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CURRICULAR VITAE

Name: Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram

Laldin

Nationality: Malaysian

Date of Birth: 22nd September 1965

Place of Birth: Jasin, Malacca,

Malaysia

Marital Status: Married

Address:

Residence: No. 65, Jalan Mutiara 1, Taman Mutiara Gombak 2, 53100 Gombak,

Kuala Lumpur.

Office: International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance, Lorong

Universiti A, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

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)

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Award

Recipient of Zaki Badawi Award 2010 for Excellence in Shariah Advisory and

Research

Recipient for Most Outstanding Individual Contribution to Islamic Finance during

KLIFF 2016 organised by CERT.

Winner of the 2017/1439H Malaysian Islamic Personality Award, given annually on

the occasion of the birthday of the Prophet (peace be upon him)

(Tokoh Maulidur Rasul Peringkat Kebangsaan 2017 / 1439H)

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)

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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 Board of Da Afghanistan Bank (2015 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)

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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

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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

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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 &

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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 standards in

Takaful, Is the global (re)Takaful sector seeing greater

harmony in practises?

26 Nov 2013 MIA Conference 2013, Kuala Lumpur as Moderator

Facilitating Cross Borders Islamic Investments: “What is

Malaysia’s Role?”

28 Nov 2013 6th Directors’ Training Program, Kuala Lumpur as Trainer

Topic: Kesangsian melabur di Negara Islam – Kelemahan

Ummah di Era Globalisasi

19 Dec 2013 BNP Paribas – INCEIF CIWN Colloquium, Kuala Lumpur as

Speaker

Shariah Forum: Shariah and Legal Issue

“The New Waqaf Law prepared by IDB/IRTI and the Kuwait

Foundation: A Critical Assessment

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8 Jan 2014 Tabung Haji’s 6th Corporate Directors’ Training Program,

Kuala Lumpur as Trainer

13 Jan 2014 “Sesi Perkongsian Ilmu Berhubung IFSA 2013” organised by

Bank Negara Malaysia, Lanai Kijang as participant

28 – 29 Jan International Conference on Shariah Objectives (Maqasid Al-

2014 Shariah) in Muamalat and Contracts organised by IAIS, Kuala

Lumpur as Paper Presenter titled “Maqasid al Shari’ah and

Stipulation of Conditions (shurut) in Contracts.

10 Feb 2014 3rd International Conference on Islamic Business (ICIB),

organised by Riphah International University, Islamabad,

Pakistan

Paper presenter titled “Shari’ah Scholars, Ijtihad and

Decision Making in Islamic Finance”

12 Feb 2014 13th Annual Islamic Finance Summit organised by

Euromoney, London as Panellist in the Annual Open Fatwa

and Shariah Audience Discussion

30 Mar -

1 Apr 2014 IILM – ISRA Roundtable in Abu Dhabi

2-3 Apr 2014 The Sixth Foundations of Islamic Finance Conference (FIFC)

organised by INCEIF and Durham University

Paper presentation titled “Guiding Principles of the Maqasid

Al Shari’ah in Developing Islamic Finance

9 – Apr 2014 Jemputan ke Bengkel Semakan Semula Kurikulum dan

Penawaran Program baharu Fakulti Pengajian Kontemporari

Islam (FKI),UNISZA

19 – 22 May

2014 IFSB Summit in Mauritius as Panellist

Topic : “Importance of New Markets for the Global Islamic

Finance Industry”

6 June 2014 UiTM Forum : IFSA 2013, Shah Alam as Speaker

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10 June 2014 Roundtable Discussion on Islamic Microfinance as in Shah

