Prof. YOUNES SOUALHI is one of the best in his field and currently a senior researcher at the international Shariah research academy for Islamic finance (ISRA) and the head of Islamic banking unit. He got his B.A in Shariah from Emir Abdulqadir University for Islamic Sciences in Algeria and his M.A and PhD from IIUM and UM (Malaysia) respectively. He also holds a Diploma in Human Sciences.
Having a teaching experience over 20 years, he taught many Islamic Finance subjects, including Takaful and Retakaful courses at Masters and PhD levels. He also teaches at the Global University of Islamic Finance, Malaysia (INCEIF). He is the chairman of the Shariah board of Munich Re Retakaful, the sole Shariah advisor for Kuwait Retakaful (Labuan, Malaysia), the Chairman of Shariah Council of Experts for Salam Takaful (Nigeria).