An accomplished academic and non-academic institutions business manager and analyst with more than 20 years of experience, Malam Abdallah Ahmad has a PGD in Education, PGD in Applied Linguistics (teaching Arabic to non-Arabs), LLB Hons (Islamic Law) and a Certified Islamic Finance Expert (CIFE) among other academic and professional qualifications to his credit. The ICICE’s Director Mosque, Da’awah and Education possess a rare blend of analytical skill, technological acumen, and management/leadership capabilities. With innate talent for leveraging technology and automation to eliminate inefficiencies and optimize use of available information – freeing time to pursue larger-scale issues, Abdallah Ahmad is aptly described as an excellent leader skilled in managing people and processes and developing motivated, high performing staffs eager to take on challenges and working collaboratively to contribute to organizational vision. He specializes in Process Reengineering, Business Case Development, Budget Planning & Allocation, Management & Project Reporting, Financial Reporting & System Development, Workflow Documentation & Optimization and Systems Requirements & Integration. A trained and veteran teacher, Abdallah Ahmad was Head Teacher of Islamic Studies at Al-Manar Centre for Islamic Education, Abuja, from October 1999 to 2011. Hitherto, he taught at Usman Bin Affan School, Kano 1996; Al-Ihsan Nursery and Primary School, Abuja 1996-97; Teacher and Examinations Officer, Nurul Islam School, Abuja. 1997-99; Teacher, Abuja Centre for Arabic Studies, Abuja, 1997-2000 and Member, Education Management Committee, Al-Ihsan Nursery and Primary School, Abuja, 2000-2006 where he advised and offered consultation services to the management of the school on best policy setting, teaching pedagogies and school administration. He worked as Secretary at the Office of the Head of Department, Teacher Training Department, Arabic Language Institute, King Sa’ud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 2002 to 2003 where he reorganized the Documentation system in the office, Archiving and Screening of documents. Abdallah Ahmad did the mandatory Teaching Practice at Language and Culture Department, Arabic Language Institute, King Sa’ud University, in 2003 Back in Nigeria, he served as the Secretary, Parents Teachers Association of Gwarinpa Islamic Nursery and Primary School, Abuja, from 2003 to 2006 and his schedules included all Secretariat and Administrative duties of Executive, General, Emergency and Annual General Meetings of the Association He was the Social Secretary, Parents Teachers Association, Almanar Centre for Islamic Education, Abuja, 2006 to 2013; Consultant to EFAB Estate Muslim Community School, Abuja, 2011to date and a Resource person to the Committee of FCT Imams Initiative (CFII) rendering Capacity building for Imams through weekly lessons and periodic conferences. Abdallah Ahmad attended the Ethical Institute of Islamic Finance, United Arab Emirates for the Certified Islamic Finance Executive programme from 2014 to 2015; the National Teachers Institute, Kaduna, Nigeria, from 2006 to 200 and obtained the PGD in Education; King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2002 to 2003 for the PGD in Teaching Arabic for non-Arabs (Applied Linguistics) course and Islamic University of Madina Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 1991 to 1995 and passed out with the LL.B. (Honours) Shariah Law. He has Certificates in Computer Appreciation and Operating System 1994 and Database Programming Language (Dbase III+) 1995; attended School for Arabic Studies Kano, Nigeria, for the Junior and Senior Secondary School Certificates, 1983 to 89 and Aflon Computers Abuja, Nigeria, for Certificate courses in Micro-Computer Operation and Management (1999 to 2000) and Computer Repairs and Maintenance, 2000. He attended the following workshops and seminars: Government direction and its impact on the Nigerian professional: organized by British Council, Nigeria; The role of the Nigerian professional in the current reform: organized by British Council, Nigeria; The place of character in leadership and the ongoing reforms: organized by British Council, Nigeria; Developing first level leaders – those who manage those who do not manage others: organized by British Council, Nigeria; What is a leader/manager without a team, the roles of team leaders and members’ vis-à-vis the teams they lead and are members of, what makes or mars a successful team’ etc.: organized by British Council, Nigeria; Achieving career satisfaction: moving on, moving over, or moving out: organized by British Council, Nigeria; IDB-Nigeria Business Forum, Abuja, Nigeria 2012 organized by the Central Bank of Nigeria; International Conference on Islamic Finance, Abuja Nigeria 2013 organized by The Metropolitan Skills Ltd; 3rd African International Conference on Islamic Finance, Abuja, Nigeria 2017 organized by Metropolitan Skills Ltd and Islamic Finance Institute of South Africa (IFISA). Abdallah Ahmad was honoured with a Certificate of Merit by Asasul Islam Primary School, L.E.D., Shahuci, Kano, 1989 and a Certificate of Honour, by Al – Muntada Al-Islami Trust, Nigeria Office, Kano in 1997.