Alam as Chairman organised by UiTM

11 June 2014 Wealth Management and Financial Planning: An Islamic

Perspective within the context of Maqasid Al Shariah as

Speaker organised by MFPC and Labuan IBFC

18 Aug 2014 Islamic Wealth Advisory Certification Course in Singapore as

Trainer

21 – 22 Aug Islamic Education (IFE) – Global Round Table Discourse

2014 (GRTD), Sasana Kijang as participant

3 Sept 2014 INCEIF in Conversation in conjunction with GIFF 2014 as

Speaker Topic - Esham: The Next Big Thing in Islamic

Finance

5 Sept 2014 IASB – MASB Outreach events on Islamic Finance & IFRS in

Kuala Lumpur as participant

6 Sept 2014 Jemputan Menulis dan membentangkan kertas kerja

seminar Kebangsaan Islam dan Tajdid 2014 oleh Perstatuan

Ulama’ Malaysia

Topic: Inovasi Dalam Kewangan Islam: Realiti dan Cabaran

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Sept 2014 Talk on Islamic Finance to Postgraduate Studies, Universitas

Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry Banda Acheh, Acheh &

Mahkamah Syari’yah Banda Acheh Kelas I-A, Acheh

15 Oct 2014 AIF’s Distinguished Speaker Series 2014: Building a Stronger

Organisation through Talent and Culture, Sasana Kijang as

participant

19 – 20 Insaniah Conference as Speaker

Oct 2014 Topic: Can There be a Real Change of Modus Operandi? How

it will Help the Market to Respond?

28 - 29 10th WIFE, Dubai as participant

Oct 2014

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4 – 5 Nov Awqaf Kuwait Conference in Kuwait

2014

10 – 11 Nov 9th International Shari’ah Scholars Forum (ISSF), Kuala

2014 Lumpur as discussant, topic: Application of Beneficial and

Legal Ownership in Islamic Finance (in Arabic)

10 Nov 11th KLIFF, Kuala Lumpur as paper presenter titled “ Aspect

2014 of Risk and Liquidity in Shariah And International

Regulatory” (in Arabic)

12 Nov 2014 11th KLIFF, Kuala Lumpur – 3rd KLIFF Roundtable as

Chairperson, Topic: Challenges and Limitations of

Developing Shari’ah Professional in Islamic Finance

25 Nov 2014 BNM – MTCP Workshop, Sasana Kijang, Kuala Lumpur

as Speaker, topic: Overview of Liquidity Management and

Islamic Liquidity Management

8 Dec 2014 UiTM Seminar – Industrial Talk on Islamic Finance

As Speaker, topic: Issues in Implementing Islamic Financial

Regulations: Shariah Perspective

10 Dec 2014 IFSB – INCEIF Executive Forum, Sasana Kijang, Kuala Lumpur

Panel Discussant, topic : Evolving Issues and Challenges in

Corporate and Shari’ah Governance

11 – 12 Feb The Euromoney London Islamic Finance and Investment

2015 Conference , London

As panellist - Annual Open Fatwa Discussion

13 Feb 2015 London School of Economics (LSE), Workshop, London

As Speaker, topic: Empowering Maqasid al-Shari’ah in

Sukuk Issuance

17 Feb 2015 Appear on Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) 1 as guest

Speaker, Topic : Shari’ah Index

28 March Sukuk Conference in Tunisia

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2015 Opening Remarks and Paper presenter titled “ Shari’ah

Issues Relating to Sukuk Insurance” (in Arabic)

1 Apri 2015 1 day Intellectual Program with Kolej Universiti Sultan

Azlan Shah (KUISAS), Kuala Kangsar, Perak

2 April World Halal Summit 2015, Kuala Lumpur

2015 As panellist, topic: Food Commodity Speculation – An

Islamic Perspective

7 – 8 April IILM – ISRA Roundtable on Sukuk, Sasana Kijang, Kuala

2015 Lumpur. As Speaker Topic: Similarities and differences

between guarantees an Collaterals

Chairperson – Topic: Fiqh rulings of Collaterals and their

Contemporary financial practices

29 – 30 April 5th ISRA – IRTI Durham Strategic Roundtable (SRD),

2015 Kuala Lumpur

Delivering Welcoming Remarks and as Speaker, topic:

“Islamic Finance and Maqasid Al-Shari’ah Enviromental,

Social and Governance (ESG) Issues

27 May 2015 YADIM Symposium, Lahad Datu, Sabah as Speaker

Topic: “Pelaburan Patuh Syariah: Bijak Mengatur

Senang kemudian”.

