Muhammad Zubair Mughal

Managing Director, AlHuda CIBE FZ LLE – UAE
Islamic Banking and Finance Expert

Mr. Muhammad Zubair is a distinguished expert in the field of Islamic banking and finance, with over 18 years of extensive experience. As the Managing director of AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE), he has played a pivotal role in shaping the Islamic finance landscape globally. His expertise spans Shariah advisory, Islamic financial engineering, Takaful, Sukuk, Islamic microfinance, and the transformation of conventional financial institutions into Shariah-compliant entities.

Mr. Zubair’s career highlights include founding several key initiatives, such as the Islamic Microfinance Network and the Halal Research Council, reflecting his dedication to poverty alleviation and sustainable development through Islamic finance. His consultancy work with prominent international organizations, including the World Bank, Islamic Development Bank, and numerous central banks, has contributed to the growth of Islamic finance across more than 85 countries. A prolific researcher and public speaker, Mr. Zubair is committed to advancing the Islamic finance industry through innovation, capacity building, and education.

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2026 AADFI Annual General Assembly

The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) is pleased to announce that its 2026 Annual General Assembly will take place from May 24 to 29, 2026, in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, on the sidelines of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings.

The Annual General Assembly will be held on the theme “Augmenting Sovereign Finance in Africa: DFIs Unlocking Growth and Resilience through NAFA,” with a focus on the transformative role of African Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in strengthening Africa’s financial sovereignty. The discussions will align with the AfDB-led New African Financial Architecture (NAFA), a system-level framework designed to mobilize long-term investment, reduce Africa’s cost of capital, and reinforce resilience through coordinated financial systems and deeper domestic capital markets.

The Annual General Assembly will convene leaders of African DFIs, government officials, regional institutions, and development partners to further explore how African DFIs can catalyze local investment, de-risk strategic projects, and strengthen economic autonomy to build resilience against global shocks and bridge the continent’s infrastructure funding gap.

Further details will be shared in the coming weeks.

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