Shariah Committee
Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr.) Hj. Harussani Hj Zakaria
(Chairman)
Mufti of Perak State Government
Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr.) Hj. Harussani was conferred a PhD in 2001 from University of Malaya. He is a member of the Meeting Council, Islamic Council and Malay Customs for the Government of Perak and the Chairman of the State Shariah Committee. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the State Islamic Economic Development Corporation. He has served Takaful Nasional Berhad since 1993 as one of its Shariah Advisory Council members. Concurrently, he is also a Shariah Committee member of Bank Pembangunan & Infrastruktur Malaysia Berhad and Amanah Raya Berhad.
Dr. Ahcene Lahsasna
(Member)
Associate Professor, Shariah and Legal Studies Department,
International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF)
Dr. Ahcene Lahsasna is an Associate Professor in the Shariah and Legal Studies Department, INCEIF and was appointed as the Graduate Students Advisor on 1 October 2008. He was appointed a member of the Shariah Committee of Maybank Islamic/Maybank Group in June 2009. Dr. Ahcene Lahsasna holds Masters and PhD degrees in Islamic Law & Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh and Usul Fiqh) from the International Islamic University Malaysia. Prior to joining INCEIF, he was with the Islamic Science University of Malaysia, lecturing in Shariah and law.
Dr. Mohammad Deen Mohd Napiah
(Member)
Assistant Professor, Ahmad Ibrahim Kuliyyah of Laws at the
International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM)
Dr. Mohammad Deen Mohd Napiah is currently an Assistant Professor at Ahmad Ibrahim Kuliyyah of Laws at IIUM. He holds a PhD from Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland. Prior to his appointment as a member of the Shariah Committee of Maybank in 2007, he was the Shariah Advisor for EON Bank Berhad from 1997 – 2003. He is also currently an Academic Assessor for the National Accreditation Council since 2001.
Dr. Ismail bin Mohd @ Abu Hassan
(Member)
Assistant Professor, Ahmad Ibrahim Kuliyyah of Laws at the
International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM)
Dr. Ismail bin Mohd @ Abu Hassan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Islamic Law of IIUM. He holds a 1st class Honours first degree in Shariah from University Malaya in 1989 and obtained a law degree from School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London in 1992. He pursued his PhD at Manchester University, England and obtained his doctorate in 1997. He has been lecturing at the Department of Islamic Law for more than ten years since 1989. Prior to his appointment as a Shariah Committee member of Maybank in 2007, he was in the Shariah Committees of Takaful Nasional Berhad and CIMB Group.
Encik Sarip Adul
(Member)
Lecturer, Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language
Learning, University Malaysia Sabah
Encik Sarip is a lecturer at University Malaysia Sabah with expertise in Shariah and specialising in Muamalat Islam and Islamic Finance. Prior to that, he was a lecturer at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) for seven years. He was appointed a Shariah Committee member of Maybank Islamic/Maybank Group effective May 2011. He obtained his first degree in Shariah from the University of Al-Azhar, Egypt and Masters in Fiqh and Usul Al-Fiqh from University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. He is pursuing his PhD in Shariah at University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and is also an advisor for the graduate student programme. He is currently a member of Majlis Fatwa Negeri Sabah.