1 June 2015 GIES Roundtable on Leadership and Human Capital

Development In Islamic Finance as discussant, topic:

1. Is the Islamic finance industry’s scope of vision

Broad and long enough to anticipate the cross-

Sectoral/functional needs of an evolving global economy.

2. What skills does the industry require of its new hires?

3. Is it to the benefit of the industry to support

fundamental theoretical research within academia

and how can this be supported without sacrificing

the credibility and independence of the research?

3 June 2015 Course on Islamic Finance – Understanding Shari’ah

Govervnance in Islamic Financial Institutions, ILKAP,

Bangi as Trainer

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4 June 2015 Course on IslamicCapital Markat – Contentious Issues in

Islamic Capital Market, Amanie Academy as Trainer

10 – 11 June 9th Muzakarah Cendekiawan Syariah Nusantara, Jakarta

2015 as participant

24 – 25 June Al Baraka Annual Islamic Economics Forum, Jeddah as

2015 participant

18 Aug 2015 Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa organised by EPF in

Putrajaya

Topic: “Isu Penyucian Dividen” as speaker

2 Sept 2015 1st Global Ethical Finance Forum (GEFF) , UK

As speaker, topic: Synergies through Collaboration –

Opportunities for Convergence in Principle and Standards

3 Sept 2015 Talk on “Faith in Finance” at HSBC HQ in Canary Wharf, UK

4 Sept 2015 CPM Program in Wharf Canary

9 Sept 2015 Green Financing Forum 2015 - Driving Green Investment:

Unleashing Public and Private for Growth”, Kuala Lumpur

organised by IBFIM as Moderator

Topic: Socially Responsible Investment & Upholding

Shari’ah in Financing the Green Sector

3 – 4 Oct Presentation as one of the finalist for EFICA Award,

2015 Dubai

19 Oct 2015 Islamic Wealth Advisory Certification Course organised by

FA Consultant, Singapore as Trainer

Topic: Fatwa Updates and Processes by Shariah Advisor

21 Oct 2015 Training on Shari’ah Standard organised by ICSB, Kuala

Lumpur as Trainer

Topic: Murabahah Shari’ah Standards

22 Oct 2015 5th Seminar on Islamic Deposit Insurance organised by

PIDM, Kuala Lumpur as discussant

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Topic: “Shari’ah Governance for Islamic Deposit Insurance

Systems”

29 Oct 2015 Seminar on Sadaqa House organised KUIS, Kuala Lumpur

As participant

30 - 31 Oct Bank Rakyat International Shariah Scholars Roundtable

Oct 2015 (ISHAR) 2015 as Discussant

Topic: Wa’ad, Qalbu Day n, Rahn, A review of the

Application of Zakat al-Mustaghallat in Share’s & Sukuk’s

And Cash Waqaf and it’s implementation by Islamic

Financial Institutions

2 Nov 2015 ISRA – AAOIFI Workshop, Kuala Lumpur as participant

3 – 4 Nov 10th International Shari’ah Scholars Forum 2015, Kuala

2015 Lumpur

Delivered Welcoming Remarks and as participant

5 Nov 2015 IFSB – ISRA Shariah Roundtable, Kuala Lumpur as

Participant

16 - 17 Nov 2015 Shura Sharia Consultancy Conference, Kuwait as Participant

30 Nov 2015 2nd Cohort Of Fiqh Muamalat Professional Program, Brunei

as Trainer

Topic: Knowledge of Usul Fi qh, Maqasid al Shariah, Legal

Maxims Al Qawa’id Fiqhiyyah and Fiqh Muamalat

1 December 2015 KLIFF – Islamic Finance and Capital Market, as Panelist

Topic – High Quality Liquid Asset and Liquidity Capital

Requirement (LCR) under Basel III & Islamic Finance

2 December 2015 The 3rd IIUM – Kyoto University Research Colloquium as

Participant

6 - 7 December AAOIFI Annual Conference, Bahrain as participant

2015

11 December 2o15 In house Training Program for Board of Directors AmBank

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Islamic – Shariah and Islamic organised by ICSB as Trainer

