Industry Expert Recommendations

Ehsan's biggest quality is the fact that he is able to understand issues quickly and with his very significant domain knowledge, provide workable and practical solutions to the same. This enables him to operate with all levels of people and work towards the expansion of Sharia-based banking in the system.

I have had the pleasure of working with Ehsan while structuring an Islamic Project Finance transaction. During this interaction, I found him to have extensive knowledge of Islamic finance and its application to Project Financing. Mufti Ehsan can prove to be a valuable asset to any organization looking to introduce and expand its Shariah compliant product offering.

Mufti Ehsan is a vibrant and charismatic personality, having an expertise over Islamic Jurisprudence. The best thing that makes him stand out among his peers is his diversified knowledge and thorough understanding of not only Sharia but functional skills at business and management. Nevertheless, his communication skills, his humbleness and his attitude towards the team makes him an invaluable asset for any working group. It is a sheer pleasure knowing him, and having worked with him.

I have found Ehsan as a man who is not only good at what he does, but also luminous in what he is. With an astute head on his shoulders, sophisticated personality and broad horizon of knowledge, Ehsan Waquar has got what it takes to be among the best in his field and a valuable asset to any organization he works for. Wish you good luck for your future endeavors!

Ehsan is an accomplished Islamic scholar with an urge to continously enhance his learning curve. His endeavors for the cause of Islamic banking, whether in developing Islamic products or intellectual pursuits have been quite commendable. I wish him all success and May Allah guide him.

Ehsan is clear headed, analytical and a practical person who always is willing to find best possible practical solutions to the problems. During last 2 years Ahsan has constantly guided me on various Shariah issues relating to Investment & Corporate Banking. I always highly regard his suggestions and have always enjoyed working with him. Ehsan is a pleasant person with a welcoming positive personality and is full of wisdom.

One of the market’s great thinkers – he can find solutions to any problem you throw at him, he understands everything about Islamic products and provides reasoned analysis on what are often grey areas. He is tremendous to work with he really understands the structures but is never overly academic. I had the pleasure of working with the venerable Mr. Waquar on a highly complex Sukuk transaction. Despite the complexity and time constraints in structuring the transaction, we achieved successful financial close within the extremely aggressive time-line. This was mainly due to the incredible effort of Mr Waqaur, who pulled off a Herculean task and was instrumental in providing quick support to the lawyers, regulatory authorities, and those working on the commercial side. During the transaction, he was commercial, accommodating, available and was able to bring the necessary resources, on top of his other work streams. He is a leading expert on Islamic finance, knows how to articulate the issues and has the ability to blend his knowledge of Shari'a with the commercial realities of finance. He is astute technically and a very professional individual. He is an absolute pleasure to work with, approachable, extremely polite, goes out of his way to be helpful and as a consequence, is highly recommended.