SAİM KAYADİBİ (PhD) PROFESSOR DR., graduated from Konya Central Imam Hatip High School in 1991-92. In 1997, he completed his undergraduate education at Egypt Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Sharia and Law, specializing in Islamic Law. Subsequently, in 1998, he pursued his Master's degree in Islamic Law at Jordan University. He furthered his education by undergoing English language training at Newcastle College in 1999. In 2000, he commenced his Master's degree studies in the School of Government and International Affairs Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at Durham University. In 2006, he successfully completed his M.Phil and Ph.D. in Islamic Law at Durham University, England.
From 2008 to 2010, he served as an Assistant Professor at University of Malaya (UM) Faculty of Akademi Pengajian Islam, Syaria Undang Undang (Shariah and Law). Following that, between 2010 and 2011, he held the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). From 2011 to 2019, he served as an Associate Professor in the same department. Simultaneously, he worked as part time at Malaysia Global Islamic Finance University (INCEIF) from 2017 to 2019. Finally in 2019, he was promoted to the rank of Professor. Since July 31, 2023, he has been working at the Marmara University Institute of Islamic Economics and Finance (MUISEF).
Professor Kayadibi has contributed significantly to various academic and professional organizations. He served as the Chairman of the European Union Halal Standards Committee (CEN/TC 425) from 2013 to 2016. Additionally, he held the position of Vice President of the International Relations Department (IAD) at the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) within the Rectorate's Office for three years. In 2021, he was appointed as the Director of the Vocational School of Social Sciences. Between October 2019 and July 2023, Prof. Kayadibi served as the Head of the Department of Finance and Banking at the Faculty of Business Administration at Karabuk University and from 2022 to 2023, he served as the Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Sciences at Karabuk University in Turkiye.
His expertise covers a wide range of subjects related to Islamic Law, including Usul al-Fiqh, Islamic Family Law, Hukm Theory, Islamic (Participation) Banking and Finance, Interest-Free Economic System, Islamic Money and Capital Markets, Fiqh for Economists, Contracts (Contracts) in Islamic Law, Sharia-Oriented Public Policy (Siyasah Shar'iyyah), Islamic Economic History and Thought, Institutions, Interest-Free Finance Standards, Takaful (Participation Insurance), and Methodological Foundations of Islamic Economics and Finance.
Prof. Kayadibi has authored numerous books, articles, and papers in English, Turkish, and Arabic languages. His continued dedication to research and writings in the field contributes significantly to the advancement of Islamic Economics and Finance.