Hiba Farid Hiba Farid is CEO of Leaders of Change for Consultancy & Training and the former President of Microfinance Unit, Central Bank of Sudan. By Hiba Farid Blog03 June 2013 A National Experiment: Sharia-Compliant Finance in Sudan Sudan's banking system went Islamic in the 1980's and can offer several lessons on delivering Sharia-compliant financial products to the poor.