Mohamed Sharif Bashir is an Associate Professor of Economics at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Saudi Arabia. He received his doctoral degree in Economics from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Bashir's areas of research include Development Economics, International trade, Macroeconomics analysis, Productivity and economic growth, Public policy and poverty reduction, Islamic banking and finance, and Governance in Islamic financial institutions. Bashir is currently a member of a number of editorial advisory boards such as Journal of Muamalat & Islamic Finance Research.