INTRODUCING

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamed Eskandar Shah Mohd Rasid

Country of Origin
Malaysia

Qualification
PhD in Finance from Nottingham University Business School (UK)

Phone Number
+603 7651 4203

A Brief Introduction

Associate Professor Dr. Mohamed Eskandar Shah Mohd Rasid has over 23 years of experience in academia, consultancy and senior leadership. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of ISRA Consulting, INCEIF University. He actively leads strategic Islamic finance consultancy projects locally and internationally, delivering impactful and Shariah-compliant solutions to advance the global Islamic finance ecosystem.

He began his academic career at IIUM and later joined INCEIF, where he served as Associate Dean and subsequently Dean of the School of Graduate Studies. Then, he joined Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar Foundation) as Associate Professor and Associate Dean Academic.

Dr. Eskandar has served as a Financial Sector Specialist Consultant for the World Bank, Advisor to the Brunei Institute of Leadership and Islamic Finance (BILIF), and consultant to various government agencies and financial institutions, including local and international government ministries, CIMB Islamic, Responsible Finance Institute (RFI) and ZICO Shariah Advisory. He is currently appointed as a Member of the Commission at the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC). 

He holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration (Hons) from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), a Master’s in International Economics and Finance from the University of Queensland, and a PhD in Finance from Nottingham University Business School (UK). 

Publications

    Selected Articles

  • “Non-tariff Measures in Services Sector: a PPML Analysis” with Bushra Faizi and Nasim Shirazi-Applied Economics, 28(1), 2024.
  • “Exploring asymmetries in cryptocurrency’s intraday return and implied volatility”-with Mahmudul Karim, Abu Haniffa Noman and Larisa Yarovaya-International Review of Financial Analysis. 96, 2024.
  • “Bibliometric review on sustainable finance”-with Aghilasse Kasse- Sustainability, 15(9), 2023, 7119.
  • “Islamic Finance in Search of Meaning” -with Saad Azmat- World Scientific Annual Review of Islamic Finance, 1, 2023, 1-8.
  • “Private credit in dual banking countries: Does bank ownership type matter”- with Hazizi Noordin and Mansor Ibrahim-Thunderbird International Business Review, 2022, 687-708.
  • “Are Religious Investors Financially Smart? Evidence From Equity Funds” with Murat Yas and Ahmad Faruk Aysan, Journal of Asset Management, 23(1), 2022, 33-45.
  • “Impact of Non-Intermediation Activities of Banks on Economic Growth and Volatility: An Evidence from OIC’ with Mohsin Ali and Mansor Ibrahim, The Singapore Economic Review, 61(7) 2022,333-348
  • “Performance of Shari’ah Compliant and Non-Shari’ah Compliant Listed Firms- Case Study of Malaysia”, with Irum Saba and Mohamed Ariff Kareem, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 14(1), 2020, 128-150.
  • “Ethical Investments and Financial Performance: An International Evidence,” with Wajahat Azmi and Shamsher Mohamad, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 62, 2020,11047.
  • “The Substitution Hypothesis of Agency Conflicts: Evidence on Shariah Compliant Equities,” with Zaheer Anwar, Wajahat Azmi and Shamsher Mohamad, Global Finance Journal, 41, 2019, 90-103.
  • “Nonfinancial traits and financial smartness: International evidence from Shariah-compliant and Socially responsible funds” with Wajahat Azmi and Shamsher Mohamad, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, 56, 2018, 201-217.
  • “Do Profit-sharing Investment Account Holders Provide Market Discipline in an Islamic Banking System?” with Omar Alaeddin, Simon Archer, Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim, Journal of Financial Regulation, 3 (2), 2017, 210–232.
  • “Rationalizing the Value Premium in Emerging Markets” with M.Shahid Ebrahim, Sourafel Girma and Jonathan Williams. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money. 29, 2014, 51-70.
  • “Dynamic Capital Structure under Political Patronage: The Case of Malaysia” with M.Shahid Ebrahim, Sourafel Girma and Jonathan Williams. International Review of Financial Analysis 31, 2014, 117-128.
  • “Foreign Exchange Rate Exposure and Impact of Policy Switch: The Case of Malaysian Firms” with Obiyathulla Ismath, Sharifah Raihan and Azhar Mohamad, Applied Economics, 45(20), 2013, 2974-2984.

Teaching Courses