Dr. Hanafy obtained his PhD in 2005. He has worked as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sharia and Law at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, and is specialized in Usul al-Fiqh. He held many positions, including Dean of the European College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Germany; Member of the European Council for Fatwa and Researches; Head of the Council of Imams and Scholars in Germany; Professor at the European Institute of Human Sciences in Paris; Head of research and studies of the European assembly of imams and advisors; Member of the 15 Board of Trustees of the European assembly of imams and advisors; and Member of the Shari’a-Board for the Islamic Funds of Meridio International. His publications include The renewal of Usul al Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence fundamentals) – the necessity and possibility, and Ways and means of uncovering the outcome, among many others.
