International Business Management alumnus receives prestigious 'President's Award' in Malaysia

23 October 2013

Nottingham University Business School alumnus, Syed Faiq Najeeb, has received the prestigious President’s Award for the academic year 2012-13 from the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) as the ‘Best Student of the Year’ for the institution’s Masters in Islamic Finance programme.

The Pakistani received the award for achieving an outstanding 3.98 Cumulative Grade Point Average, the highest in the history of INCEIF. He also completed the 24-month programme within 16 months.

Faiq graduated with a first class honours degree in International Business Management from The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus in 2009.

He developed an interest in Islamic Finance when he was working as a research analyst as part of his undergraduate studies. He was then awarded a scholarship from Bank Negara Malaysia to pursue postgraduate studies in Islamic Finance at INCEIF.

Reflecting on the award presented to him by Tan Seri Datuk Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia at a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur recently, Faiq said: “I am grateful to Almighty Allah, family and friends for supporting me throughout this journey. Nonetheless, this award achievement is secondary, and my primary goal is to promote the Islamic financial system globally because to me it is a more resilient and reliable financial system.”

A delighted Professor Christine Ennew, Provost and CEO of The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, said: “We would like to congratulate Faiq on his achievement and for living up to the excellence which is synonymous with all Nottingham graduates.”

Faiq is currently a research analyst with Islamic Finance at KFH Research Limited.