Professor Omar Jah, is a religious scholar with extensive international experience. He has taught in various educational institutions around the world including in Canada, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia. He has also served as ambassador for the Gambia, and held senior positions in the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) in Jeddah, and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Currently, he is serving as President of the Shaykh Abdallah Jah Charitable Foundation (SAJCF). He has been awarded the Order of the Republic of Sudan; Order of King Abdulaziz, 1st Class (Saudi Arabia); Order of the Republic of the Gambia; and Commander of the Republic of the Gambia. He has published a number of important works on Islam in Africa.