Qualifications

• PhD (Islamic Law), University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
• Master in Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, University of Jordan
• BA in Shariah, Islamic University in Medina, Saudi Arabia
• Postgraduate Diploma in Shariah Law and Practice (DSLP), International Islamic University Malaysia

Experience

Present

• Executive Director, International Shariah Research Academy (ISRA)
• Professor INCEIF University
• Chairman, Shariah Advisory Council, Central Bank of Malaysia
• Member, Shariah Advisory Council, Securities Commission Malaysia
• Member, Shariah Committee for International Islamic Liquidity Management Cooperation (IILM)
• Chairman, Shariah Committee of Bursa Malaysia
• Member, National Fatwa Council of Malaysia (Muzakarah Kebangsaan Hal Ehwal Agama Islam)
• Shariah Adviser for Islamic Financial Institutions in United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Australia, Nigeria, Kyrgystan and Tajikistan
• Member, Panel of Shariah Experts, Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM)
• Member, Finance and Investment Committee, Selangor Religious Council
• Member, Waqf Committee, Kelantan Religious Council
• Member, Shariah Committee, Kelantan State Economic Dev. Corp.
• Member, Shariah Committee, Waqf Foundation of Malaysia
• Member, Shariah Committee, Farmers National Fund, National Farmers Organisation

Previous

• Shariah Committee for Alliance Bank, Al-Rajhi Bank Malaysia, Takaful Malaysia and ACR Retakaful Malaysia & Bahrain
• Member of Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) Technical Committee on Retakaful
• Member of Shariah Committee, Association of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM)
• Chairman, Panel of Experts in Muamalat, JAKIM