Bahrain's contact member

Irshad Mahmood is the Islamic Finance Leader for the Deloitte network and the Audit & Assurance Business Leader for Deloitte Bahrain. With over 30 years of professional experience, Irshad has an extensive background in leading audits for large multinational groups across a variety of industries.

Prior to joining Deloitte, Irshad was an audit and assurance partner at PwC Bahrain. His expertise is enriched by his leadership in financial reporting and tax functions at Samba Financial Group in Saudi Arabia and Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) in the UAE.

Irshad plays a prominent role in the Islamic finance sector. He is the Chairman of the Takaful Accounting Committee and Deputy Chairman of the Professional Auditing Standards Committee at the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI). He is also a member of the Accounting Board, the Technical Accounting and Interpretation Committee (TAIC), and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Islamic Financial Accounting (JOIFA) at the AAOIFI.

Furthermore, Irshad is a member of the Islamic Finance Consultative Group at the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), and serves on the Independent Shari’ah Audit Committee of the Waqf Fund at the Central Bank of Bahrain. He also contributes to Bahrain’s banking and finance sector as a member of the Islamic Finance Centre Advisory Committee and the Accounting & Finance Advisory Committee at the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF). Additionally, he is the Deputy Convener of the Takaful Accounting Standards Committee at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP). Irshad is the only approved facilitator for Islamic Finance at Deloitte University - EMEA, reinforcing his leadership and expertise in the field.