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Prof. Dr. Akram Laldin Executive Director, International Shari’Ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance Prof. Dr. Akram Laldin Executive Director, International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance Contact Details Tel: +603-7651 4201 Fax No: +603- 7651 4242 H/Phone: +6012 6473474 Educational Background: Primary: Sekolah Rendah Ledang, Tangkak, Johore, Malaysia. Secondary: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Sultan Muhammad, Batu Berendam Malacca, Malaysia. University: University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. (Nov 1985- May1989) Qualification: B.A. Hons in Islamic Jurisprudence and Legislation University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (Sep. 1991-March 1995) Qualification: PhD in Islamic Law. (Thesis title: The Theory and Application of Urf in Islamic Law) Awards Receipient of Zaki Badawi Award 2010 for Excellence in Shariah Advisory and Research Receipient for Most Outstanding Individual Contribution to Islamic Finance during KLIFF 2016 organised by CERT. Language Proficiency: Arabic (Excellence) English (Excellence) Malay (Excellence) Subjects/Courses Taught: Contemporary Issues in Islamic Banking and Finance (Ph.D Level) Fiqh and Usul Terminologies in English (Masters Level) Islamic Commercial Law (Muamalah) (Arabic/English) Islamic Legal Maxims and Concept (Arabic) Usul a-Fiqh (Arabic/English) Fiqh al-Ibadah (Arabic/English) Introduction to Islamic Law (Arabic/English) Science of Hadith (Arabic) Islamic History (Arabic) Studies in Fiqh (English) Islamic Culture (Arabic/English) Islamic Systems (Arabic) Islamic Studies in English Academic and Administration Post: Executive Director, International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance Malaysia (May 2008 till present) Professor, International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) (April 2014 – till present) Associate Professor, International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) (April 2009 – March 2014) Assistant Professor, International Islamic University Malaysia (May 1995 to May 2008) Assistant Lecturer, International Islamic University Malaysia (August 1989 to April 1995) Deputy Dean of IIUM-KUSZA Matriculation Programme (Dec.1995-June 1997) Deputy Dean of Students Affairs Division, International Islamic University, Malaysia. (July 1997- July 2001). Director, Co-Curricular Activity Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia. (August 2001 to August 2002) Visiting Assistant professor, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (September 2002 to July 2004) Head, Department of Fiqh and Usul, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia. (August 2004 till May 2006) Deputy Dean Academic Affairs, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia. (Jun 2006 till May 2007) Membership of Advisory Boards/Panels Member of Shariah Advisory Council Bank Negara Malaysia (November 2008 till present) Member of Shari’ah Advisory Council International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM), Bahrain. (2009 till present) Member of Shariah Advisory Council Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Malaysia. (2008 till present) Member of Shariah Supervisory Council of Labuan Financial Services Authority (FSA) April 2014 till present Member, Shariah Advisory Board, ZI Shariah Advisory, Malaysia (Nov. 2007 till present) Member Shariah Advisory Board, Yaasar Limited, UK (June 2007 till present) Member of Thomson Reuters Islamic Benchmark (IIBR) (2015 till present) Member of Shari’ah Advisor of Dar Al Takaful, Dubai. (2010 till present) Member of Shariah Advisor of National Takaful Company PSC (Watania), Abu Dhabi (2010 till present) Member Shariah Advisory Board, Eco Islamic Bank, Repubic of Kyrgstan. (2007 till present) Member of Financial Regulation Advisory Council of Experts (FRACE), Central Bank of Nigeria (2012 till present) Member of Advisory Board of Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia (ILIM), JAKIM (November 2008 till present) Associate Consultant, International Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (June 2005 till present) Registered Shariah Advisor for Islamic Securities with the Securities Commission of Malaysia. Researcher, Majma’ al-Fiqh al-Islami (OIC) on Muamalat Member Shariah Committee of Accounting & Auditing Organisation of Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) (2012 till 2015) Member of Maldives Monetary Authority Shari’ah Board. (2010 till 2015) Member of Working Group, Malaysian Accounting Standard Board (MASB) (January 2007 till 2015) Member Shariah Advisory Board, Energy Bank, Bahrain (June 2008 till 2011) Member of Working Committee, Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, International Islamic University Malaysia (December 2004 till April 2008) Member Board of Studies, Department of Fiqh and