Muhammad Khawar

Muhammad Khawar is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Birmingham Dubai, within the Birmingham Business School. He serves as the Programme Director for the MSc Accounting and Finance program. Previously, he held a similar role at the University of Bradford, UK. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).

• PhD in Accounting/Taxation (2020)
• Postgraduate Certificate in Research (PGR, 2017)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (PCET, 2013)
• Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA, 2009)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Business IT (2008)
• BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting (2006)
• BA in Economics (2004)

His research focuses on Corporate Taxation, Corporate Governance, Environmental Taxation, and Tax Education. He employs a multidisciplinary approach, integrating economics, professional accounting, and taxation policy. His teaching philosophy emphasizes student facilitation, independent learning, and achieving outcomes beyond qualifications.

The available publications highlight his engagement with corporate governance in offshore financial centres, particularly the role of non-executive directors in reducing informational asymmetries. These works reflect a strong orientation toward international financial regulation, transparency, and board effectiveness.

His scientific recognition includes:

• Bradford Teaching Fellow Award

Muhammad actively collaborates with professional bodies such as ACCA and AAT, contributing to both academic and professional accounting communities. He has been involved in teaching professional qualifications and has maintained a connection with accountancy practice since 2009. His current research projects include tax education in GCC universities and evaluating the effectiveness of environmental taxation in the UK.

He teaches core modules including Audit, Accounting Theory and Policy, Professional Integrity and the Reflective Practitioner, and supervises dissertations in the MSc Accounting and Finance program.