[1]
Institutions
  • University of Ilorin
[1]
Notable works
  • Potential of Sharīʻah Compliant Microfinance in Alleviating Poverty in Nigeria[2]
  • Islamic Financial Services: The Interplay of Religion, Law and Corporate Social Responsibility[3]
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Career

In 2008, he joined the Faculty of Law at the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, as a Senior Lecturer. As the Director of Quality Assurance at the University of Ilorin, he was appointed Chairman of the Takaful Insurance Advisory Council of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM).[9][10]

He has also served in the Advisory Board of the Online Journal of Islamic Management and Finance (OJIMF) of the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, an appointment effective for two years.[11]

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