Profile of Shariah Advisory Council Members
Dato' Prof. Dr. Ashraf Md Hashim
Chairman
Qualifications:
- Postgraduate Diploma in Shariah Law and Practice, International Islamic University Malaysia, (IIUM) 2000
- Ph.D in Islamic Law, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, 1999
- Masters in Fiqh and Usul Fiqh, University of Jordan, Jordan, 1995
- Bachelors in Shariah, Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia, 1991
Key Appointments:
- Professor, INCEIF University
- Chief Executive Officer, ISRA International Consulting Sdn. Bhd.
- Chairman, Shariah Committee of Lembaga Tabung Haji
- Chairman, Shariah Committee of Bursa Malaysia
- Member, Shariah Advisory Council of the Securities Commission Malaysia
- Board Member, Lembaga Tabung Haji
- Board member, Halal Development Corporation (HDC)
- Board member, Express Rail Link (ERL)
- Chairman, Board of Directors, TH Travel and Services Sdn. Bhd.
- Member, Shariah Committee of Persatuan Peladang Kebangsaan
- Member, Muzakarah Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs
- Member, Shariah Committee of Malaysia Waqaf Foundation
- Member, Shariah Committee, Kelantan State Economic Development Corporation
- Member, Waqf Committee, Kelantan Religious Council
- Member, Finance and Investment Committee, Selangor Religious Council
- President, Association of Shariah Advisers in Islamic Finance Malaysia (ASAS)
- Member, Shariah Committee of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM)
- Chairman, Advisory Council of Experts (Shariah), Noor Takaful, Nigeria
- Member, Shariah Committee of Shariah Audit, Islamic Bank of Australia
- Member, Shariah Board of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, United Arab Emirates
- Member, Shariah Committee of IMON International, Tajikistan
- Member, Shariah Committee of Amanat Advisory, Kygryz Republic
- Member, Shariah Committee of WealthWell, Saudi Arabia
- Member, Shariah Committee of AEP Investment Management, Singapore
- Member, Shariah Committee of Standard Chartered Saadiq, UAE
Prof. Dr. Engku Rabiah Adawiah Engku Ali
Deputy Chair
Qualifications:
- Ph.D in Law, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 1998
- Master of Comparative Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), 1993
- Bachelor of Laws (Shariah), LLB(S) (Hons), IIUM, 1991
- Bachelor of Laws, LLB (Hons), IIUM, 1990
Professional Experience:
- Honorary Professor, IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF) (2024 - 2026)
- Professor, IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF) (2013 – 2024)
- Lecturer, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL), IIUM (1990 – 2010)
Key Appointments:
- Member, Shariah Advisory Council of the Securities Commission Malaysia
- Member, Shariah Supervisory Council of the Labuan Financial Services Authority
- Member, Shariah Advisory Council of Employee’s Provident Fund (EPF)
- Member, Shariah Board of Labuan Reinsurance (L) Ltd (Labuan Re)
- Member, Shariah Board to Khazanah (for issuance of exchangeable sukuk)
- Member, Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan
- Member, Shariah Committee of Bursa Malaysia
- Council Member, Khadijah International Waqf (L) Foundation, Labuan
- Member, Board of Directors of Awqaf Holdings Berhad
Datuk Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin
Member
Qualifications:
- Ph.D in Islamic Finance, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1995
- Bachelors in Islamic Jurisprudence and Legislation, University of Jordan, Jordan, 1989
Professional Experience:
- Executive Director, ISRA Research Management Centre, INCEIF University (2008 - March 2024)
- Professor, INCEIF University (2008 - present)
- Assistant Professor, International Islamic University Malaysia (1995 - 2008)
Key Appointments:
- Member, Malaysia International Islamic Finance Centre (MIFC) Leadership Council
- Chairman, Shariah Supervisory Council of the Labuan Financial Services Authority (FSA)
- Chairman, Shariah Advisory Committee of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF)
- Member, Shariah Advisory Committee of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB)
- Chairman, Shariah Advisory Committee of Shariah Compliant Fund (SACF), Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB)
- Member, Shariah Committee of Lembaga Tabung Haji
- Member, Joint Wakaf Distribution Committee (JWDC) of Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (MAIWP)
- Member, Financial Regulation Advisory Council of Experts (FRACE) of Central Bank of Nigeria
- Member, Shariah Supervisory Board of Bank Musqat Meethaq Islamic Bank
- Member, Shariah Advisory Council of International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM), Bahrain
- Member, Internal Shariah Supervisory Committee of Dubai Islamic Bank
- Member, Shariah Supervision Committee of First Abu Dhabi Bank
- Member, Public Interest Monitoring Consultative Committee of the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), Bahrain
- Shariah Board, DDCAP, London
Encik Burhanuddin Lukman
Member
Qualifications:
- Masters in Fiqh and Usul Fiqh, Al al-Bayt University, Jordan, 2000
- Bachelors in Shariah, Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia, 1993
Professional Experience:
- Head of Takaful Unit, International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) (2014 – 2021)
- Researcher, ISRA (2014 – 2021)
- Lecturer, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) (1993 – 2013)
Key Appointments:
- Member, Hajj Advisory Committee of Lembaga Tabung Haji
- Member, Shariah Committee of Koperasi Muslimin Malaysia Berhad
- Member, Shariah Advisory Committee of An-Nur Specialist Hospital
- Member, Shariah Committee of Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia (2006 – 2013)
- Member, Shariah Committee of Prudential BSN Takaful (2006 – 2013)
Dr. Marjan Muhammad
Member
Qualifications:
- Certified Shariah Advisor (CSA), Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance (ASAS), 2022