25 – 26 January P.R.I.ME Finance Annual Conference 2016, The Hague,

2016 Netherlands as Paper Presenter

18 – 20 February ICIB Riphah Conference 2016, Islamabad, Pakistan as

2016 Speaker

5 – 6 March 2016 SC-OCIS Roundtable 2016, Kuala Lumpur as Participant

8 – 9 March 2016 4th GFIF Conference, Lahore, Pakistan

Keynote Speaker, Panelist & Chair person

Topic: Marketing Islamic Finance and Behaviours

10 March 2016 Training on BOD’s Roles, Duties and Responsibilities in

Relation to Shari’ah Governance and Risk Management,

Karachi, Pakistan as Trainer

16 – 17 March QFIS Islamic Finance – Shariah Roundtable, Qatar, Kuwait

2016 as Participant

30 March 2016 Responsible Finance Summit, Kuala Lumpur as Panelist

Topic: Addressing popular perceptions of responsible

Finance

2 April 2o16 Gunadarma Shariah Event (GSENT), The Gunadarma

University West Java, Indonesia

as Speaker

Topic: Explaining urgency of inclusive economy, optimizing

access and giving Islamic view and solution toward

economic exclusivity problem

25 April 2016 Sembang-Sembang Pelaburan “Minggu Saham Amanah

Malaysia PNB (MSAM) 2016, Tapah, Perak as Panellist

Topic: Wasiat, Hibah & Waqf: Elemen Penting dalam

Maqasid Shariah

4 May 2016 Sharing Session with Student of UITM, Shah Alam

Topic: Sukuk Structure, and regulatory guideline

10 May 2016 4th Roundtable ISRA IILM on Challenges in Sukuk Issuance

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Topic: Disclosure to the Buyer Ownership of the Sukuk

Assets, Kuala Lumpur

26 May 2016 Sukuk Conference in London as Keynote Speaker

Topic: Shariah Challenges in Sukuk

3 Aug 2016 Sukuk Conference, University of Jordan, Amman

as Speaker

Topic: Sukuk Malaysian Experience

5 Aug 2016 ½ day Sharing session with students from Yarmouk

University, Amman

Topic: Prospect of Global Islamic Finance

10 Aug 2016 Seminar on Introduction to Islamic Banking and Finance,

Jabatan Peguam Negara Malaysia, KL as Speaker

Topic: Insurance and Takaful, Gold Investment on Islamic

Perspective and Online Business (E-Dagang) Concept in

Islam

16 Aug 2016 As Trainer in Red Money event, KL

Topic: Shariah Non-Compliance Risk Management &

Reporting for Islamic Banking & Finance

22 Aug 2016 Cambridge Islamic Finance Leadership Programme,

University of Cambridge, UK as Speaker

Session: Leadership Interview

6 Sept 2016 Forum Riset Ekonomi dan Keuagan Syariah XV, Mataram,

Lombok, Indonesia as Speaker

Topic: Shariah Governance in Islamic Financial Institution

Across Jurisdictions

28 Sept 2016 Takaful Rendezvous, Kuala Lumpur

as Moderator

Topic: Shariah & Compliance Issues in Takaful

5 Oct 2016 9th IFSB INCEIF Executive Forum as Speaker

Topic: The Essence of Shariah Governance:

Exceeding Stakeholders Expectations

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6 Oct 2016 Seminar Hukum Islam Semasa VIII Peringkat Antarabangsa

2016 organised by UM as Paper Presenter

Topic: Aplikasi Maqasid al Syariah dalam isu-isu Kewangan

Islam (in Arabic)

6 Oct 2016 The 3rd World Muslim Leadership, KL

As Panellist

Topic: Islamic Finance – Leading Ethical Banking and

Insurance

What is New? What is Next?

