Sheikh Sajid Umar
Sheikh Sajid Ahmed Umar was born in Leicester, UK. He has a degree in IT, graduating with a first class result. He completed the memorization of the Qur’an at the age of 18. He enrolled at Imaam Muhammed bin Saud Islamic University, where he initially completed a 3-year University Diploma in Arabic language and Islamic Sciences. He attained a Bachelors degree in Sharī’ah. He also achieved a Masters degree in Judiciary (Qadha), with a first class honours, from the Higher Institute for Judiciary Studies (Ma’had al-‘āli li’l-Qa’dhā) after training as a judge and successfully completing a thesis on the topic of Liquidity Management using the famous Repurchase Agreement (REPO) contract, as well as it’s rulings and permitted alternatives. He is completed his PhD in the Higher Institute of Judiciary at Al-Imam University also with first class honours. Sheikh Sajid has also taken on an advisory role with Mercy Mission World as ‘Director of Islamic Development.’ He is a lecturer for the AlKauthar Institute and the Student’s Guild Program and in addition to that he is the Chief Islamic Editor for Little Explorers Magazine