Usul, IIUM Shariah Advisory Board, EON Bank Malaysia Bhd. (October 2004 – March 2005) Chairman, Shariah Advisory Board HSBC Amanah Malaysia (April 2005 till September 2008) Chairman, Shariah Advisory Board, HSBC Takaful Malaysia Berhad (Jun 2006 till Sept. 2008) Member, Global Shariah Advisory Board, HSBC Amanah (January 2006 till 2011) Chairman, Islamic Advisory Board, HSBC Insurance, Singapore (January 2006 till February 2014) Member of Board of Studies, Master of Science in Islamic Banking & Finance, International Islamic University, August 2008 – 31 August 2010 Member of Board of Studies (External Member): Bachelor of Islamic Revealed Knowledge in Fiqh & Usul Al-Fiqh Programme, (2008 -2010) Shariah Advisor, Equity Trust Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (July 2005 till December 2007) Selected Participations and Presentations 2013 - 2016: 3 Jan 2013 Asean Capital Market Forum, Islamic Capital Market Workshop organised by SC as Panellist Topic: Enable & Barriers to ICM Development 27 – 29 Jan 2013 P.R.I.M.E Finance Annual Conference in The Hague as Speaker, Topic: Islamic Finance Documentation, Issue and Cases 26 – 27 Feb 2013 12th Annual Islamic Finance Summit, London as Panellist, Topic: The Annual Open Fatwa and Shariah Audience Discussion 31 Mar 2013 Harvard LSE Workshop, London as Speaker Topic: Insolvency & Debt. Restructuring in Islamic Finance 14 – 16 April International Islamic Finance 2013 organised by Emerald, 2013 Abu Dhabi as paper presenter titled “Developing Islamic Finance in the Framework of Maqasid al Shari’ah : Understanding the Ends (Maqasid) and the Means (Wasa’il) 16 – 18 Apr 2o13 Islamic Economics Conference in Kuwait as Speaker 24 Apr 2013 Seminar Kewangan Islam, Penang as Paper Presenter Topic: Elemen Riba, Gharar dan Maisir Dalam Konteks Ekonomi Masa Kini 19 – 22 May 2013 8th IDB Global Forum on Islamic Finance in Dushanbe, Tajikistan as Speaker, topic: Proposed Suitable Islamic Financial Instruments for Central Asia Countries 29 – 30 May 2013 7th Muzakarah Cendekiawan Syariah Nusantara, Singapore as Participant 8 June 2013 Konvensyen Ejen Takaful 2013, Kuala Lumpur as Panellist Topic: Memacu Ejen Beretika: Profesionalisma dari Sudut Pandangan Islam 17 June 2013 Muktamar Kewangan Islam Brunei Darussalam 2013 in Brunei organised by CERT as Panellist Topic: Produk dan Instrumen Kewangan Islam – Teori dan Aplikasi 28-29 June 2013 Islamic Finance Workshop Series for Judges, Kuala Lumpur “Managing Islamic Banking Cases” as Participant 17 – 19 July 2013 Dallah Al Baraka Conference, Jeddah as Participant 9 & 10 Sept 2013 9th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance (ICIEF), Istanbul as Paper Presenter & Chair Person Topic: Paper Presenter: The Development of Islamic Finance: Reflecting the Achievement and Direction Chair Person: Shariah Issues 14 Sept 2013 IFC Training – 8th UK Shari’ah Scholar continuous Professional Development (CPD) session, London Topic – AAOIFI Standards 23 Sept 2013 Seminar on the Prospects and Challenges in the Development of Islamic Finance for Bangladesh, Dhaka as Speaker Topic: Legal, Regulatory and Enabling Framework Session Description 25 Sept 2013 10th Kuala Lumpur Islamic Finance Forum (KLIFF 2013), Kuala Lumpur as Moderator & Panellist Moderator: KLIFF Round Table – Waqf & Islamic Finance Panellist: Shariah Forum & Dialog 1 Oct Islamic Financial Services Conference 2013, Singapore as Speaker Topic: Islamic Finance Human Capital Needs, Issues and Solutions 8 Oct 2013 Green Financing: Discover Green Technology Industry in Malaysia organised by IBFIM, Kuala Lumpur as Speaker and Panellist Topic: Speaker - Financing Green Technologies and The Role of Islamic Finance: Shariah Views Panellist – Changing the Mindset of Malaysian Islamic Bankers: Sharing of Experiences & Lesson Learnt 10 Oct 2013 As expert panel for focus group discussion (FGD) for a Research study – Developing and construction a standard Framework of takaful claims focusing on the assessment of construction work loss in Contractor’s All Risk (CAR) Takaful, organised by Kulliyyah of Architecture & Environmental Design (KAED), IIUM 26 Oct 2013 EPF Seminar, Putrajaya as Speaker Topic: Islamic Provident Fund: Issues & Challenges 30 Oct 2013 8th ISRA International Shariah Scholars’ Forum (ISSF), KL as Discussant Topic: Evaluation of Contributions of Central Banks to to Shari’ah Harmonization and Regulatory Consolidation in the Islamic Finance Industry 31 Oct – 1 Nov 2013 IILM Workshop, KL as participant 6 Nov 2013 IIFM / IRTI Consultative Seminar on Sukuk Restructuring, Bahrain as Paper Presenter Topic: Dealing with Sukuk Restruction & Challenges 1 Nov 2013 The “Islamic Financial Intelligence Summit 2, Kuala Lumpur as Panellist Topic: The Challenges of achieving sharia compliance 12 Nov 2013 The Takaful Rendezvous 2013, Kuala Lumpur as Panellist Topic: Towards harmonization and common
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