Professor, INCEIF University
SAC member since 2010

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

Professional Experience:

• Professor, INCEIF University (2010 – present)
• Chief Executive Officer, ISRA International Consulting Sdn. Bhd. (2012 – 2023)

Key Appointments:

• 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

Professor, Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IiBF), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
SAC member since 2006

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:

• Professor, IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF) (2013 – present)
• 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

Executive Director of the International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA)
SAC member since 2008

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 - present)
• Professor, INCEIF University (2008 - present)
• Assistant Professor, International Islamic University Malaysia (1995 - 2008)

Key Appointments:

• Member, Shariah Supervisory Council of the Labuan Financial Services Authority
• Member, 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

Member, Hajj Advisory Committee, Lembaga Tabung Haji
SAC member since 2013

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 Advisory Committee of Tawafuq Consultancy Sdn. Bhd.
• Member, Shariah Committee of Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia (2006 – 2013)
• Member, Shariah Committee of Prudential BSN Takaful (2006 – 2013)

Director, Research Quality Assurance & Publications, ISRA Research Management Centre, INCEIF University
SAC member since 2019

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)

Mufti of Selangor
SAC member since 2019

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)

Founder and Senior Partner of Zainal Abidin & Co., Advocates and Solicitors
SAC member since 2020

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)

Head of Shariah Management, Permodalan Nasional Berhad
SAC member since 2023

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)

Former Judge of the Federal Court
SAC member since 2023

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