S H AK I R U L LAH
Room 4046, School of Management, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton, UK, SO17 1BJ
Phone #: 0044-7523-652195, shakir_fla@hotmail.com
; su1e08@soton.ac.uk
PR O F E S SI O N AL E X P ER I EN C E
1. Lecturer (Part Time) at University of Southampton, UK (October 1, 2010-January 31, 2011 )
Teaching Financial Accounting
2. Business Analyst (Freelance) at Euromonitor International, London (Feb 2010- till date)
Working on market research/intelligence projects and providing strategic support to multinational companies on their future business plans.
3. Lecturer at Institute Of Management Sciences, Pakistan (February 2007- Sept, 2008)
Teaching finance subjects including Financial Accounting, Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Financial Modeling and Islamic
Finance.
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4. Business Analyst (Freelance) at Euromonitor International, Singapore (August, 2006- September, 2008)
Working on market research/intelligence projects and providing strategic support to multinational companies on their future business plans
5. Research Assistant (Freelance) at KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Korea (Sept. 2006 – April. 2009)
Working on market research/intelligence projects and providing strategic support to multinational companies on their future business plans
6. Lecturer at Preston University, Peshawar, Pakistan (September 15, 2005 – December 31, 2005)
Teaching finance and management subjects to undergraduate and graduate students for one semester
7. Managing Director at Frontier Learners’ Academy, Pakistan (December 16, 2004 – September 14, 2005)
Starting and running the organizing in its first year of operations
ED U C AT I O N
1. PhD from University of Southampton, UK - 2011
Alignment Seeking in the Dual Governance Structure of Islamic Financial Institutions: A Grounded Theory Study
2. MBA (Finance) from KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Korea – 2007
Double majored; 1) Finance and Banking, 2) Strategic Global Management, Received Full Funded Scholarship from the Govt. of
Korea; Awarded with Academic Excellence Certificate; Received 3.74 CGPA
Distinctions: 1. Outstanding Theses Award, 2. Full Scholarship from the Govt. of Korea
2. Deans List Award 3. CGPA: 3.74
3. MBA (HRD) from Institute of Management Sciences, Pakistan - 2005
Majored in Human Development
Distinctions: 1. Scholarship from the Govt. of NWFP, Pakistan, 2. Amongst the Top Ten Students, 3. CGPA: 3.90
4. BSc (Mathematics) from University of Peshawar , Pakistan - 2002
Majored in Mathematics and Computational Science; Received First Grade
L I ST O F P U B L I C AT I O N S
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Kun-ho Lee and Shakir Ullah, “Customers’ Attitude toward Islamic Banking in Pakistan”, International Journal of
Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, Vol 4, Issue 2, 2011
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Shakir Ullah & Dima Jamali, “Institutional Investors and Corporate Social Responsibility- The Role of Islamic Financial
Institutions” International Review of Business Research Papers, Appearing in February 2010 Issue
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Kun-ho Lee and Shakir Ullah, “Integration of Islamic and Conventional Finance”, International Review of Business
Research Papers, Vol. 3 No.5 November 2007 Pp.241-265
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Kun-ho Lee and Shakir ULLAH, “Inter-bank Cooperation between Islamic and Conventional Banks- the case of Pakistan”
International Review of Business Research Papers, June, 2008

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C O N F E R EN C E P AP E R S
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Kun-ho Lee and Shakir Ullah, “Customers’ Attitude toward Islamic Banking in Pakistan”, 5 th International Conference of Global Academy of Business and Economic Research, Grand Seasons Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia,
December, 2009
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Shakir Ullah & Dima Jamali, “Institutional Investors and Corporate Social Responsibility- The Role of Islamic Financial
Institutions” 10 th International Business Research Conference, Dubai, UAE, April, 2009
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Shakir Ullah & Dima Jamali, “Institutional Investors Islamic Financial Institutions” BAM2009 Conference, Brighton,
UK, September, 2009
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Kun-ho Lee and Shakir ULLAH, “Inter-bank Cooperation between Islamic and Conventional Banks- the case of Pakistan”
Global Academy of Business and Economic Research (GABER), Bangkok, Thailand, Dec, 2007
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Kun-ho Lee and Shakir Ullah, “Integration of Islamic and Conventional Finance”, 5 th International Business Research
Conference, Dubai, UAE, April, 2007
L I ST O F P R O J E C T S
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2011 The Role of Procurement and Supply in Major
Projects
University of
Southampton
2011 Beyond Grey Pinstripes: Ranking Business Schools The Aspen Institute
2010 Consumers Mobility Megatrends 2020
2010 Sodium Reduction: Global Market Analysis
2010 Direct Flights from Manchester to India
2008 Internet Café Industry in Pakistan
2008 Commercial Cards Market in South Korea
PMI, UK
N/A
Euromonitor, London
Euromonitor, London
Euromonitor, London
Jaguar, UK
HEINZ, UK
N/A
Euromonitor, London Microsoft, USA
Euromonitor, Singapore MasterCard
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2007 Automotive Industry in Pakistan Euromonitor, Singapore Honda, Japan
2007 English Language Learning Market in South Korea Euromonitor, Singapore Walt Disney , Japan
2007 Automotive Regulations and tax Structure in
Pakistan and South Korea
Euromonitor, Singapore Honda, Japan
2006 Competitive Benchmarking: Analysis of Home
Appliance Players
2006 Major Companies’ Russian Market Strategies
Euromonitor, Singapore N/A
Euromonitor, Singapore N/A
2006 Nutritional Ingredients: Asian Markets Entry
Research & Analysis
Euromonitor, Singapore N/A