Anoop Kaul, based in Delhi, has been in the development and social sector space with BASIX Social Enterprise Group from 2007 till date. Till January 2017, he was National Head, Inclusive Growth Services, of Basix Group working in the areas of banking inclusion [as Business Correspondent of major banks of India], governance inclusion [in partnership with central and state governments managing over 15, 000 outlets providing government to citizens services], micro-insurance inclusion, renewable-energy inclusion, vocational-skill inclusion, financial inclusion through microfinance and equity support to micro-enterprises, social inclusion, micro housing solutions, municipal waste management and agriculture extension services.
While in BASIX, he held some other critical responsibilities like the Chairman of the Rajasthan Livelihood Promotion Initiative under which 4.1 million BPL families were enrolled through 8, 500 outlets for Financial Inclusion in just 45 days, a global record at that time i.e. in 2008. He was also Managing Director of Shamil Milk Products Ltd., where BASIX pioneered the concept of micro equity finance to farmers. He continues to be a Director on the Board of Basix Academy for Building Lifelong Employability [B-ABLE], a skill building and government- aided entity, as well as of Bhartiya Samruddhi Finance Ltd., an NBFC. He also is a Director on the Board of Bhagirath Resurgence Ltd. & Outreach Logistics Pvt. Ltd. which are into consulting services.
Earlier he had held Director-level position on behalf of Government of Gujarat in 2 companies which are into button cell manufacture and pulp and paper mill; was also on the board of companies of Basix Group in the domains of municipal waste management and renewable energy. He had been guest faculty to various banks, Administrative Staff Collegeof India and ICFAI at Hyderabad, IIM Lucknow, Fortune Institute of International Management, Delhi, and panel speaker at FICCI, CII, IIM Ahmedabad, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration [Govt. of India], Economic Times, Skoch Foundation, Birla Institute of Technology & Management in Noida, Jamia Milia and Ambedkar University in Delhi.
Prior to joining Basix, and after completing his post graduate from the Delhi School of Economics in 1971, he worked with the State Bank of India [SBI], India’s largest bank, for 35 years [1971- 2007]. While in State Bank he held senior level positions in the State of Gujarat, West Bengal, Delhi and Andhra Pradesh and Bank’s Central Office and collected rich experience in banking and financial sector, including rural and agricultural banking. When he was in Gujarat, SBI deputed him to Government of Gujarat where he worked for 4 years as Deputy Secretary, Mines, Energy and Power Department, to look after Joint and Associate Sector projects as well as sick units. Later he was on deputation for 4 years to GE Capital at Gurgaon/ Delhi where he worked as Chief Financial Officer in SBI Credit Card joint venture. His last two assignments in the Bank were as General Manager, Corporate Banking in Bengal Circle and as General Manager, Training and Research, in State Bank’s apex Staff College at Hyderabad.

He is a specialized professional in alternative finance; meant for financial inclusion and inclusive growth. After Completing Masters in Economics from AMU, Aligarh, he taught Economics at Jamaitul Falah, Bilariyagunj during 1995-96. During 1996 to 2010 he served AICMEU (All India Council of Muslim Economic Upliftment Ltd.) trust, Mumbai under various positions. He also served IDB (Islamic Development Bank), Jeddah as Hon. Student’s Counsellor for West Zone in India during 2000-2001.

As ambassador of interest – free banking he approached the Committee for Financial Sector Reform (CFSR) in 2008 for positive note about Interest free banking in India. During July 2011 to December 2016 he served BASIX Social Enterprise group as Consultant for Participatory Micro Finance. He has structured innovative financial products and holds the credit to design products like Micro Equity and Joint Asset Lease etc. He has written hundreds of articles advocating alternative banking and finance. He has recently contributed as chapter on “Alternative Finance Solutions to Promote Affordable Housing in India” in a book on “Real Estate in South Asia” published by Routledge (U.K.).

Mohammad Ziaur Rehman the CEO is academically an MBA and MFM with over 36 years of professional experience in Investment and Finance in Indian and Gulf market. Fondly known as M. Z. is the Chairman & Managing Director of TFS Group India. He is also the Chairman of Indo – Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry; and the Vice President of Indo – Africa Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
With intent to develop interest free finance in India, in 2008 he took over charge of Aasra as the Chairman and managed to fully hold control and protect the Society till date. After completing two full terms as Chairman of the Society in 2018 he is now serving as the Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Mehmood Khan has 39 years of experience including 27 years in Unilever in various International positions, with postings in India, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. He retired as Global Leader of Unilever Innovation Process, London in 2009. Mehmood is Founder President of the IIM Network in Europe and is a Managing Trustee of the Rasuli Kanwar Khan Trust, which is transforming lives of rural populace in Mewat region of Haryana.
He was nominated as Person of the Year 2009 by Forbes India and was also awarded the NRI Bharat Samman Award in January, 2011. He has development experience at IIMA, Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation, and Punjab Cooperatives; currently he is working as Social Entrepreneur to make this world a better place. Under agenda of rural development, he is not only advising the Mewat Development Agency, but also striving hard to build professional Farmer’s Producer’s Organizations in Mewat region. He holds many board positions to carry forward his cause.

Dr Shafeequr Rahman is a Delhi-based researcher, has a Ph.D. in Islamic Economics from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He has done his thesis on the topic "Development of Islamic economic thoughts in Indian subcontinent” in the year 2013 under the supervision of Professor Akhtarul Wasey, a globally known Islamic scholar. In the doctoral thesis, he studies about the forefathers of Islamic economic from Indian sub-continent i.e. India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. He also earned the dual post-graduation in Economics and Islamic Studies from JMI New Delhi after holding the Almiyat from the renowned Madarsa Jamiatul Falah Azamgarh. His educational career has the best chemistry of traditional Islamic subjects and modern economics. He has a sound familiarity with English, Arabic, Hindi and Urdu languages.
His data-driven articles related to prospects of Islamic finance and banking in India and on other topics related to Muslim and halal markets have frequently been published in national as well as international print and online publications. He is also the regular blogger for the Diplomat, Huffington post, Dailyo, Outlook, Fair Observer, Middle East Monitor and many others. He has over a decade and a half research experience in India centric data analysis with a renowned IT enabled company at New Delhi. The number of his research-edited titles are over thousands in socioeconomic and election domains.
He is also associated with a research-based institution focused on the halal ecosystem, International Institute of Islamic Business and Finance (IIIBF), as an Islamic economics expert. He has conducted international training programs in Islamic banking and microfinance, which were sponsored by Islamic Relief UK. With IIIBF, he developed the curriculum for the host of Islamic finance and banking subjects and also assisted in developing the different modules of Islamic banking and microfinance. His translated Urdu version of Islamic microfinance book “Islamic microfinance: ektaaruf” has been published by IIIBF.
His expertise areas of work are Islamic finance, Halal markets, inclusiveness, minorities and India’s bilateral relationship with Arab and OIC region.