E-mail Karim.Ullah@brunel.ac.uk
KARIM ULLAH (Goldmedalist)
BBA (Hons), MBA (Finance), PhD (In Progress)
DISTINCTIONS
 Competitive fully funded scholarship winner for PhD (Management Studies Research at
Brunel Business School, Brunel University. London.
 Brunel University Vice Chancellor Travel prize Winner for presenting paper in 4th Asian
Business Research Conference held in Dhaka Bangladesh, December 23-24 2010.
 Research active, some recent research outputs are:
Ullah, K and Patel, N.V (2010) ‘Designing Shariah Compliant Financial Services:
Addressing Context for Persistent Adaptation (Migration), Proceedings of 4th Asian
Business Research Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Ullah, K and Patel, N.V (2010a) ‘Addressing Emergent Context of Shariah Compliant
Financial Services: A Service Designing Construct’, International Review of Business
Research Papers (Forthcoming May 2011). World Institute Australia.
Ullah, K and Patel, N.V (2011) ‘Information Systems for Adaptive Shariah Compliant
Financial Services: Designing the Adaptability Constructs’. Accepted for EMCIS2011
Athens Greece.
 Maximum CGPA (= 4.00) scorer of MBA session 2005-07 (Goldmedalist) Institute of
Management Sciences, Pakistan
 Highest CGPA (= 3.7) scorer of BBA (Hons) session 2002-05 (Goldmedalist). Institute of
Management Sciences, Pakistan
 The regular winner of semester of based merit scholarships (awarded to semester top
scorers)
 Among the top ten positions holders in Board of Technical education Peshawar, Pakistan
(in D.Com I & II)
 Teaching and research supervision experience of more than 3 years, in the areas of
finance, accounting and banking at Institute of Management Sciences Peshawar, Pakistan
 Experience of conducting both basic and applied dissertations including:
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“HBL Dream Annuity CDs” Highest scored research of the session (BBA H) 200205, conducted in corporate environment of HBL Regional office. The project has
been recommended by regional headquarter to head office the Karachi.
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“Development of Customers Interest & Demand Model” in Islamic Banking
industry, Darr-ul-Aloom Haqania has issued fithwa for its Shariah Compliance.
MBA Session 2005-07
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Applied research conducted for Mushtaq Akber & Company (Chartered
Accountants) for the implementation of currently introduced e-filing sales tax
returns system of Federal Board of Revenue Pakistan.
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Developed a case study on Tobacco Industry of NWFP and implication of cost flow
assumptions. (As part of encouraging case study based teaching)
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Currently working on a research of “Inventory valuation and General Sales Tax
reforms introduced by Federal Board of Revenue Pakistan”
 Successfully developed computerized accounting system and infrastructure for Razmak
Industries, Usawa Pharmaceuticals, Classic Concretes and Fazal Amin Cotton Mills in
Pakistan
 Successfully developed and marketed a retail product “Sudham Telephone Directory” for
Modern General Stores Mardan, Pakistan
 Along with MS Office, have an extensive working experience in using computer base
accounting packages like Peachtree Accounting, and research supporting tools like SPSS
etc.
Objective
Academics
Developing research based teaching career in business studies.
PhD (Management Studies Research) In progress
Brunel Business School, Brunel University, West London.
Master in Business Administration – Finance 2005 – 07
CGPA 4.00 on the scale of 4.00, (Goldmedalist) Institute of Management
Sciences Peshawar. Pakistan
Belcher in Business Administration (Hons) – Finance 2002-05
CGPA 3.7 on the scale of 4.00, (Goldmedalist) Institute of Management
Sciences Peshawar. Pakistan
Diploma in Commerce – Accounting 2000 - 02
Total Marks obtained: 1015 out of 1400 (72.5%) (A). Govt. College of
Commerce Mardan. Degree awarding Body is Board of Technical Education
Peshawar
Secondary School Certificate (SSC) 2000.
Total Marks obtained: 551 out of 850 (72.5%) (A). Govt. Govt. High
School Rustam, Mardan. Degree awarding Body is Board of intermediate
and secondary education Peshawar
Work Experience
Working as Lecturer in Business Studies at Institute of Management of
Sciences November- 2007 to date. On Study Leave
Worked as lecturer of accounting and Income Tax at Professional College
of Commerce Peshawar. Feb - May - 2007
Worked as trainee at Habib Bank Limited, Bank road branch Mardan. June August 2005.
Worked for One and half years at the capacity of trainee, Junior Auditor and
audits team coordinator at Mushtaq Akbar & Co. (Chartered Accountants)
Peshawar. (Part time) June 2004 to December 2005.
Languages
Can speak, write and read English
Can speak, write and read Pashtu
Can speak, write and read Urdu
Activities &
Interests
References
Internet, traveling, hiking, readings books & playing cricket, work with
small NGOs of village, polio vaccination and other activities of social
welfare.
Will be furnish on request