Prof. Abdulrazzaq Abdulmajeed Alaro

Prof. Abdulrazzaq Abdulmajeed Alaro

Professor
ISLAMIC LAW
University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Prof. A. A. Alaro, mni, FIFP, FCPA, M.IoD, MCIArb, CIAE is a Professor of Law, Shariah Consultant, and internationally certified arbitrator. He had his LL.B with First Class in 1993, and LL.M and Ph.D. with distinctions, specializing in Islamic Law of Banking, Insurance, and Capital Market, and has published in reputable journals across the world. In 2021, he delivered the 196th Inaugural Lecture of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, the first by a Professor of Islamic Law of Banking and Finance in the entire West Africa. Prof. Alaro is an advisor/consultant to the Central Bank of Nigeria, the National Insurance Commission, the Debt Management Office, the Securities & Exchange Commission, and the National Pension Commission, among others. He has also been invited to speak in many high-impact forums in different parts of the world. In 2023, He won the “Most Outstanding Alumnus in Intellectual Impact” award, from the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

Qualifications

  • LL.B
  • LL.M (Islamic Law )
  • Ph.D. (Islamic Law)
  • BL
  • mni

Professional Affiliations

  • Certified Shariah Auditor (CSA)
  • Member of the Institute of Directors (M.IoD)
  • Member, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
  • Member, World Association for Medical Law (WAML)
  • Member, Nigerian Association of Law Teachers
  • Member, Nigerian Association of Islamic Law Teachers
  • Member, International Society for Islamic Legal Studies
  • Member, Saudi Jurisprudence Association, Saudi-Arabia.
  • Member, Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance, Malaysia
  • Fellow of the Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (FIFP)
  • Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, MCIArb (UK)
  • Fellow of Chartered Institute of Local Government and Public Administration of Nigeria (FCPA)

Teaching & Research Areas

Islamic Law of Financial Transactions (Banking, Insurance & Capital Market)

Undergraduate Teaching

  • Islamic Property Law
  • Islamic Company Law
  • Islamic Law of Contract
  • Islamic Medical Law and Ethics
  • Islamic International Law
  • Islamic Commercial Law

Postgraduate Teaching

  • Legal Contents of the Qur'anic Verses (Aayat Al-Ahkam)
  • Legal Contents of Prophetic Traditions
  • Islamic Jurisprudence
  • Islamic Medical Law and Ethics
  • Islamic Law of Contract

Get in Touch

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Office Address
Room 11, Ground Floor, Faculty of Law Building, University of Ilorin