Siraj Kariyilaparambu Kunjumuhammed (Siraj. K.K) is currently Assistant Professor in Finance at Modern College of Business and Science, Sultanate of Oman. He is also empaneled as an External Reviewer at Oman Academic Accreditation Authority and Quality Assurance of Education (OAAAQA). He is a Certified Lead Auditor (ISO 9001:2015) and a Certified Risk Professional (ISO 22301: 2012, ISO 27001:2013 & ISO 31000:2018). Dr. Siraj is actively involved in quality assurance and accreditation activities of HEIs and has contributed significantly to strategic and operational planning, policy development and reviews, curriculum development and reviews, and international accreditation activities. He has over 16 years of academics and industry experience. He has worked as Head of Department – Business Studies at the University of Technology and Applied Science (UTAS -Ibra), a faculty member in the Department of Business Studies at the University of Technology and Applied Science (UTAS – Ibra and Muscat), and as Management Consultant in Global Services in the Sultanate of Oman. He has contributed chapters in edited books and published several research papers in internationally refereed journals and conference proceedings. His area of interest includes asset quality, comparative studies on Islamic and conventional banking, quality assurance, and pedagogical developments in HEIs. Dr. Siraj holds a Ph.D. in finance from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), MBA and MCom in Finance from Mahatma Gandhi University, India.