Shariah Advisory Committee Profile

Nationality / Age / Gender

Malaysian / 51/ Male

Date of Appointment

08 September 2020

Academic/Professional Qualification(s):

• Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage (Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
• Master’s degree in Shariah, University of Malaya (UM)
• Master’s degree in Information Technology, National University of Malaysia (UKM)
• Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Sciences (Hons) of al-Hadith, al-Madinah International University
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (Hons), UKM
• Diploma in Shariah, Dar al-Hikmah College
• Certified Shariah Advisor and Auditor (CSAA), Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), Bahrain.
• Professional Technologist, Malaysia Board of Technologists

Working Experience:

Current

• Senior Lecturer, Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).
• Member of Shariah Advisory Committee, PPZ-MAIWP.
• Curriculum Advisor (Islamic Finance), Jabatan Pendidikan Politeknik dan Kolej Komuniti Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi (JPPKK KPT)
• Program Advisor (Islamic Finance), Politeknik Sultan Idris Shah, Selangor

Past

• Waqf Manager, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) (2019 – 2021)
• Shariah Compliance Specialist, Munich Re (Retakaful) (2019 – 2021)
• Research Consultant,  International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) (2019).
• VP/Head of Shariah, MUFG Bank (Malaysia) Berhad (2013 – 2019)
• AVP (Shariah Risk & Compliance), Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation (M) Bhd. (2011 - 2013)
• Business Analyst (Group Risk), AmBank (M) Berhad (2010 - 2011)
• Senior System Consultant (Business Analyst), Infopro Sdn Bhd. (2009 - 2010)
• Senior Executive, Malayan Banking Berhad (2001 – 2009)

Nationality / Age / Gender

Malaysian / 43 / Male

Date of Appointment

01 April 2020

Academic/Professional Qualification(s):

• Ph.D. in Law, School of Law, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
• Master’s degree in Shariah, University of Malaya (UM)
• Bachelor’s degree in Shariah, Al-Azhar University, Egypt
• Diploma in Islamic Studies (Shariah) from Kolej Ugama Sultan Zainal Abidin (KUSZA)
• Certified Shariah Advisor (CSA), Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance (ASAS)

Working Experience:

Current

• Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Islamic Contemporary Studies, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA)
• Member, Shariah Committee, MAiDAM Property and Bhd.
• External Academic Advisor, Kolej Universiti Islam Selangor
• External Academic Advisor, Kolej Quran Terengganu

Past

• Director, Office of Waqf and Endowments, UniSZA
• Member, MAIDAM Council, Majlis Agama Islam dab Adat Melayu Terengganu
• Head of Shariah Department, Faculty of Islamic Contemporary Studies, UniSZA, (2020 - 2022)

Nationality / Age / Gender

Malaysian / 57 / Male

Date of Appointment

20 January 2020

Academic/Professional Qualification(s):

• Ph.D in Islamic Law, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
• Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Shariah, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Working Experience:

Current

• Associate Professor, Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, University of Malaya.
• Member of the Shariah Committee, MNRB Holdings Berhad  
• Member of the Shariah Advisory Committee Amanah Raya Berhad
• Member of the Shariah Expert Panel, JAKIM
• Member of the Shariah Advisory Council of Kumpulan Perbadanan Kemajuan Iktisad Negeri Kelantan (PKINK)

Past

• Mufti, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (2020 – 2025)
• Member of the Shariah Advisory Committee Yayasan Wakaf Malaysia (2020 – 2025)
• Wakaf Committee Member, Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (2020 – 2025)
• Lecturer, University of Malaya (2005 – 2007)
• Senior Lecturer, University of Malaya )2007 – 2022)
• Syariah Committee Member (Chairman), Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Malaysia  (2008 -2019)
• Shariah Committee Member, MAA Takaful (2012 -2017)
• Shariah Committee Member Zurich Takaful (2017 – 2020)
• Fatwa Committee Member, Jemaah Ulama Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu Kelantan (MAIK) (2012- 2020)

Nationality / Age / Gender

Malaysian / 47 / Male

Date of Appointment

1 July 2021

Academic/Professional Qualification(s):

• Phd in Usul Fiqh (Maqasid Al-Shariah Islamic Banking), International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM)
• Master of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Specializing in Usul Fiqh, IIUM
• Bachelor of Fiqh and Usul Fiqh (Shariah), Islamic University of Madinah Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
• Certified Shariah Advisor (CSA), Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance (ASAS)

Working Experience:

Current

• Associate Professor, Faculty of Shariah Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
• Chairman, Group Shariah Committee of Etiqa Takaful
• Shariah Advisory Panel for World Fatwa Management and Research Institute (INFAD)
• Fellow, Islamic Finance and Wealth Management Institute (IFWMI), USIM
• Member of Fatwa Committee, Pulau Pinang

Past

• Deputy Dean, Faculty of Shariah Law, USIM (2019-2024)
• Chairman, Shariah Committee of MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad (2023-2024)
• Member, Shariah Committee of MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad (2021-2023)

Nationality / Age / Gender

Malaysian / 55 / Male

Date of Appointment

1 January 2018

Academic/Professional Qualification(s):

• LL.B (Hons)(Second Class Upper), International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM)
• Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Malaysian Association of Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA)

Working Experience:

Current

• Independent Non-Executive Director of Malaysian Industrial Finance Berhad
• Managing Partner, Messrs. Azmi & Associates, Advocates & Solicitors
• Independent Non-Executive Director, Elridge Energy Holdings Berhad

Past

• Member, Shariah Committee of MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad (2018-2024)
• Independent Non-Executive Director Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN)(2019-2023)
• Member, Shariah Committee of BSN (2020-2024)