Before joining Durham University, United Kingdom as Professor and Sharjah Chair in Islamic Finance in 2008, Professor Habib Ahmed was Manager, Research and Development, Islamic Banking Development Group, The National Commercial Bank (NCB), Saudi Arabia and worked at Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, Saudi Arabia. He also taught at the University of Connecticut, USA, National University of Singapore and University of Bahrain and worked as Visiting Professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar.