Asim Khan

Asim Khan, a Fellow Chartered Accountant with more than 30 years of experience, has led Khalij Group to establish itself as the one of the leading Islamic investment and advisory conglomerates in the world. Recently, Asim has won various accolades including “Global Islamic Finance Leadership Award” and also the prestigious “Avicenna Medal” in recognition of his services to Islamic Finance. Over the years, under Asim’s leadership, Khalij Group has also won the awards of “Outstanding Contribution to Islamic Finance and Fintech Development” and “The Best Shari’a Advisory Firm”.

Due to his decades of expertise in investment banking and Islamic finance, Asim sits as technical member on various Shari’a Boards to discuss, review and approve Shari’a compliant structures, products and legal documents. Additionally, Asim also provides strategic advice the board and senior management of his clients on strategy, planning and product development in relation to Islamic Finance. Asim is also retained as a Shari’a Advisor to various financial institutions, asset managers, wealth managers, Islamic index providers and family offices.

Asim has led his team to successfully execute various type of engagements including banks and product conversions from conventional to Islamic, developing new Shari’a compliant products for all suites of banking including retail, whole sale, commercial, investment and private banking. Asim has also advised on and structured various Islamic financial instruments including Sukuk, funds (including equity, real estate and infra-structure), structured notes, credit linked notes and Shari’a compliant derivative solutions.

On the fund raising and distribution, over the recent years, Asim has led Khalij Group to raise in excess of USD 500 million for its clients and developed assets under advisory in excess of USD 4 billion.

Asim is a speaker on Islamic finance and continues to speak at various events and forums, including Islamic finance conferences, events, and trainings and also appeared on television for various UK, European and Asian TV channels. Asim also holds an honorary doctorate in comparative religion.