Mohamed Fazeel - Shari'ah Counsel (Islamic Finance) / Partner at Maldives Legal Bureau

Mohamed Fazeel

Shari'ah Counsel (Islamic Finance) / Partner

Overview

Shari'ah scholar (Madinah), licensed lawyer, CSAA (AAOIFI) and AICB L1; five years in Islamic banking, serving in BML Islamic's Shari'ah Department.

Background

Graduate Shari'ah scholar (Islamic University of Madinah), licensed lawyer, CSAA (AAOIFI) and Chartered Banker (AICB Level 1). Five years' experience in Islamic banking; currently serves in the Shari'ah Department of BML Islamic. Dedicated to advancing a credible and inclusive Islamic finance sector in the Maldives.

Expertise

Banking, Finance & Tax

  • Acts for lenders and borrowers on corporate, project and asset finance
  • Security creation and perfection; Islamic finance; restructurings/workouts
  • Tax: planning and compliance, audits and rulings, disputes across GST/TGST, withholding and income tax; works closely with client finance teams.