Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) Nilai, September, January, 2015

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL PROFILE PhD in Business Administration (Islamic Finance), IIUM. MA. Islamic Banking & Finance, UK. Excellent background in Islamic Finance & Economics, long Experience in lecturing in several universities in Syria and Malaysia. Engagement in practical experience besides academic experience. Research skills, translation and IT. A team player, committed to work; Excellent in English and Arabic. PERSONAL BACKGROUND Name : OMAR AHMAD KACHKAR Residential Address : Block C-13-1 Kristal Heights, Sri Gombak, K.L Telephone (Mobile) : omar1399@gmail.com Gender : Male Age : 38 Years Place of Birth : Aleppo, Syria Date of Birth : 12 th January 1979 NRIC : N Nationality : Syrian Race : Arab Marriage Status : Married WORKING EXPERIENCE WORKING EXPERIENCE v TEACHING AND LECTURING EXPERIENCE International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Sem Part-time Lecturer of the course Foundation of Islamic Economics first & second year students. Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) Nilai, September, January, 2015 Part-time Lecturer in Arabic and English Siyasah sharíyah and Fiqh Dusturi, third and fourth year students International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) September 2013-January 2014 Halaqag Curriculum Activity Sham University (formerly al-fatih Islamic Institute) (Damascus) - November December 2012 Teacher of Islamic economics terms in English in the Islamic Economics Department (part time) Module covered Cambridge books "Business Vocabulary in Use" and" Professional English in Use" Finance, 1 P age

2 - January March 2008 Teacher of Islamic financial transactions, Islamic studies department. Module includes teaching the main common transactions (Mu'amalat) such as salam, sale contract, ijara contract, musharakah, and mudharaba. - September June 2008 Teacher of Economics Terms and Passages in English Language, in the Islamic Economics Department. Module includes Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, Terms and Passages. - April June 2008 Assistant Teacher of Research Methodology, in the Islamic Studies Department. Module involves improving the research and academic writing skills in English. v ISLAMIC FINANCE, ECONOMICS AND BANKING ICSB, the International Shari'ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), Kuala Lumpur September present Full-time Manager. Post tasks include managing projects of shariah advisory, consultation, auditing, review and translation. Islamic Bank of Britain (Birmingham) July 2006-August 2006 Placement job, in Shari'a auditing and product managing, (full time) The project was to build a Sharia governance framework to enhance Sharia compliance in the bank under the supervision of product manager and Sharia compliance officer Shaher Abbas along with other activities such as preparing the agenda for the bank s Sharia Supervisory Committee and recording minutes, etc. Oxford Islamic Finance (OXFORD) September December 2006 Visiting Scholar (full time). The aim was to conduct a research on different projects on Islamic finance, such as developing a screening system for companies listed to be Sharia compliant and to be enrolled in an Islamic Index. (case study Dow Jones Islamic Market Index) Islamic Finance Advisory and Assurance Services (IFAAS) November 2011 to August2012 Sharia auditing and consulting (Part time) Responsibilities include Sharia auditing and Sharia legal documentation to Islamic financial contracts such as Murabaha, Rahn, Ijarah and other contracts International Shari'ah Research Academy For Islamic Finance (ISRA), Kuala Lumpur June August 2016 Part-time Research Assistant Research and Translation projects on Fiqh Muamalat Center for Islamic Economics (IIUM) February, 2014-March, 2015 Part-time Research Assistant Research projects Islamic Economics 2 P age

3 Sham University (formerly al-fatih Islamic Institute) (Damascus) - January December 2012 Researcher in the English Research Unit at Al-Fatih Islamic Institute, Damascus (full time) Projects includes research and translation some Islam-related books and topics, individual project: translating the book of Mufti Taqi Uthmani introduction to Islamic Finance from English into Arabic(under process). Team work projects include biographies of holy Prophets (published by Nour al-sham Book Center, Damascus 2011). And the translation of books by Bernard Lewis "The Crisis of Islam" and "Islam and the West". Also From English into Arabic. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND The International Islamic University Malaysia. (Kuala Lumpur) January august PhD in Business Administration, Islamic Finance. Loughborough University (England) September 2005 November 2006 MA in Islamic Banking, Finance and Management Dissertation Title: implementations of Ijarah contract in Islamic banks Al-Fatih Islamic Institutes (Damascus) September 2000 August 2003 Postgraduate Diploma in Islamic Studies in English Al-Azhar University (Cairo). September 1996 August Bachelor of Islamic law (Sharia) KEY COURSE TAKEN Degree Arabic Grammar & Morphology Arabic Literature & Rhetoric Biography of the Prophet Comparative Religion Contemporary School of Thought Contemporary Legal Issues Introduction to Islamic Law Islamic Culture Islamic Doctrine Islamic Economics Islamic Family Law Islamic History Islamic Inheritance Law Islamic Jurisprudence Islamic Penal Law Islamic Political Thought Islamic Reform Movements Islamic Muamalat Transactions Law Jurisprudence of Worship Miracle of the Qur an Maqasid Al-Syari ah Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence Science of the Qur an Science of the Hadith Quranic Studies (Analytical Exegesis & Quranic Legal Injunctions) Hadith Studies (Analytical Hadith & Hadith Legal Injunctions) Diploma Contemporary Islamic Thoughts History and Civilization Translation and interpretation English Grammar and practical applications English writing and listening skills Comparative religions 3 P age

