Dr. Muhammad Bilal Zafar

Dr. Muhammad Bilal Zafar
( Assistant Professor )

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Dr. Muhammad Bilal Zafar is an Assistant Professor of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance at Minhaj University, Lahore-PK since September, 2020. He holds PhD in Islamic Economics from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur-MY. He is a member of the Certified Shariah Adviser and Auditor (CSAA) fellowship under the auspices of Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), Bahrain. 
He has research interests in Islamic economics, Islamic finance, corporate social responsibility, organizational economics, Islamic political economy, and Islamic jurisprudence. He has various international publications in Scopus / ISI indexed journals. He is a Certified Publons Academy Peer Reviewer, and member of reviewer committees in national and international journals.

ORCID Profile (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6329-303X)

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Economics, University of Malaya, Malaysia (2020)
  • Master of Science in Business Administration , National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad (2015)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons), National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad (2012)
  • Higher Secondary School Certificate, FBISE, Islamabad (2008)
  • Secondary School Certificate, FBISE, Islamabad (2006)

Title Volume.# Issue.# Pages Year
Human capital and financial performance of Islamic bank: a meta analysis
Journal Name: Accounting Research Journal
Year of Publication: 2024
Consumer shift behavior from conventional to Islamic banking: decision-making analysis through AHP
Journal Name: Journal of Islamic Marketing
Year of Publication: 2024
Shariah governance framework for Islamic banking in Pakistan: a critical review and comparison with AAOIFI
Journal Name: Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research
Year of Publication: 2023
Involvement of Women in Islamic Finance in Pakistan: Challenges and Prospects
Journal Name: Book Chapter in: Strategies and Applications of Islamic Entrepreneurship
Year of Publication: 2023
Customer Perception about Car Ijarah Financing in Pakistan: In-depth Interview Study
Journal Name: COMSATS Journal of Islamic Finance
Year of Publication: 2023
Does corporate social responsibility yield financial returns?
Journal Name: Social Responsibility Journal
Year of Publication: 2022
Open innovation solution: new model in the hospitality industry
Journal Name: Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology
Year of Publication: 2022
Diminishing Musharaka Product of Islamic Banks: A Sharia’a Compliant Substitute of Term Finance
Journal Name: GISRAS Journal of Management & Islamic Finance
Year of Publication: 2021
Corporate social responsibility disclosure and Islamic banks: a case study of Pakistan
Journal Name: Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research
Year of Publication: 2021
CSR narrative under Islamic banking paradigm
Journal Name: Social Responsibility Journal
Year of Publication: 2021
Islamic Banking in Pakistan: Emergence, Growth, and Prospects
Journal Name: Book Chapter in: Growth and Emerging Prospects of International Islamic Banking
Year of Publication: 2020
Measuring corporate social responsibility in Islamic banking: what matters
Journal Name: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management
Year of Publication: 2020
Corporate social responsibility and Islamic banks: a systematic literature review
Journal Name: Management Review Quarterly
Year of Publication: 2019
Theory of human forces in management
Journal Name: International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy
Year of Publication: 2019