The Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at the Islamic University of Minnesota - Main Center organized an academic session on Thursday, April 2, 2026, to discuss the doctoral dissertation submitted by researcher Saleh Abdulaziz Mohammed Al-Luhaidan from the Department of Law at the College of Sharia and Law. The dissertation was entitled: “Criminal Liability Resulting from the Unlawful Acts of the Financial Intermediary: A Comparative Study.”

The discussion was held via Zoom at 9:00 p.m. Mecca time and was attended by a specialized academic committee chaired by Prof. Mohammed Shoaib Abdulmaqsoud.

The committee included Dr. Zain Marai as the dissertation supervisor, Dr. Mohammed Abdulhafidh, and Prof. Ahmed Barak, in addition to Dr. Zainab Abukhalil Hassan and Dr. Odai Turki Abdulfattah Al-Fawaeer.

The dissertation examined and analyzed the legal dimensions of the criminal liability that may arise from unlawful acts committed by a financial intermediary through a comparative approach aimed at identifying the similarities and differences among the relevant legal systems, thereby contributing to the development of the legislative framework governing financial intermediation activities.

The study also focused on the importance of establishing a more effective legal approach to unlawful practices in the financial intermediation sector in order to enhance the protection of financial transactions, reduce related crimes, contribute to the achievement of criminal justice, and strengthen confidence in the economic environment.

This discussion comes within the framework of the Deanship’s efforts to support specialized academic research and encourage studies that address contemporary legal issues with practical implications, given their importance in developing the legislative and economic systems.