Dr. Ibrahim has held various teaching roles (since 2003) at different Universities both in the U.K. and abroad before joining Coventry University in February 2015. As a qualified chartered accountant, he has successfully prepared students for professional qualifications. Dr. Ibrahim is passionate about understanding the dynamic relationships between key players in the energy markets and how such interactions influence energy price formation and development of international accounting standards particularly for extractive/renewable industries. Other research areas include ethics, sustainability, smart cities and environmental accounting (including climate change), resource accountability, corruption in emerging economies and reputational management. He has supervised and examined PhD candidates in these areas, in addition to chairing about 20 PhD and MPhil Vivas. He has successfully managed external funds including British Academy - Newton Fund. He is currently the staff belonging lead for the school of economics, finance and accounting and he is also responsible for leading the school’s PG and UG projects/dissertations/research methods and other accounting modules.

Research areas:

• Managerial, ethical decisions & reputation management
• Disclosure, transparency and accounting quality
• Resource governance/accountability
• Corporate governance/social responsibility
• Energy and environmental accounting (including climate change)

Area of Expertise:

• Accounting in emerging economies
• Ethics, resource governance/accountability, energy & environmental accounting (including climate change)
• Corporate governance/social responsibility