Dr Khalifah Muhamad Ali, an academic and practitioner in Islamic Economics and Finance, earned his doctorate from the Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He currently serves as the Head of the Department of Islamic Economics at IPB University. Engaged in social and environmental initiatives, he founded the Bogor Waqf Forest Foundation and is a member of the Environmental and Natural Resources Development Agency (LPLH-SDA) of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI). Dr. Khalifah can be reached via email: khalifahma@apps.ipb.ac.id.