About the author

Faizal Karbani is the founder and CEO of Simply Sharia Ltd, a UK firm solely dedicated to providing sharia-compliant financial solutions along with supporting Islamic finance through recruitment and training.

Over the last decade Faizal has become a leading UK practitioner of the industry. Highly trusted and recognised, he supported both the technical team advising the UK government on tax implications for sharia-compliant products and the government consultation on sharia-compliant student finance in Britain. Under his leadership and direction, Simply Sharia launched the first certified sharia-compliant green energy EIS, offered to UK investors in 2014.

His clients have included Qatar Islamic Bank in London (QIB UK), Gatehouse Bank, Arab Banking Corporation, Barclays Capital, British Bankers Association (BBA) as well as a host of individuals and other businesses.

Faizal is also an Approved Trainer for the Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) and undertakes bespoke Islamic finance training programmes for professionals. He is a regular speaker on Islamic finance related topics and is a member of the Advisory Board appointed by the University of Nottingham in respect of its Islamic finance programmes.

Prior to working in Islamic finance, Faizal, who is a qualified Chartered Accountant, worked at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and GlaxoSmithKline.