Dr. Muhammad Imran Usmani Shariah Advisor Muhammad Imran Usmani, Son of justice (Retd) Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani, holds LLB, M. Phil, and Ph. D. in Islamic Finance and graduated as a scholar (Alimiyyah degree) and Takhassus (Specialization) in Islamic Fiqh and fatwa from Jamia Darul-Uloom, Karachi. From the inception of Meezan Bank he is the In-house Shariah Advisor and Head of Product Development and Shariah Compliance department of Meezan Bank, where he supervises in-house training for the different Courses, Audit & compliance, R&D and  advisory for Shariah based Banking. Dr. Usmani has been serving as lecturer/teacher of different subjects of Shariah and as administrator of some divisions of Jamia Darul-Uloom, Karachi since 1990 and is visiting Faculty member of MBA/ PhD students of Karachi University and IBA. He has also been leading Friday khuthbah and prayer at a Jamia Mosque for 19 years. Dr. Usmani also serves as an advisor/ member of Shariah Boards of the State Bank of Pakistan, HSBC Amanah Finance, Guidance Financial Group USA, Lloyds TSB Bank UK, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JABIC), Credit Suisse Switzerland, RBS Global, Future Growth Albarakah Equity Fund South Africa, AIG Takaful, ACR Retakaful Malaysia, Capitas Group USA, Bank of London And Middle East Kuwait, BMI Bank Bahrain, Al Khaliji Bank Qatar, Sarasin Bank Switzerland, DCD group Dubai and other Mutual and Property funds and international Sukuk. He is also an Executive Board Member of of International Islamic Financial Market( IIFM) Bahrain and International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) Malaysia, Institute of Business Management (IBA) and Center for Islamic Economics (CIE). Dr Usmani is author of many books related with Islamic Finance and other subjects of Shariah. He has been presenting papers in many national and international seminars and has delivered lectures in various academic institutions such as Harvard, LSE, IBA, LUMS and others. Dr. Usmani is also founding trustee of Ihsan Trust (Meezan Bank) for helping the needy people for their higher education and health problems. Dr. Usmani is also head of Hira Foundation School (HFS) project of Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi to provide a high standard education from Montessori level to University levels combining conventional modern academics with Islamic teachings.