Dr. Huda A. Yussuf

Dr. Huda Ahmed Yussuf is an economist, academic and researcher with expertise in comparative finance, Islamic finance and institutional governance. She serves as Chairperson of the Zanzibar Social Security Fund’s Board of Trustees and is a Lecturer in Economics at the State University of Zanzibar.

She holds a PhD in Comparative Finance from Universiti Islam Malaysia, a Master’s degree in Economics from Universiti Putra Malaysia and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Zanzibar University. Her doctoral research examined market structure, financial resilience and efficiency among Takaful operators and conventional insurers in Malaysia.

Her professional experience includes academic leadership, research and institutional management, including service as Head of the Economics and Finance Department at the Muslim University of Morogoro. Her research interests span Islamic finance, trade and entrepreneurship.

She brings this background to the Board’s work in providing strategic direction and oversight for ZSSF.