INTRODUCING

Prof. Dr. Amir Bin Shaharuddin

Country of Origin
Malaysia

Qualification
Ph.D.in Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, United Kingdom. (2010)

Email
[email protected]

Phone Number
+603 7651 4262

A Brief Introduction

Professor Dr. Amir bin Shaharuddin is currently Director of Centre of Excellence Islamic Social Finance at INCEIF University. He obtained a Bachelor Degree (Honors) in Shariah from University of Al-Azhar, Cairo, Egypt (2001) and a Master in Business Administration from International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia (2005). He was awarded with PhD (Arab & Islamic Studies) from University of Exeter, United Kingdom (2010).

He was the first Visiting Fellow under the Scholar in Residence Program (“Program”) with his research titled “Harmonising Shariah Rulings in Islamic Finance: Issues, Ways and Challenges”. This Program is a joint initiative between the Securities Commission Malaysia and the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. He was also appointed as Visiting Professor at Urgench State University, Uzbekistan in 2018 and 2019 and an Adjunct Professor at UNITAR International University in 2021. His research interest is in Islamic social finance and topics related to the application of fiqh muamalat in Islamic banking and finance industry.

Before joining INCEIF, he served 20 years in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) holding several administrative positions such as Director of Academic Management, Dean of Faculty of Economics & Muamalat and Dean of Postgraduate Studies. He is also serving as the Chairman, Shariah Committee of SME Bank and Hong Leong MSIG Takaful Berhad, as well as a member of Shariah Committee of Employee Provident Fund and Hong Leong Islamic Bank.

Publications

Abdullah, O., Shaharuddin, A., Wahid, M. A., & Harun, M. S. 2024. AI Applications for Fiqh Rulings in Islamic Banks – Shariah Committee Acceptance. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, 16(1), 111–126.
Ibrahim, S.S. Daud, D Hidayah, K. Shaharuddin, A. Al-Amin, A.-A.M. 2023. Waqf integrated income generating model (WIIGM) for enhancing sustainable development goals (SDGS) in Malaysia: an evaluation of behavioural intention. International Journal of Ethics and Systems, 39(4), pp. 841–858.
Amaliah, I. Aspiranti, T. Nurhayati, N. Nu’man, A.H. Shaharuddin, A. 2021. Macroeconomic coordination: As an approach for poverty reduction, Polish Journal of Management Studies, 23(2), pp. 42–56.
Kiran, F. Ibrahim, N, Shaharuddin, A. 2021. Determinants of Switching Barriers among Oman’s Retail Banking Consumers. Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government, 27(3), p. 2734-2743.
Shaharuddin, A. 2020. Do Islamic Banks Act ‘Islamic’ During COVID-19 Pandemic?. Journal of Muamalat and Islamic Finance Research, 17(3), p. 3-12.