4 Islamic law policy Master Cross-Culture Management Financial Analysis and Management Financial Systems: Markets and Institutions International Development and Finance Islamic Economics Islamic Banking and Finance Research Methodology PhD Qualitative Research Method Quantitative Research Method Contemporary issues in management Research Methods PUBLICATION - Kachkar, Omar, (2017) Towards the Establishment of Cash Waqf Microfinance Fund for Refugees, ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, Vol. 9 Issue: 1, pp.81-86, - Kachkar, Omar; Mohammed, Mustafa Omar; Saad, Norma Md. and Kayadibi, Saim. Developing an Integrated Cash Waqf Micro-enterprise Support Model for Enhancing Refugee Livelihood. The Islamic Quarterly. Vol. 60-3, Kachkar, Omar; Mohammed, Mustafa Omar; Saad, Norma Md. and Kayadibi, Saim. Refugee Microenterprises: Prospects and Challenges. Journal of Asian and African Social Science and Humanities, 2(4): 55-69, Kachkar, Omar; Kayadibi, Saim; Saad Md Norma & Mohammed, M. Omar.: "Economic Engagement of Refugees: a Theoretical and Empirical Appraisal and a Proposed Cash Waqf Model". Presented at the 11th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance (ICIEF 2016) held at The Royale Chulan Hotel Kuala Lumpur October, Kachkar, Omar; Kayadibi, Saim; Saad Md Norma & Mohammed, M. Omar. Refugee Microenterprises: Prospects and Challenges. Presented in International Conference on Emerging Research in Sciences & Humanities (ERSH-2016) held at Pearl International Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 16, Kachkar, Omar. (2016) Microfinance for Refugees: The Untapped Potential. Published in April 12 th on - Kachkar, Omar; Larbani, Moussa; Saad Md Norma & Mohammed, M. Omar. Developing an Integrated Cash-Waqf Microenterprise Model for Refugees to Enhance their Livelihood and Self-Reliance. Presented at the Second Regional Conference August USIM. Nilai, Malaysia. 4 P age

5 - Kachkar, Omar; Fares, Djafri & Achour Meguellati. Application of Microfinance in Selected Islamic Banks in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges. Presented at Global Conference on Business & Social Science-2014, GCBSS-2014, 15th & 16th December, Kuala Lumpur. - Kachkar, Omar; Fares, Djafri & Achour Meguellati. Application of Microfinance in Selected Islamic Banks in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges. Middle East Journal of Business. Volume 11, Issue 2, PP April (ISSN ). - Fares, Djafri; Kachkar, Omar; & Achour Meguellati. The Impact of Service Quality, Student Satisfaction, and University Reputation on Student Loyalty: A Case Study of International Students in IIUM, Malaysia. Information Management and Business Review Vol. 5, No. 12, pp , Dec 2013 (ISSN ) - Mohammed, M. Omar & Kachkar, Omar. The challenges of implementing the framework of Maqasid al-shariah in the Current Islamic Finance: an Analysis. Presented at Seminar organized by Institute Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM) November, 24, Mohammed, M. Omar & Kachkar, Omar. Developing al-siyasah al-shar iyyah Framework for Contemporary Public Policy Analysis. Presented at the First International Conference on Shari'ah Oriented Public Policy in Islamic Economic System [ICOSOPP 2015] held at Banda Aceh, Indonesia from March ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES - Shariah Investing Forum 2017, 17 April 2017, organized by the Islamic Capital Market division of Bursa Malaysia in collaboration with the Association of Shariah Advisor in Islamic Finance Malaysia. Sasana Kijang, KL. - 3rd Roundtable on Challenges in Sukuk Issuance, 7-8 April Organised by ISRA and hosted by Bank Negara. KL - Research Assistant in Project on The Integrated Development Index (I-DEX): A New Comprehensive Approach to Measuring Human Development (Ruzita Mohd Amin; Selamah Abdullah Yusof; Mohamed Aslam Haneef; Mustafa Omar Muhammad; Gapur Oziev) (September, 2014-March 2015) - Second International Conference Roundtable on Islamic Leadership April 2015 UTM, KL. - International Seminar on Waqf Governance from March 2015 at the JW Marriot Hotel, Kuala Lumpur - Focus Group Discussion on Application of Waqf in Funding Higher Education 6 7 March, 2015 Impiana Hotel KLCC - Global Islamic Finance Forum. 2-4 September 2014, Kuala Lumpur - The Kuala Lumpur Islamic Finance Forum 2014 (KLIFF 2014) Nov P age

6 - Focus Group discussion on developing Human Development index based on Maqasid al-shariah. July Sime Darby Convention Centre Kuala Lumpur - Workshop on Islamic Way To Micro-Enterprise in Malaysian Socioeconomic - Development Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, June, 2014, Kuala Lumpur. - Workshop on SUKUK: procedures for issuance & documentation 6 September 2016 International Shari'ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) - The First International Conference for Historical Manuscript and Documents April, 2016, USIM University, Nilai, Malaysia. -3rd Roundtable on Challenges in Sukuk Issuance, 7-8 April Distance Learning Course on Fundamentals of Islamic Economics organized by IDB/IRTI and MIHE attended in MIHE England SKILLS Good command of Arabic and English Proficient in using Microsoft Office, (Word, Power Point, Excell, Project) Internet etc.(icdl) Project Management Professional (PMP) (35 hours Attendance Certificate) SPSS AMOS REFERENCES Available at request 6 P age