- Ph.D in Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), 2006
- Masters in Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, IIUM, 2001
- Bachelors in Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, IIUM, 1998
Professional Experience:
- Director, Research Quality Assurance & Publications, ISRA Research Management Centre, INCEIF University (2021 – present)
- Head, Research Quality Assurance Office, International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) (2017 – 2021)
- Director of Research, International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) (2013 – 2017)
Key Appointments:
- Member, Shariah Committee of Lotus Bank Limited, Nigeria
- Member, Shariah Committee of Lotus Capital Limited, Nigeria
- Member, Shariah Committee of MBSB Bank Berhad (2010 – 2019)
- Member, Shariah Committee of Maybank Islamic Berhad (2013 – 2019)
- Member, Shariah Committee of Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Berhad (2017 – 2019)
- Member, Shariah Committee of RHB Islamic Bank (2011 – 2013)
Sahibus Samahah Dato' Setia Dr. Haji Anhar Haji Opir
Member
Qualifications:
- Ph.D in Fiqh and Usul Fiqh, The World Islamic Sciences and Education University, Jordan, 2015
- Masters in Islamic Philosophy, Cairo University, Egypt, 2006
- Bachelors in Shariah, Al-Azhar University, Egypt, 1999
Professional Experience:
- Mufti of Selangor (2021 – present)
- Lecturer, Islamic Studies Department, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (2007 - present)
- Deputy Mufti of Selangor (2016 - 2021)
Key Appointments:
- Member, Shariah Advisory Council, Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad (PUNB)
- Member, Hajj Advisory Committee, Lembaga Tabung Haji
- Member, Malaysian Halal Certification Advisory Committee, Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM)
- Deputy Chairman, Shariah Committee of Islamic Accounting Standards, Accountant General’s Department of Malaysia
- Member, Supervisory Committee of Islamic Medication Practice, Ministry of Health Malaysia
- Member, Shariah Advisory Council of SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd.
- Member, Shariah Committee of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (2017 – 2019)
- Member, Shariah Committee of Etiqa Takaful Berhad (2018 – 2019)
Encik Zainal Abidin Jamal
Member
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Laws, LLB (Hons), University of Singapore, 1979
Professional Experience:
- Founder and Senior Partner, Zainal Abidin & Co., Advocates and Solicitors (1987 – present)
Key Appointments:
- Chairman of Board of Trustees, PADU Corporation Berhad (PADU)
- Chairman of Board of Trustees, Global Humanitarian Fund
- Member of Board of Trustees, For Every Child Foundation Registered
- Chairman, Sime Darby Oils International Limited (2019 – 2022)
- Director, Sime Darby Berhad (2016 – 2017)
- Director, Sime Darby Property Berhad (2016 – 2017)
- Director, Sime Darby Industrial Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (2016 – 2017)
- Director, Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (2017 – 2022)
- Director, Malayan Banking Berhad (2009 – 2014)
- Chairman, Maybank Islamic Berhad (2017 – 2020)
- Director, Maybank Islamic Berhad (2010 – 2020)
- Chairman, Maybank Trustees Berhad (2009 – 2017)
- Director, Etiqa Insurance Berhad (2010 – 2016)
- Director, Etiqa Takaful Berhad (2010 – 2017)
- Director, PNB International Limited (2009 – 2017)
- Director, PNB Asset Management (Japan) Company Limited (2009 – 2017)
- Director, PNB-SBI ASEAN Gateway Investment Management Limited (2009 – 2017)
- Director, Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad (2019 – 2020)
- Director, SP Setia Berhad (2013 – 2016)
- Director, Lam Soon (M) Berhad (1987 – 2020)
Dr. Ahmad Basri Ibrahim
Member
Qualifications:
- Ph.D in Islamic Law, University of Birmingham, 2005
- Master in Fiqh and Usul Fiqh, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), 2001
- Bachelor in Islamic Jurisprudence and Legislation, University of Jordan, 1997
Professional Experience:
- Head of Shariah Management, Permodalan Nasional Berhad (2016 – present)
- Deputy Dean, Kuliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM (2014 – 2016)
- Associate Professor, Department of Fiqh and Usul Fiqh, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM (2014 – 2016)
- Head, Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM (2010 – 2014)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Fiqh and Usul Fiqh, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM (2005 – 2014)
Key Appointments:
- Member, Board of Directors, ASNB Wakalah Sdn. Bhd.
- Member, Joint Wakaf Distribution Committee ASNB-MAIWP
- Chairman, Shariah Committee of RHB Islamic Bank Berhad (2020 – 2022)
- Chairman, Shariah Committee of Great Eastern Takaful Berhad (2011 – 2016)
- Chairman, Shariah Committee of OSK Investment Bank Berhad (2008 – 2013)
- Member, Shariah Committee of Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (2017 – 2022)
- Member, Shariah Committee of Great Eastern Takaful Berhad (2022)
- Member, Shariah Committee of SME Bank (2015 – 2016)
- Member, Shariah Committee of Hong Leong Islamic Bank (2014 – 2016)
Tan Sri Mohd Zawawi Salleh
Member
Qualifications:
- Master of Laws, LLM (Public Law), University of Bristol, United Kingdom, 1992
- Bachelor of Laws, LLB (Hons), University of Malaya, 1980
Professional Experience:
- Judge of the Federal Court (2018 – 2022)
- Judge of the Court of Appeal (2013 – 2018)
- Judge of the High Court of Malaya (2009 – 2013)
- Judicial Commissioner of the High Court of Malaya Johor Bahru (2007 – 2009)
Key Appointments:
- Member, Selangor Council of the Royal Court
- Selangor's Representative in National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs (MKI), Majlis Raja-Raja
- Adjunct Professor, University of Malaya
- Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya
