Sheikh Yaquby sits on the Islamic supervisory boards of several Islamic financial institutions and is an active scholar in Islamic finance. He received a BA degree in Economics and Comparative Religion from McGill Univer ity (Canada) and is currently completing his PhD in Islamic law at University of Wales (United Kingdom). He works as an independent Shariah consultant based in his home country, Bahrain. Amongst his other accomplishments, he is a Shariah advisor to HSBC Amanah, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Bahrain Islamic Bank, Citi Islamic Investment Bank and others.
