Imran Khokhar

التعريف الشخصي: 
Post Office box no 71115. Zip code 11587 Riyadh Saudi Arabia College of Business Administration, King Saud University Email 1 : imrankhokhar81@gmail.com Email 2 : ikhokhar@ksu.edu.sa

Imran khokhar
 

Current position: Working as Researcher in the Department of Economics, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Qualification
 
  • Master of Science in Economics, 2004.

University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad.
Specialization in Masters: Economic Doctrines in Islamic system & Agricultural Economics. 

  • B.A. Economics & Political Science, 2001.

University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad.

  • HSSC, 1999. (Higher secondary school certificate).

Azad Jammu & and Kashmir Board of intermediate and secondary Education Mirpur.

  • SSC, 1997. (Secondary school certificate).

Azad Jammu & and Kashmir Board of intermediate and secondary Education Mirpur.

Computer Diplomas
  • SPSS for Statistical Analysis: 3 days Data entry & analysis training course conducted by King Saud University, 2009.
  • 6 Months Computer Course: I got six months’ computer diploma in 2004 from Greenland computer center Muzaffarabad A.K. Pakistan.
  • AACSB International: Completed the Teaching Effectiveness Seminar King Saud University 2015.
 
Computer Skills:
 
 
Operating Systems:
  • Windows Xp, Windows 2000 & Windows 7 & 8

 
Computer Hardware:
Computer Parts Assembling, Windows Installation, Error Handling, Virus Scanning, Hard Drive Partition, Computer Troubleshooting

 
Business Applications:
  • Ms Word, Ms Excel & Ms PowerPoint

 
Intro To E-Commerce:

  • Emails, Software’s Updating, Uploading, Downloading, Error Searching & Chatting Etc.

Data Base:

  • Ms Access
 
 
Job Experience:
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Sep 2008 – until now: working as Researcher in the Department of Economics, College of Business Administration, King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  •  2005 – 2008: worked as an office administrator in Abin Batootah Land Transport L.L.C, Dubai, U.A.E.
  • 2003 – 2005: Worked part time as an area manager in a non governmental organization in Muzaffarabad, A.J.K, Pakistan.
Current Job Activities & Responsibilities
  • Secretary of Economics Department Accreditation Committee.
    1. Coordinate with faculty in preparing their files of “Teaching Portfolio”
    2. Accreditation Process Filing
    3. Managing Course Reports Every Semester (Electronic & hard copy).
    4. Collecting Data from Course Reports Every Semester.
    5. Making statistical analysis of student’s passed and failed percentages.
    6. Updating Course Description every year.
    7. Taking Samples from exam papers Every Semester.
    8. Preparing samples for remarking (without student name & ID).
    9. Scanning Documents of Accreditation.
    10. Review SSR (for grammatical mistakes).
  • Performing duty as Assistant to Chairman Economics Department
  1. Coordinate with Chairman Economics Department to complete the daily routine tasks and prepare different reports as per the requirement.
  2. Notification and make arrangements for the weekly departmental meeting.
  3. Keep the record of Faculty of the Economics department.
  4. Keep the record of Teaching workload and Exam Results.
  5. Help the faculty members in their tasks, as per their requirement.
  6. Preparing and printing the recommendation letters on behalf of faculty members.
  7. Technical support to the faculty members.
  8. Invigilation in the Exams.
  9. Assisting the Faculty in various courses (exercises).
  • Research Assistant with various faculty members in the Economics department
    1. Applying a variety of research techniques to-gather relevant information, including document analysis, surveys, case studies
    2. Conducting information and data retrieval searches, using electronic databases
    3. Collect data and undertake any appropriate analysis of data as requested
    4. Make research initiatives and contribute to the research program team in a manner to the success of the research project as a whole
    5. Conduct empirical and conceptual research and publish academic articles
Publications
  • Rehman, M. Z., Khan, M. N. & Khokhar, I. (2014). “Select Financial Ratios as a Determinant of Profitability Evidence from Petrochemical Industry in Saudi Arabia.” European Journal of Business and Management. Vol. 6, No 6.
  • Nasir, N. M., Ali, N., Khokhar, I. (2014). “Economic Growth, Financial Depth and Lending Rate Nexus: A Case of Oil Dependent Economy.” International Journal of Financial Research. Vol. 5, No. 2.
  • Sillah, B.M.S., Khokhar, I. and Khan, M.N. (2014). “The performance of Saudi banking industry 2000 -2011: have the banks distinguished themselves from one another?” International Journal of Financial Research. Vol. 5, No. 2.
  • Khokhar, I. Abdul Naeem, H. (2014). “Description of Social Networking Sites and its Uses” International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management. Vol. 2, No. 6.
  • Khokhar, I., Sillah, B.M.S. (2014). “Consumer Perceptions on Islamic Banks: The Case of Saudi Arabia” Journal of Islamic banking and Finance, Vol. 31, No.4.
  • Sillah, B.M.S., Khokhar, I. and Khan, M.N. (2015). “Technical Efficiency of Banks and the Effects of Risk Factors on the Bank Efficiency in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries” Journal of Applied Finance & Banking, Vol. 5, No. 2, 127-140.
  • Khan, M.N. and Khokhar, I. (2015). “The Effect of Selected Financial Ratios on Profitability: An Empirical Analysis of Listed Firms of Cement Sector in Saudi Arabia” Quarterly Journal of Econometrics Research, Vol.1, No.1, 1-12.
  • Rehman, M. Z., Khan, M. N. & Khokhar, I. (2015). “Investigating Liquidity-Profitability Relationship: Evidence from Companies Listed in Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul)” Journal of Applied Finance & Banking, Vol. 5, No. 3, 159-173.
Working Papers
  • Determinant of import demand function and export supply function in Saudi Arabia
  • Performance Analysis of Islamic Equity Funds versus Conventional Equity Funds in GCC
  • Performance Analysis between Islamic and conventional banking in GCC
Research Interests
  • Islamic Economics
  • Islamic Banking and finance
  • Banking Performance
  • Financial Ratio Analysis
Memberships
  • Member Accreditation Committee of the Economics Department.
  • Member Examination Committee of the department.