Fayaz Ahmad Lone (Arabic: فايز أحمد لون ‎‎) is from Indian Kashmir and is an Islamic Finance Scholar working as Assistant Professor in Salman bin Abdulaziz University at Saudi Arabia. He has completed PhD from Aligarh Muslim University India on the topic 'Islamic finance an analysis of compatibility of its objectives and achievements'. World Database for Islamic Banking and Finance is his website, which is related to Islamic Banking and Finance. Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions: A Study of their Objectives and Achievements is his latest book which was published by Palgrave Macmillan. In addition he is also the editor of International Journal of Economics and Finance. Dr Fayaz is working for the promotion of Islamic banking and finance through electronic and print media like confer