9 Nov 2016 International Conference on INFAQ, UTM, Skudai, Johor

Deliver keynote address

28 Nov 2016 Jemputan ke Persidangan Meja Bulat Tadbir Urus Agensi

Agama, Puchong, Selangor

19 Feb 2017 LSE Workshop, London as Speaker

16 Mar 2017 Delloite and IRTI – IDB Group Executive Workshop

Topic: Sharia’, Legal Tax and Rating Considerations

as Panellist

27 Mar 2017 International Juristic Forum on Participatory Finance:

Shariah Compliance and its impact on the Leadership

of Islamic financial Institutions, “Islamic Financial Products

Engineering : Challenges of Harmonization between Sharia

& Law organised by Finepolis Consulting, Morocco as

Speaker

26 April 2017 Sukuk Model Law Regional Consultation Workshop co-

Organised by Central Bank of Brunei as Moderator and

Discussant

17 August 2017 4th International Conference of Islamic Banking and Finance

jointly organised with University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

as Chairperson, topic : Financial Markets and their

Characteristics

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20 August 2o17 1st Salalah International Forum on Islamic Finance organised

by the College of Banking & Financial Studies and Tawafuq

Consultancy (Malaysia), Oman

As Paper presenter, topic “Fatwa Independence and

Interdependence in Islamic Finance”

11 September 2017 Pangkor Dialogue, Meru, Perak organised by the Institute of

Darul Ridzuan (IDR) as Discussant

19 September 2017 UNDP/IICPSD - OIC Side Event in New York, USA as Speaker 23 September 2017 ICIA 2017 organised by University of Maldives as Speaker

Selected Academic works:

Book: Introduction to Fiqh. 2006, (CERT Publication, KL) A Mini Guide to Shariah and Legal Maxims. 2006 (CERT Publs ication, KL) Islamic Banking and Finance Manual (Amanie Business Solutions, Malaysia) Book on Fiqh al-Iqtisad (in progress) Translation of ‘Tafsir Pimpinan al-Rahman Kepada Pengertian al-Quran’ into English Published by National Institute of Translation, Malaysia. Course writer and instructor for IIUM Distance Learning Programme on the subject of Introduction to Islamic Law and Islamic Legal Maxims. Fundamentals and Practices in Islamic Finance (ISRA) The Concept of Promise and Bilateral Promise in Financial Contracts: A Fiqhi Perspective (ISRA)

Selected Articles:

النظام القانوين إلصدار األوراق املالية دراسة مقارنة بني الفقه اإلسالمي والقانون التوريق املاليزي

Shari’ah Approved Securities Screening Process in Malaysia

The Shari’ah Objectives (Maqasid) of Financial Contracts And Islamic Banking

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Islamic Financial System: The Malaysian Experience And The Way Forward

Waqaf in Education Funding: The Experience of International Islamic University

Malaysia in Managing Endowment (Waqaf) Fund

حق االنتفاع وضوابط نقله يف اإلجارة الطويلة

الوعد واملواعدة يف املالية اإلسالمية

List of Articles (2011 – 2015)

Mohamad Akram Laldin. (2011). ‘Aqd al-Ishtirak fi al-Waqt: Suwaruhu wa

Takyifuhu al-Fiqhi (Time Sharing: Its Forms and Fiqh Characterization). ISRA

International Arabic Journal of Islamic Finance, 1 (2), 9 – 40.

Mohamad Akram Laldin & Nusaibah Mohd. Parid. (2011). Kewangan &

Perbankan Islam: Prospek, Isu dan Cabaran (Islamic Banking and Finance:

Prospects, Issues and Challenges). Iktisad, 22, 4-13.

Mohamad Akram Laldin. (2012). Sukuk in Various Jurisdictions: Shari’ah and

Legal Issues. Journal of Islamic Business and Management, 2 (1), 15-34.

