Dr. Hassan Shakeel Shah is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Islamic Thought and Civilization, School of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. Prior to this appointment, he was the Associate Director of the Institute of Islamic Banking, UMT. Before joining UMT, Dr. Shah was the Head of the Islamic Banking and Finance Department of the Islamic University of Maldives, Maldives.
He received his Bachelor's Degree from Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Master's Degree from Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University, Brunei Darussalam, and PhD from the University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei. He has been studying and engaging in Sharīʿah, Islamic Banking and Finance, and the Arabic Language throughout his academic career. He has a number of papers in peer reviewed journals. He had also participated in and presented academic papers at several conferences and seminars. He has also served as convener of many conferences.