Dr Aishat Abdul-Qadir Zubair

Dr. Aishat Abdul-Qadir Zubair is an astute researcher and skilled professional with a special interest in teaching and facilitating the application of Islamic Banking and finance, shariah audit, Mirath, and Waqf Management, Islamic Cooperative and management, General Law Practice, Fiqh Muamalat, Usul ul Fiqh, etc. An Alumnus of the prestigious International Islamic University, Malaysia where she bagged a Master’s degree in Comparative Law (with a major in Islamic Finance). She won the University's prize as the Overall best graduating postgraduate student at the 2014 convocation ceremony of the University. She also holds a Combined Hons. Degree in Law from the prestigious University of Ilorin and was called to the Nigerian Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2010. she has garnered a combined 15 years of experience as a researcher and industry expert. She worked as a Shari’ah Auditor with Jaiz Bank Plc. (the First Islamic Bank in Nigeria). She also won the best PhD thesis award at the 2023 convocation ceremony of the University of Ilorin. Her PhD research was on Sovereign Sukuk. She is a fellow of AAOIFI (CSAA). She also holds a Professional Certificate in Islamic Estate Distribution (PCIED), from Al-Hikmah University and a Professional Certificate in Banking and Finance (PCIBF) from BUK, Kano. She is a member of the Advisory Committee of Experts for Bank of Industry and Farid Islamic Microfinance Bank. She mentored Entrepreneurs of the Tony Elumelu Foundation which is just a piece of the various community services she is involved in. She is happily married and blessed with beautiful children.