ifis trainers
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Aznan Hasan
Chairman, SAC, Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC) & IIiBF
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Aznan is a Professor in Shariah at Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF), IIUM. He was the Founding President, Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance (ASAS). He isthe Chairman, Shariah Advisory Council, Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC), Deputy Chairman,
Shariah Advisory Committee, Employee Provident Fund (EPF), Shariah Committee, Association of Islamic Bank of Malaysia (AIBIM) and Shariah Board, Nizwa Bank (Oman). He is also a member, Shariah Council, AAOIFI (Bahrain), Higher Shariah Authority, Central Bank of UAE (UAE) and Shariah
Board, International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM-Bahrain). He also serves as a member of Board of Directors, Maybank Islamic Berhad. CCurrently, he is the Chairman, Shariah Committee, Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad, Shariah Advisory Board, FNB Bank (South Africa), Chairman, Shariah
Advisory Council, HSBC Amanah (Dubai), a member, Global Shariah Advisory Council, Standard Chartered (Global-DIFC-Dubai), Shariah Advisory Board, ABSA Islamic Bank (South Africa), Yasaar Limited (London), Khalij Islamic (UK) Limited (London), and Amanah Raya Asset Management, as well as other financial institutions and corporate bodies located locally and internationally. He also serves as Shariah consultant to Maybank Investment Bank. He is a registered Shariah Advisor for the Islamic Unit Trust Schemes and Islamic securities (Sukuk), Securities Commission of Malaysia. He is also a member, Shariah Supervisory Board, Waqaf Foundation, a corporate entity formed by the Government to oversee the application of Waqaf in Malaysia, and a member, Shariah Committee, Lembaga Zakat Selangor (LZS). Dr Aznan Hasan received his first Degree in Shariah from University of al-Azhar (1994). He then successfully completed his Master degree in Shariah from Cairo University with distinction (mumtaz) (1998) and his thesis was recommended for publication. He then obtained his Ph.D from University of Wales, Lampeter, United Kingdom (2003).
Prof. Dr. Engku Rabiah Adawiah Engku Ali
Deputy Chairman, Shariah Advisory Council, Bank Negara Malaysia and Securities Commission Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Engku Rabiah Adawiah is a Professor at the Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance IIUM (IIiBF), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Apart from teaching, she is active in the field of Islamic financial consulting, which provides extensive direct exposure in relation to Islamic banking and finance. She sits on various Shariah advisory bodies, including Bank Negara Malaysia, Securities Commission Malaysia, Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority (LOFSA) and Employees Provident Fund (EPF). She also developed an interest in waqf institutions where she was a member of the board of directors of AWQAF Holdings and Khadijah International Waqf Foundation. She was also appointed as a member of the disciplinary committee of the Malaysian Bar Council.
In recognition of her contributions to global Islamic finance, she was awarded as the Outstanding Individual Contributor in Islamic Finance 2004 and 2014. As a pioneering woman of Shariah, she has been listed several times in the category of Influential Women, including the 10 Best Women in Islamic Finance and the 3rd Most Influential Women in Islamic Finance 2018 and 2nd in 2020. She obtained LLB (first class honours), LLB (Shari’ah) (first class honours) and Master of Comparative Law (MCL) degrees from IIUM. In 1998, she obtained his PhD in law from the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
Mohd Zikri Mohd Shairy
Director, Social Finance Division, Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad
Mohd Zikri Mohd Shairy served as the founding executor, contributing to the early design and implementation of Malaysia’s iTEKAD programme, which has benefited over 1,500 underbanked micro-entrepreneurs under Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad. He is currently the Director of the Social Finance Division at Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad. With 18 years of experience in Islamic finance, he focuses on integrating zakat, waqf, and sadaqah into the banking framework to promote financial inclusion. He leads Sadaqa House, Bank Islam’s flagship social finance catalyst, which mobilises philanthropic funds to support high-impact social projects. Zikri has a strong background in Shariah
governance and advisory, including international consultancy work across Southeast Asia and the Middle East. He is a Malaysia Acumen Fellow 2023.
Prof. Dr. Noraini Mohd Ariffin
Deputy Dean Kulliyyah of Economics & Management Sciences, IIUM
Dr. Noraini Mohd Ariffin is currently a Professor in the Department of Accounting, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). She holds a PhD in Accounting for Islamic Banks from University of Surrey, United Kingdom. She also holds a Masters in Accounting (with distinction) from University of Dundee, United Kingdom and BSc (Econs) in Accounting from University of Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. She teaches several subjects such as Company Accounting, Accounting for Islamic Banks, Accounting, Auditing and Governance of Islamic Financial Institutions and Risk Management for Islamic Financial Institutions for undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She also supervises postgraduate students mainly in the area of Shari’ah audit, Shari’ah governance and accounting for Islamic financial institutions. Dr. Noraini is an Associate Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).
Yazit Yusuff
Financial Consultant Islamic Treasury & Islamic Capital Markets
Yazit Yusuff is a freelance trainer and consultant on Islamic Finance and has been involved in Islamic Treasury and Islamic Capital Markets for more than 35 years. His working experience includes money market, foreign exchange, corporate treasury and Islamic capital market. His last position before opting for early retirement towards end of 2020 was Head of Islamic Non-Retail Business Development with RHB Islamic Bank which is part of RHB Banking Group, Malaysia fourth largest financial conglomerate. Yazit gained most of his Islamic banking and treasury experience while attached with Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (Malaysia first Islamic bank), the bank he joined in 1987.
After 21 years in Bank Islam, he moved to OSK Investment Bank in 2008 to spearhead the bank regional Islamic banking and Islamic capital market business. Yazit holds a Master Degree in Business Administration majoring in Finance conferred by University of Southern Queensland, Australia in 2003.
Dr. Syed Adam Alhabshi
Partner, Islamic Finance, Raja, Darryl & Loh
Dr. Syed Adam began his legal career as a Judicial Officer (2007–2011), serving as a Magistrate and Senior Assistant Registrar in the Muamalat and Commercial Divisions of the High Court in Kuala Lumpur. He also served as Special Officer to the Chief Justice of Malaysia. Prior to joining Raja, Darryl
& Loh, he was the Manager of the Shariah Secretariat at a Malaysian financial institution and later a partner in another major Kuala Lumpur law firm (2018–2022). Holding a Ph.D. in Islamic Finance and a Fellow Chartered Professional in Islamic Finance (CPIF), his practice has consistently focused on Islamic finance, including banking and security documentation, regulatory compliance, Islamic capital markets, and Takaful. He has also advised awardees of digital banking licences issued by Bank Negara Malaysia under the Islamic Financial Services Act 2013. He is currently a member of the Executive Committee and Associate Member of ASAS, and was formerly the Honorary Secretary of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance. He is also a member of the Shariah Committee of Bank Simpanan Nasional and Co-Chairperson of the Bar Council’s Islamic Finance Committee.
Daeng Termizi
Chief Operations Officer & Co-Founder, Kestrl, United Kingdom
Daeng is the COO and co-founder of Kestrl, an app that helps Muslims achieve their financial goals without compromise. Before this, Daeng built a career as an analyst at the Central Bank of Malaysia, where he specialised in Islamic finance and sustainable/green capital markets. Daeng holds an MBA
from the University of Cambridge with a focus on digital transformation and a BA from the University of Exeter. He successfully launched the Kestrl app both as a beta and to the public. Modelled Kestrl’s financial projections for the purpose of fundraising. Fundraised £400k in pre-seed and seed funding rounds through Angel investors and crowdfunding through Seedrs.
