Justice (R) Allama Mufti Maulana Muhammad Taqi Usmani (Uthmani) is an eminent Hanafi Islamic scholar from Pakistan who has served as a judge on the Shariah appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1982 to 2002 and as a judge of the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan from 1980 to 1982. He held a number of positions on the boards of prestigious Islamic institutions. Usmani received his Takhassus degree in Islamic education, equivalent to a PhD, from Darul ''Uloom Karachi in 1961.
He also holds a master’s degree in arabic literature from Punjab University and a bachelor of laws (LLB) degree from Karachi University. He pioneered the concept of Islamic banking in Pakistan when he introduced Meezan Bank which works on the same principles.
