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    +966 (013) 849-9278

  • Email:

    aabdelrazzaq@pmu.edu.sa

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    F-073

  • Assim Ibrahim Abdel-Razzaq, Ph.D, CPA

  • Job Title :

    Assistant Professor

  • College :

    College of Business Administration


  • Department :

    Accounting & Finance


Dr. Assim Abdelrazzaq is an Australian citizen with a PhD in Accounting from Western Sydney University, Australia. He brings over eight years of academic teaching experience in Business and Accounting at AACSB-accredited and globally recognized universities across Australia and Saudi Arabia. In addition to his academic career, Dr. Abdelrazzaq has more than six years of professional experience as a Senior Accounting Practitioner in both government and private sectors, with expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, auditing, and regulatory compliance. He is an active & full Member of CPA Australia and an Academic Member of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), USA.

Dr. Abdelrazzaq’s research focuses on interdisciplinary business and accounting studies, with particular emphasis on corporate governance, financial transparency, sustainability accounting and ESG reporting, technology-driven accounting transformation, and accounting education. His scholarly work aims to advance accounting theory and practice through an integrated lens that combines sustainability, technology, governance, and pedagogy, as evidenced by a growing record of high-quality publications in reputable peer-reviewed journals.

At Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Dr. Abdelrazzaq contributes extensively to curriculum development, student advising, research collaboration, and community engagement within AACSB- and NCAAA-accredited academic environments. He is committed to preparing outstanding accounting professionals equipped with market-driven competencies to meet the evolving needs of the Saudi labor market and Vision 2030.

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Accounting. Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia | 2015 – 2018
  • Master of Professional Accounting (MPA). University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, Australia | 2008 – 2010
  • Bachelor of Business and Commerce (Honours – Class I). Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia | 2014 – 2015
  • Bachelor of Administrative Sciences – Accounting Major with a minor in Finance. Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan | 1997 – 2001

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications:

  • Hussain, S., & Abdel-Razzaq, A. I. M. (2025). Sun-powered solutions: Rural residential solar investment for climate and air quality policies. Sustainable Futures, 10, Article 101435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101435
    SCOPUS quartile: Q1

  • Abdel-Razzaq, A. I. M., & Rafay, A. (2025). From collapse to compliance: How Mt. Gox shaped AI-driven governance of digital assets. In Financial corruption and money laundering in the AI era (Chapter 1, p. 26). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-0786-2.ch001

  • Idrees, M. A., Abdel-Razzaq, A. I. M., & Ghaffar, A. (2025). FinTech and financial inclusion in Pakistan: Investigating the mediating role of digital financial literacy and the moderating effect of perceived regulatory support. Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology, 9(10), 160–169. https://doi.org/10.55214/2576-8484.v9i10.10376
    SCOPUS quartile: Q3

  • Hadi, N. U., & Abdel-Razzaq, A. I. (2024). Promoting sustainable learning among accounting students: Evidence from field experimental design. Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 14(2), 479–491. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-03-2023-0058
    SCOPUS quartile: Q2

  • Kamran, M., Butt, P., Abdel-Razzaq, A. I., & Djajadikerta, H. G. (2022). Is Bitcoin a safe haven? Application of FinTech to safeguard Australian stock markets. Studies in Economics and Finance, 39(3), 386–402. https://doi.org/10.1108/SEF-05-2021-0201

  • Hasan, F., Kayani, U. N., Abdel-Razzaq, A. I., & Choudhury, T. (2022). Effect of interest rate changes and dividend announcements on stock returns: Evidence from a frontier economy. Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences, 16(4), 639–659.

  • Mukit, M. M. H., Nabila, N. J., & Abdel-Razzaq, A. I. (2021). The economic influence on consumers’ buying behavior in Islamic countries: Evidence from the COVID-19 economic crisis. Economics – Innovative and Economics Research Journal, 9(1), 179–203. https://doi.org/10.2478/eoik-2021-0003

  • Tareq, M., Abdel-Razzaq, A. I., Rahman, M. A., & Choudhury, T. (2021). Comparison of weighted and unweighted methods of wealth indices for assessing socio-economic status. Heliyon, 7(6), e06163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06163

  • Mukit, M. M. H., Nabila, N. J., Islam, M. S., & Abdel-Razzaq, A. I. (2020). Valuing women entrepreneurship in the informal economy in Bangladesh. Economics – Innovative and Economics Research Journal, 8(2), 235–254. https://doi.org/10.2478/eoik-2020-0020

 

  • Accounting for Managerial Planning & Control

  • Advanced Accounting

  • International Accounting

  • Auditing and Assurance Services

  • Accounting for Taxation & Zakat

  • Fundamentals of Financial Accounting

  • Intermediate Accounting I

  • Intermediate Accounting II

  • Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting

  • Introduction to Accounting Information Systems

  • Financial Management Principles

  • Capital Budgeting

  • Financial Statement Analysis

  • Interdisciplinary business
  • Sustainability and ESG Reporting
  • Technology and Accounting Transformation
  • Corporate Governance and Financial Transparency
  • Accounting Education
 

 

 

  • CPA Australia Member (ID: 10594614)
  • Academic Member, Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) – USA