Dr. Elias Abdallah Suleiman Abu AL-Haija is currently working as Assistant Professor, Banking and Finance Department, Emirates College of Technology, Abu Dhabi/ UAE. He has completed his PhD in Economic and Islamic Banking from Yarmouk University, Jordan in 2007. Previously he was appointed as Assistant professor/ Part time at College of Business, University of Modern Sciences, Dubai/UAE, Head of Risk Management Department in Risk Management Department, Jordan Islamic Bank, Jordan, Deputy Manger at Retail Finance/Credit Department, and Assistant Branch Manager at Jordan Islamic Bank, Jordan. He supervised 4 undergraduate students. His area of research interest focuses on Islamic Banking, Finance, and Economics. He has 1 publication in journal and 3 conference papers.