International Islamic Financial Market appoints Head of Capital Market & Development

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Dr Azmir, a Malaysian national, brings with him over 20 years experience in financial services, private equity and corporate advisory services as well as the international oil and gas industry.

Prior to joining the IIFM, Dr Azmir was Head of Islamic Capital Market and Offshore Market at Bursa Malaysia, previously known as the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. He has also served as Director of Strategic Planning and Research at the Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority (LOFSA), the regulator and administrator of Malaysia's Labuan International Offshore Financial Centre.

Dr Azmir is the first Head of Capital Market and Development at the IIFM, which is based in Bahrain.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Ijlal Alvi, Chief Executive Officer of the IIFM, said, 'I am delighted to welcome Dr Azmir to the IIFM. His Far East background will add significant value to IIFM's role in developing self-regulatory standardised contracts and templates and the infrastructure development of an Islamic management system.

'In particular, Dr Azmir's broad experience in financial services and his expertise in capital markets, will be a tremendous resource for the IIFM as it begins work in earnest on developing and stimulating the Islamic capital and short term financial market.'

Key responsibilities of Dr Azmir include the development of a capital market management system and related issues.

Dr Azmir has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University Technology Mara, in Malaysia, and a Master's Degree, also in Business Administration, from Oklahoma City University in USA. His Doctorate degree in Strategy and Finance is from Generale University, Canada.

He began his career in the oil and gas industry with British Petroleum and Total, before joining the financial services industry and specializing in Islamic capital markets and a broad range of offshore operations.