Dr. Ahmad Al-Own, Dean of Graduate Studies and Assistant Professor at the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies, received his Ph.D. in Islamic Jurisprudence from the International Islamic University Malaysia. His research Interests include Islamic Economy, Islamic Finance and Ethics. Dr. Ahmad has worked on numerous committees at the University and college levels, and with stakeholders within the state. The committees were in areas of strategic and academic planning, following up the implementation of strategic and academic plans, quality assurance of the educational process, setting the specifications and capabilities of University graduates, policy and regulatory development and designing postgraduate programs for many stakeholders and other committees. He also participated in a series of academic conferences, especially concerned with graduate studies and their development, in addition to academic accreditation workshops.