Dr. Nasim Shah Shirazi is a Professor of Economics and Finance at CIS. He has more than 36 years of experience in the areas of teaching, research, consultancy, and administration. He has designed, developed, and taught courses at graduate and postgraduate levels in the fields of development economics, finance, Islamic economics, and decisions sciences both at national and international universities.
With more than 76 publications, Dr. Shirazi is well-respected for his research in the areas of development economics, public finance, and Islamic finance for social development. Dr. Shirazi has also completed several consulting assignments with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF), and private organizations.
Dr. Shirazi is active in community service and currently acts as a member of the editorial boards of the Islamic Economic Studies Journal (IRTI), Pakistan Journal of Contemporary Sciences, and Pakistan Journal of Management & Social Sciences.
CIS, HBKU
Jul 2018 – PresentIslamic Economics and Finance Research Division, Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), IDB, Jeddah
Feb 2017 – Nov 2017Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), IDB, Jeddah
Nov 2015 – Nov 2017Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), IDB, Jeddah
Apr 2011 – Nov 2015International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Apr 2009 – Apr 2011International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Nov 2007 – Mar 2009International Islamic University, Islamabad
Feb 2007 – Mar 2009International Islamic University, Islamabad
Dec 2006 – Mar 2009International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Oct 2005 – Nov 2006International Islamic University, Islamabad
Jun 2005 – Dec 2006International Islamic University, Malaysia
Feb 2001 – Jun 2005Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences, Süleyman Demirel University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Sep 2000 – Jan 2001Women Campus, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Apr 1999 – Nov 1999Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences, Women Campus, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Mar 1999 – Sep 2000Bahria University, Islamabad
1998 – 1999Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences, Women Campus, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Mar 1997 – Mar 1999International Islamic University, Islamabad
Aug 1996 – Sep 1998International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Mar 1996 – Sep 1997International Islamic University, Islamabad
Mar 1995 – Sep 2000Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
1995 – 2000International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University, Islamabad
1993 – 1995International Islamic University, Islamabad
Apr 1989 – Mar 1995International Islamic University, Islamabad
Jan 1984 – Apr 1989Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad
Sep 1981 – Jan 1984International Islamic University, Malaysia
2004International Islamic University, Islamabad
1994Ummul Qurra University, Makkah
1991University of Peshawar, Pakistan
1980The Role of Islamic Finance in Fostering Circular Business Investments: the Case of OIC Countries. Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, 41(1).
2020Awqaf and its Importance in a Modern Economic System. The Journal of Economic Research & Business Administration, 1(127).
2019Islamic Safety Nets for the Poor: Pakistan’s Experience. In Qadri, H.M., & Bhatti, I. (Eds.), Growth of Islamic finance and Banking: Innovation, Governance and Risk Mitigation. Routledge.
2019Equitable Islamic Finance. Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic Development Bank Group.
2018Remittances, Economic Growth and Poverty: A Case of African OIC Member Countries. Pakistan Development Review, 57(2).
2018The Interlinkage between Social Exclusion and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Pakistan. IRTI Policy Paper 2018, 1.
2018Fiscal Decentralization and Citizen’s Satisfaction from Local Public Service Delivery in Pakistan. International Journal of Ethics and Systems. 34(1).
2017Is FDI Growth Enhancing: An Exploration from OIC Member Countries (W-160). Sustainable Development Policy Institute.
2017Practical Means of Integrating Zakāt and Waqf into the Poverty Reduction Agenda of OIC Member Countries. IRTI Occasional Paper. 1-74.
2017Essential Perspectives in Islamic Economics and Finance. Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), and IRTI.
2016An Empirical Analysis of Factors that Determine Poverty Among the Beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy. 10(3).
2016Regulatory Framework For Member-Owned Islamic Microfinance Institutions (MIMIS) In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking, and Finance, 12, No. 1, Jan - Mar 2016
2016The Key Players’ Perception of the Role of Islamic Microfinance in Poverty Alleviation: The Case of Pakistan. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research. 6(2). 244-267.
2015Islamic Finance for Sustainable Development. IRTI, Islamic Development Bank.
2014Integrating Philanthropy with Microfinance: Models of Community Empowerment. In Atbani F.M., & Trullols C. (Eds.), Social Impact Finance Book. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
2014Microfinance and Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study of Pakistan’s Microfinance Institutions. In Shirazi, N.S., Elzahi, A., & Khatab, I. (Eds.), Islamic Finance for Sustainable Development. IRTI, IDB. 85-99.
2014The Swat State (1915-69) – Fiscal Structure and Economic Development (An Analytical Study). Islamabad: International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University.
2010System of Zakat in Pakistan: An Appraisal. Islamabad: International Institute of Islamic Economics. International Islamic University.
1996