Expert resume of Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin

Professor of the International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF); former CEO ISRA Consulting of INCEIF University; former Executive Director of the International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), former visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Sharjah, UAE; Member of Central Bank of Malaysia Shariah Advisory Council; Shariah Board Member of the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions; Member of the HSBC Amanah Global Shariah Advisory Board; Member of Thomson Reuters Islamic Benchmark Shariah Committee; Member of the Shariah Advisory Council of the International Islamic Financial Market Bahrain; Member of the Board of Studies of the Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, International Islamic University Malaysia.

Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram is currently Professor of the International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF). He is the former Executive Director of International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA). Prior to joining ISRA he was an Assistant Professor at the Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM). In the period 2002‐2004, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 

At present, he is a Member of Bank Negara Malaysia Shari’ah Advisory Council, Member of MIFC Leadership Council, Member of Internal Shariah Supervisory Committee of the Dubai Islamic Bank, Member of Shari'ah Advisory Council of the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) in Bahrain, Member of Accounting and Auditing Organisation of Islamic Financial Institution (AAOIFI) Public Interest Monitoring Consultative Committee, Chairman of Shariah Advisory Council of the Employees Provident Fund Malaysia (EPF), Chairman Shariah Supervisory Council of Labuan Financial Services Authority, Member Shariah Board of Tabung Haji (Malaysian Haji Fund), Member Investment Panel of Tabung Haji, Chairman of Shariah Advisory Committee For Shariah Compliant Fund (SACF) of Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB), Chairman of The Shariah Advisory Committee of Permodalan Nasional Berhad, Member of The Joint Wakaf Distribution Committee (JWDC)- Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (MAIWP), Member of Shariah Supervisory Board, Bank Musqat Meethaq Islamic Bank, Member of the Internal Sharia Supervision Committee of the National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah PSC-Islamic Banking Division, Member Shariah Advisory Board, Yaasar Limited, UK, Member Shariah Board DDCAP London United Kingdom, Member Shariah Shariah Board, Eiger Trading Advisors UK, Member of The Panel of Recognized International Market Experts in Finance (P.R.I.M.E. Finance), Member of Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia, Member Shariah Advisory Board, Eco Islamic Bank, Repubic of Krygyzstan, Member of Financial Regulation Advisory Council of Experts (FRACE), Central Bank of Nigeria, Member of First Abu Dhabi Bank Internal Shariah Supervision Committee, Member of Board of Trustees Yayasan Guru Tun Hussein Onn, Member of Investment Panel Yayasan Guru Tun Hussein Onn, Chairman of Maldives Monetary Authority Shari’ah Board, Member of Shariah Supervisory Board of Da Afghanistan Bank.

Prof. Dr. Akram holds a B.A. Honours degree in Islamic Jurisprudence and Legislation from the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan and a Ph.D. in Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence (Usul al‐Fiqh) from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. He has presented many papers related to Islamic Banking and Finance and other Fiqh topics at national and International level and has conducted many training sessions particularly on Islamic Banking and Finance for different sectors since 1999. He is a registered Shariah Advisor for Islamic Securities with the Securities Commission of Malaysia and has acted as Shariah advisor in the issuance of several sukuks. In addition he is also prolific author of academic works specifically in the areas of Islamic Banking and Finance. He is the receipient of Zaki Badawi Award 2010 for Excellence in Shariah Advisory and Research; recipient for Most Outstanding Individual Contribution to Islamic Finance during KLIFF 2016 organized by CERT; and 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).