Member, Shariah Advisory Committee

Tn. Hj. Mohd Nasiruddin Mohd Kamaruddin, a seasoned banker, began his banking career with Chung Khiaw Bank Limited in 1987. He then served Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad from 1989 until his retirement in January, 2018. During his twenty-eight (28) years’ career with the Bank, he held various management positions, the last being the Head of Shariah and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank’s Islamic Banking subsidiary. He joined the Islamic Banking Division in 1999 and was responsible for the setting up of the Islamic Banking subsidiary in 2008 and was also responsible for building the infrastructure to prepare the Bank to fully comply with BNM’s Shariah Governance Framework and the operational requirements laid down in Islamic Financial Services Act (IFSA) 2013.

He is an expert in Islamic banking products and operational requirements. He holds a B.Sc. Finance and MBA (Finance), both from California State University Fresno, USA. In addition, he also obtained a Certificate in Islamic Law from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), in 2009. Currently, Tn. Hj. Mohd Nasiruddin is pursuing his doctoral degree in Islamic banking at the same university. He has been appointed as a member of MBSB Bank’s Shariah Advisory Committee since February, 2018.

Chairman, Shariah Advisory Committee

Tn. Hj. Mohd Bahroddin Badri is Shariah Consultant at ISRA Consulting Sdn Bhd (IC) and Researcher at the International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA). Prior to joining ISRA, he served as an academician at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He is the former Deputy Chairman of the Shariah Committee of Citibank Malaysia and Shariah Committee Member of Citibank Labuan. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Shariah Advisory Committee of MBSB Bank Berhad.

He completed his tertiary education and graduated with Master in Shariah (Economics) from University of Malaya and Bachelor of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage (Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh) from the IIUM. He is Fellow of Certified Shariah Adviser and Auditor (CSAA) of Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), Bahrain-based international standard-setting body. Currently, he is pursuing his doctoral study in Business at the International University Malaya-Wales (IUMW).

His significant contribution to Islamic finance industry includes involvement in developing some Shariah-related Policy Guidelines (Shariah Standards) and Shariah-compliant Schemes issued by the Central Bank of Malaysia and Companies Commission of Malaysia respectively. He is one of the writers of Islamic finance textbooks, “Islamic Financial System: Principles & Operations” (2 Ed) and “Sukuk: Principles and Practices” published by ISRA. He produced several research papers and articles on Shariah and Islamic finance, presented and participated in international conferences in Turkey, Canada, Morocco, Oman, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand and Singapore. As Shariah Consultant at IC, he has been involved in various international projects of providing Shariah advisory & consultancy services to its international partners and clients from the UK, Germany, Bahrain, Australia, Brazil, Nigeria, Afghanistan etc. Tn. Hj. Mohd Bahroddin Badri is also sitting as EXCO member of Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance (ASAS).

Member, Shariah Advisory Committee

Sohibus Samahah Datuk Dr. Luqman Hj. Abdullah, is currently the Federal Territories Mufti and a senior lecturer at the Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, Academy of Islamic Studies, the University of Malaya. He obtained his Ph.D in Islamic Law from, the University of Edinburgh, Scotland (2005) and Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Shariah, the University of Malaya (1993). His areas of specialization are Islamic Law of Mu’amalat, Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic Legal Theory and Islamic Legal Textual Studies. Apart from being a Member of the Shariah Advisory Committee of MBSB Bank Berhad, he also serves as a Member of the Shariah and Fatwa Committee at various financial institutions, including Takaful Ikhlas Malaysia Berhad, Amanah Raya Berhad and Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia). He has been involved in various professional membership and trainings on Islamic finance apart from being actively involved in writing books and articles, as well as presenting papers in various conferences at both international and national levels.

Member, Shariah Advisory Committee

Dr. Ahmad Faizol Ismail is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Shariah Department, Faculty of Islamic Contemporary Studies at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA). Before that, he was the Post-Graduate Coordinator at the Faculty of Islamic Contemporary Studies, UniSZA. Dr. Ahmad Faizol obtained his Ph.D. in Law from School of Law, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, and Masters of Shariah from the University of Malaya (UM). He also holds a degree in Shariah from Al-Azhar University and Diploma in Islamic Studies (Shariah) from Kolej Ugama Sultan Zainal Abidin (KUSZA).

He specializes in Islamic financial system, Shariah governance, and corporate governance. He teaches various subjects such as fiqh al-mua`malat, usul al-fiqh, al-qawaid al-fiqhiyyah and al-siyasah al-shar`iyyah which are also his research interests.

He has conducted several types of research in social sciences and humanities, accumulating more than RM1 million research grants in value. He managed multiple international conferences and seminars, as well as other institutional academic activities in his previous institutions.

After finishing his Ph.D. in 2019, he has been active as an editor for several academic journals, especially in Islamic finance.

Member, Shariah Advisory Committee

En. Nasrun Mohamad Ghazali is a Shariah consultant for several Islamic financial Institutions. Currently, he provides consultancy services to the educational and financial institutions. Began his banking career with Malayan Banking Berhad in 2001. He then served Ambank (M) Berhad in 2010, Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation (Malaysia) Berhad in 2011 and MUFG Bank (Malaysia) Berhad in 2013. During his 16 years’ career with the Bank, he held various functional and management positions covering various banking domains and sections, and the last being the Head of Shariah at MUFG Bank (Malaysia) Berhad. He also used to serve as a senior consultant at Infopro Sdn. Bhd., a financial solution provider, in 2009.

Specializing in Islamic finance and economics, he holds double Master’s Degree in Shariah and Information Technology from the University of Malaya and the National University of Malaysia, respectively, and double Bachelor’s Degree in Islamic Sciences of al-Hadith and Accounting from al-Madinah International University and the National University of Malaysia, respectively. In addition, he also obtained a Diploma in Shariah and several certificates in Islamic finance from various institutions. He has also has been involved in conducting training, writing and reviewing article/research relating to the topic of Islamic finance and Mu’amalat. Currently, En. Nasrun is pursuing his doctoral degree in Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh at the International Islamic University Malaysia.