Mohamad Akram Laldin & Hafas Furqani. (2012). The Approaches and

Directions in Islamic Banking and Finance Development. Australian Journal

of Islamic Banking and Finance, 1 (1), 103-116.

Mohamad Akram Laldin & Hafas Furqani. (2012). Maqasid al-Shari’ah and

the Foundational Requirements in Developing Islamic Banking and Finance.

ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, 4 (1), 183 - 189.

Mohamad Akram Laldin, Mek Wok Mahmud & Mohd. Fuad Sawari. (2012).

Maqasid al-Syari’ah dalam Pelaksanaan Waqaf (Maqasid al-Shari’ah in

Waqaf Implementation). In Mahmood Zuhdi, Mek Wok Mahmud &

Akhtarzaite Abdul Aziz (eds.), Maqasid al-Syari’ah (pp. 259-284). Kuala

Lumpur: IIUM Press.

Mohamad Akram Laldin, Mohamed Fairooz Abdul Khir & Nusaibah Mohd

Parid. (2012). Fatwas in Islamic Banking: A Comparative Study between

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Malaysia and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries. ISRA Research

Paper 31. Kuala Lumpur: ISRA.

Mohamad Akram Laldin & Hafas Furqani. (2012). The Objectives of the

Shari’ah in Islamic Finance: Identifying the Ends (Maqasid) and the Means

(Wasa’il). ISRA Research Paper 32. Kuala Lumpur: ISRA

Mohamad Akram Laldin & Hafas Furqani. (2012). The Approaches and

Directions in Islamic Banking and Finance Development. Australian Journal

of Islamic Banking and Finance, 1 (1), 103-116.

Mohamad Akram Laldin. (2012). Sukuk in Various Jurisdictions: Shariah and Legal Issues. Journal of Islamic Business and Management, vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 15-35.

Mohamad Akram Laldin and Hafas Furqani. (2013). “Developing Islamic Finance in the Framework fo Maqasid al-Shari’ah: Understanding teh Ends (maqasid) and the Means (Wasa’il)”. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 278-289.

Mohamad Akram Laldin and Hafas Furqani. (2013). “The Future of Islamic Finance: A Reflection based on Maqasid al-Shari’ah”, Tafhim, IKIM Journal of Islam and the Contemporary World, vol. 6, pp. 41-54.

Mohamad Akram Laldin and Hafas Furqani. (2013). "The Foundations of Islamic Finance and the Maqasid al-Shari'ah Requirements", Journal of Islamic Finance (IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance), Vol. 2 No. 1 (2013), pp. 31-37.

Mohamad Akram Laldin & Hafas Furqani. (2014). “Meeting Expectations: The

Roles and Responsibilities of Shari’ah Scholars in Islamic Finance”. In M. Kabir

Hasan & Mervyn K. Lewis (eds.), Handbook on Islam and Economic Life.

Edward Elgar Publication, pp. 336-352.

Mohamad Akram Laldin & Hafas Furqani. (2014). “Inovasi dalam Kewanan

Islam: Realiti dan Cabaran”. In Abd. Karim Ali and Rumaizi Ahmad (eds.),

Islam dan Tajdid: Tinjauan Isu-Isu dan Perspektif Semasa. Selangor, Malaysia:

Persatuan Ulama Malaysia, pp. 71-94.

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Mohamad Akram Laldin. (2014). “Legal, Regulatory and Enabling

Framework”. In Prospects and challenges in the development ofislamic

finance for bangladesh. Kuala Lumpur: IFSB, pp. 29-42.

Mohamad Akram Laldin. (2014). “Objectives of Islamic Banking: A

Theoretical Discussion”. In Mervyn K. Lewis, Mohamed Ariff and Shamser

Mohamad, Risk and Regulation of Islamic Banking. UK: Edward Elgar

Publishing Limited, pp. 43-54.

Mohamad Akram Laldin and Hafas Furqani. (2015). “Shari’ah Scholars, Ijtihād and Decision Making in Islamic Finance”. Journal of Islamic Business and Management, vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 1-15.

