Mahmoud A. El-Gamal

Chair in Islamic Economics, Finance & Management · Rice University, Houston

Mahmoud A. El-Gamal holds the endowed Chair in Islamic Economics, Finance, and Management at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He is one of the most prominent academic economists working in Islamic finance and is known for bringing the full toolkit of modern economics to bear on Islamic finance — asking not just "what does Islamic law say?" but "do Islamic finance products in practice actually achieve what the law intends?" His 2006 book "Islamic Finance: Law, Economics, and Practice" (Cambridge University Press) is the gold standard academic treatment of Islamic finance and is used in graduate economics and law programs worldwide. El-Gamal has been notably willing to critique mainstream Islamic finance practice when he believes products are not achieving their stated Shariah objectives — making him a controversial but intellectually important voice in the field.

Key Contributions to Islamic Finance

▸Author of 'Islamic Finance: Law, Economics, and Practice' — the definitive academic treatment of Islamic finance
▸Pioneered the application of modern economic analysis to Islamic finance — moving beyond jurisprudential descriptions to economic evaluation
▸Developed the 'Islamic finance as shadow conventional finance' critique — identifying when Islamic products are economically identical to conventional ones

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Islamic Finance: Law, Economics, and Practice

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Mahmoud A. El-Gamal

Chair in Islamic Economics, Finance & Management · Rice University, Houston

Key Contributions to Islamic Finance

▸Author of 'Islamic Finance: Law, Economics, and Practice' — the definitive academic treatment of Islamic finance
▸Pioneered the application of modern economic analysis to Islamic finance — moving beyond jurisprudential descriptions to economic evaluation
▸Developed the 'Islamic finance as shadow conventional finance' critique — identifying when Islamic products are economically identical to conventional ones

Mahmoud A. El-Gamal's Contribution to Islamic Finance

Frequently Asked Questions

The Fair Meridian Library currently hosts 1 resource by Mahmoud A. El-Gamal. These include: Islamic Finance: Law, Economics, and Practice.