Biography
Dr Murad Mohammed Mujahed is Head of the Department of Financial & Banking Sciences and Assistant Professor of Financial Technology at Applied Science Private University (ASU), Amman, Jordan. He holds a PhD in Finance (Financial Technology) from Universiti Putra Malaysia, an MBA in Finance from the Canadian University of Dubai (CGPA 3.98), and a BSc in Mathematics from Yarmouk University.
He brings nearly three decades of teaching and professional training experience. From 2007 to 2025 he worked as a freelance trainer in finance and quantitative analysis with Mentor Global Consultants in the UAE, delivering specialised programmes for leading UAE banks in credit risk, corporate valuation, treasury and ALM, derivatives, market risk and financial modelling. Earlier, he served as head of the mathematics department at Dubai Modern Education School.
He teaches Principles of Finance, Corporate Finance, Investment and Portfolio Management, Financial Markets and Institutions, Multinational Financial Management, Derivatives, and Real Estate Analysis. His research focuses on FinTech adoption, cost of capital and firm value, GCC stock market volatility, and corporate governance and sustainability, with publications in Scopus-indexed journals including Banks and Bank Systems and the International Journal of Accounting and Finance. He is a Certified Online Educator (HBMSU, 2020).
Education
PhD in Finance ? Financial Technology (FinTech), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia, 2026. Thesis: Effect of FinTech Adoption on the Relationship between ESG Performance and Cost of Capital on Firm Value in the Gulf Region
MBA ? Finance (CGPA 3.98), Canadian University of Dubai (CUD), UAE, 2015
BSc in Mathematics, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1997
Experience
2026 ? Present: Head of Department, Financial & Banking Sciences ? Applied Science Private University, Jordan
2007 ? 2025: Freelance Trainer, Finance & Quantitative Analysis ? Mentor Global Consultants, UAE (training programmes for UAE banks)
2004 ? 2007: Head of Mathematics Department & SAT American Program Coordinator ? Dubai Modern Education School, UAE
1997 ? 2004: Mathematics Teacher (Upper Grades) ? Dubai International School, UAE; Queen Alia College, Jordan
Research Interests
Financial Technology (FinTech) adoption; cost of capital and firm value; corporate finance; applied finance; volatility and crisis effects in GCC stock markets; corporate governance and carbon disclosure in banking; financial development and economic sophistication; FDI, energy use and the environment
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