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50 years of memories: Pakistani economist who helped build Saudi banking system

  • Muhammad Umer Chapra won the King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies in 1990
  • Chapra arrived in the Kingdom during the reign of King Faisal and initially worked with Finance Minister Sheikh Mohammed Abalkhail.
By DEEMA AL-KHUDAIR ·

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