Selected Academic supervision:

Masters thesis:

Pricing of Product in Islamic Banking and Finance: A Fiqhi Analysis (English)

A Critical Studies and Analysis of al-Bay bi Thaman Ajil and Its Application in

Malaysian Financial Institutions. (English)

The process of Islamisation in Malaysia: The Role of Government and non-

Governmental Organisations. (English)

Al-Bida’ wa al-Khurafat fi Tajhiz al-Janazah. (Arabic)

Taadud al-Zawjat fi Malaysia, Dirasah Tahliliyyah Maydaniyyah (Arabic)

PhD thesis

Investment in Waqaf Property: Analysis of Fiqh Views (Arabic)

Islamic Unit Trust: A Fiqhi Analysis

Selected Thesis Examiner:

Bai’ al-Inah and its Contemporary Application in Islamic Bank of Malaysia (Arabic)

(M.A. Thesis, IIUM)

The Concept of Profit Sharing in Islamic Commercial Law and Conventional Law

(Arabic) (Ph.D Thesis, IIUM)

Legal Capacity (Al-Ahliyyah) Between The Shariah and Developmental Phychology

(M.A. Thesis, IIUM)

Islamic Insurance: A comparative Study Between Bank al-Jazeera And Takaful

Ikhlas (Arabic) (PhD, IIUM)

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Sukuk al-Ijarah and its Application in Malaysia and Bahrain (PhD, IIUM)

Sukuk al-Mudrabah, al-Musharakah and al-Ijarah: Fiqhi Analytical Studies and

Contemporary Applications (Arabic) (PhD, IIUM)

The Crime of Killing According to Islamic Jurisprudence and Two Laws of Kosovo

Criminal Law and Customary Law, written in Arabic (Master of Shariah by

Coursework and Dissertation) University of Brunei, Brunei Darussalam

Selected Sukuks Examined and Approved

1) Sunway City Berhad MYR500m Murabaha MTN and MYR100m Murabaha CP

Programmes

2) MISC Berhad MYR2.5bn Murabaha MTN Programme

3) UEM Group’s MYR800m Sukuk Musyarakah MTN Programme

4) Silterra Capital Berhad’s MYR1.80b Sukuk Al Ijara

5) Cagamas Berhad’s MYR60bn Islamic/Conventional Bond Programme

6) MISC Berhad MYR1.0bn Murabaha CP/MTN Programme

7) Diversified Venue MYR200m Sukuk Ijara MTN Programme

8) Cagamas MBS Berhad’s MYR2,050m Islamic Residential Backed Sukuk

Musyarakah

9) MRCB Southern Link Berhad’s MYR900m Senior Sukuk and MYR230m Junior

Sukuk under the Syariah principle of Istisna

10) Cosmo Jupiter Berhad MYR600m Sukuk Ijara MTN Programme

Area of Interest

Islamic Banking and Finance, Islamic Capital Market, Takaful, Fundamentals of

Islamic Jurisprudence

Other activities:

1. Instructor for PhD in Islamic Banking and Finance, International Islamic

University Malaysia

2. Instructor for Diploma in Islamic Banking and Finance, International Islamic

University Malaysia

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3. Trainer for Bank Negara staff on Islamic Principles in Banking & Finance

4. Trainer for several Government and Private bodies on Islamic Banking &

Finance including ILKAP, CERT Events, Petronas, Kuwait Finance House, OCBC

Bank and others

5. Member, Malaysian National Accreditation Board

6. Consultant for Amal Assurance, Shariah Training Programme

7. Trainer for Amal Assurance Staff on Islamic Principles in Islamic Insurance

8. Hosting and invited panel for TV programmes on Islamic issues

9. Delivering Public lecture at different Higher learning Institutions, public and

private sector

10. Trainer for motivational programmes organised by consultancy firms

11. International Islamic University Malaysia Humanitarian Team to Acheh