Author: Yahya Aleem ur Rehman

Yahya Rehman heads the Islamic finance research, capacity building, technical assistance, and advisory team at the Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI). He is a development economist and advisory services leader with over two decades of global experience and expertise in Islamic finance, strategy development, feasibility studies, business planning, capacity building, and project management. Prior to joining IsDB Group, Mr. Rehman was Vice President of Development Management Services at Capitas Group International (CGI) in Saudi Arabia. He has previously worked in management positions at KPMG Saudi Arabia, Ernst & Young Bahrain, and Accenture in the United Kingdom. Mr. Rehman is a Rhodes Scholar with a Masters in Development Management from the London School of Economics (LSE), UK, a Masters in Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford, UK, and a M.Sc. and B.Sc. (Hons.) in Economics from the International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.