Dr. Nasim Shah Shirazi is a professor at the College of Islamic Studies (CIS), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha. Before joining CIS, he worked as  Lead Economist and Acting Manager of the Islamic Economics & Finance Research Division, IRTI, Islamic Development Bank. Previously, he worked as Deputy Dean (Suleyman Demirel University, Almaty), Dean, Director of Research, and Director General of the International Institute of Islamic Economics (IIIE), International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), Pakistan. Dr. Shirazi also served as a professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia.

He has designed, developed, and taught courses at the graduate and post-graduate levels in economics, Finance, Islamic Economics, and decision sciences at the National and International Universities. With more than 90 publications, Dr. Shirazi is well respected for his research in development economics, public finance, and Islamic Social Finance. He has supervised several Ph.D., M.Phil., and Master theses. Besides academic excellence, Dr. Shirzai has completed several consulting assignments with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, PPAF, and private organizations.