Sheikh Bilal Khan

Partner & Global Head of Islamic Finance at McCarthy Denning

 

Sheikh Bilal Khan is a leading figure in the global Islamic finance industry and the recipient of multiple industry awards including the first Islamic Scholar to be recognized as a Freeman of the City of London. He is both an English qualified lawyer from a ‘Magic Circle’ law firm and a renowned Shariah Scholar. He has almost two decades of Shariah law experience and specializes in structuring and drafting first-of-their-kind Shariah-compliant financial products in the medium of English, Arabic and Urdu.

He is involved in many geostrategic projects in different parts of the world including the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, Asia including Central Asia,Africa and the Middle East.

Sheikh Bilal is additionally a special adviser to numerous presidents and prime ministers’ offices as well as serving on several multi-lateral, government, quasi-government and institutional boards in a special advisory capacity. His businessmanagement, strategic leadership and international legal expertise covers a widerange of industries, sectors and services and related corporate governance, laws and regulations.