Importance of the Executive Program in Islamic Economics is multi-faceted. First, the academic deep-rootedness of the entity offering the program, namely the Islamic Economics Institute IEI of King Abdulaziz University. The University takes pride in its pioneering role in the field of Islamic Economics and Finance. Islamic Economics Institute is the first Institute created to study and research on Islamic Economics. The institute over the years has produced pioneering works in its specialized field and won international awards. IEI has a large specialized library.

This Program is designed to link private and public sectors of financial institutions. This program aims to consolidate the relationship between theory, application, and practicetorationalize/merge financial business and
practices with ethical values, which is the minaret of Islam.

The selected students will have an important role in making this Program distinctive, as they are individuals with practical experience in the field of finance. They are expected to enrich the program through study, discussion groups, workshops and field studies.