Biodata of Mr. Saleh Abdallah Kamel

Mr. Saleh Abdallah Kamel

Year and Place of Birth: 1941, Saudi Arabia.

Education:

Works and Contributions:

Mr. Kamel established the Dallah Al-Barakah Group in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the purpose of the optimum utilization of available material and human resources for the benefit of humanity. The Group has expanded its activities in the fields of banking, commerce, agriculture, industry and services to cover more than 32 countries. The Group endeavored through these activities to embody therein values and concepts of Islamic economy; inter alia, the establishment of Centers specialized in Islamic Economics research; Al-Baraka Annual Seminar on |Islamic Economics: Ramadan Annual Symposium and Seminar; Islamic Economy Analytical Indices; The Quranic Verses Indexing and Classification Program; Islamic Economic Rules; The Computerized Encyclopedia of Economic Fatwas; Carrying out Islamic Translations by means of modern techniques; Positive Contributions in Establishing the Islamic Banks Information Center; Intra-Islamic Banks Research Coordination Center, Participation in Sponsoring and organizing seminars aiming at development of new mechanisms and realizing strategic objectives; printing and publication of books on Islamic economics and developing of new Islamic financial instruments.
Mr. Kamel has also established (i) Islamic Economics Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and (ii) Saleh Abdallah Kamel Centre for Islamic and Commercial Research & Studies, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Positions Held:

Publications:

Mr. Kamel authored papers and research on Economics and Islamic Banking Operations such as: Ideas and Questions about "Zakat" – The Concept of Viceregency (Istikhlaf) of Wealth, and Land Inhabitation (I'mar Al-Ardh), Islamic Financial Instruments to increase Demand, and other numerous religious publications. He has also delivered a series of addresses, speeches and lectures in different countries.