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Dr. Zubair Ahmed

Assistant Professor
Extension
489
Email
zubair.ahmed@iobm.edu.pk
Department
Accounting and Finance
Specialization
Management Sciences with focus on Islamic Finance and Supply Chain Management

About

Thinking, planning and organizing for improvement are parts of Dr Zubair Ahmed's nature. He is a researcher who has diversified educations, trainings, experiences and exposures. His PhD research was about Islamic finance and supply chain management of the financed assets. He organized multiple seminars and events starting from 8 training workshops for Islamic education system students under the countrywide organization during the years 2008-2011 on writing skills building. After getting exposure to SMEs many years, he worked as an Islamic Finance Trainer and Solution provider at a leading Islamic Bank from 2014 to 2019. At the same time, he completed his MBA in Finance and Supply Chain Management along with research presentations in seminar and academic conferences. For coming phases, He is interested in Research and improvement not only for this life but also hereafter. His interested areas for collaborations and publications are: Islamic Finance and Management for All (IFM4A) especially for Students, Entrepreneurs including but not limited to SMEs, Social improvement organizations like NGOs, Not for Profit Organizations etc.
Academic Qualification
PhD Management, National University of Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia, 2022 MBA Finance and Supply Chain Management, Iqra University Karachi, 2016 B. Com, University of Karachi, Pakistan 2012
Islamic Finance, SMEs, Case Studies Methods, Action Research, Supply chain and Islamic Finance

Ahmed, Z., Hameed, S., & Morshed, M. I. (2025). Unlock talent: Train smarter, bank better — an application of PDCA model on a leading Islamic bank in Pakistan. COMSATS Journal of Islamic Finance (CJIF), 10(1), 27–43. https://lahore.comsats.edu.pk/CIF/Journal/Vo10-1/DOI10.26652.cjif.10202512.pdf

Khan, M. J. A., Ahmed, Z., & Mahmood, Y. (2025). Bridging the SME financing gap in Pakistan through Islamic finance: A policy review. Journal of Finance & Economics Research (JFER), 10(1), 93–111. https://journals.iqra.edu.pk/JFER/Issue1-25/Article10/JFER25100104.pdf

Khalid, M. U., Timer, S., & Ahmed, Z. (2025). Herd behavior in Shariah-compliant stocks: Evidence from Islamic countries. AL-HAYAT Research Journal (HRJ), 2(2), 11–23. https://hrj.com.pk/index.php/hrj/article/view/11/18

Naseem, Z. A., & Azam, M. (2024). Staff training and Islamic banks’ performance: Evidence from Pakistan. Al Basirah, 13(2).

Ahmed, Z. (2024). Integrating Islamic and contemporary education based on Quranic and Hadith theories: A plan of action using Bloom’s Taxonomy and PDCA management tool. Riphah Journal of Islamic Thought & Civilization, 2(2), 70–83. https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jitc/article/view/1513/1270

Ahmed, Z., Ismail, M. A., Osman, L. H., & Senik, Z. C. (2023). Supply chain flows of the assets in normal, conventional, and Islamic banking financing scenarios: A new perspective. International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling (IJBPSCM), 14(3), 286–300. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBPSCM.2023.10052658

Ahmed, Z., Osman, L. H., Senik, Z. C., & Nor, S. M. (2023). Sustainable Islamic banks’ financing system through supply chain operations reference model: A novel perspective. COMSATS Journal of Islamic Finance, 8(1). https://lahore.comsats.edu.pk/CIF/Journal/Vol8(1)CJIF.aspx

Sarwer, S. M. N., & Ahmed, Z. (2023). The need for Imamate and leadership for Muslim renaissance: A research study. NUQTAH Journal of Theological Studies, 3(2).

Ahmed, Z., & Sarwer, S. M. N. (2022). Leaders’ decision-making and conflict management framework in light of Islamic teachings. NUQTAH Journal of Theological Studies, 2(2), 224–235.*

Ahmed, Z., Ismail, M. A., Osman, L. H., & Senik, Z. C. (2022). Islamic finance involvement in supply chain of financed assets: A library research and systematic literature review. Turkish Journal of Islamic Economics (TUJISE), 9(2), 49–71. https://doi.org/10.26414/A2411

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