Dr. Syed Thanvir Ahmad has died after a brief illness in Bangalore on February 13. He was a leading figure in promoting Islamic economics in his state and to promote it he organised an historic conference in 1993 at Bangalore which had attracted for the first time the professional economists, bankers, and businessmen who joined hands in strengthening the Islamic economic association in the country. Besides that, Dr. Thanvir has contributed several papers in the field of Islamic economics, which has been published in various academic journals. He was also the member of advisory board of the Islamic Economics Bulletin since 1993. Durham DH13HY, U.K. Applications are welcome for the above-mentioned courses to begin in October 2000.
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