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Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin is a world-renowned authority in Islamic finance who combines deep scholarly grounding with decades of hands-on market guidance. A graduate of the University of Jordan in Islamic Jurisprudence and Legislation and holder of a PhD in Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence from the University of Edinburgh, he began his academic career at the International Islamic University Malaysia and later served as Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Sharjah. From 2007 until 2023 he led the International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA)—established by Bank Negara Malaysia—as Executive Director, transforming it into a global hub for applied Shariah research and professional training.

Today he is Professor at INCEIF University Malaysia and sits on the highest echelons of regulatory and market bodies: Member of Bank Negara Malaysia’s Shariah Advisory Council, Chairman of the Shariah Board of Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and of the Labuan Financial Services Authority, and Chairman of the Shariah Advisory Committees of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) and Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB). His counsel extends across borders—he advises Dubai Islamic Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Bank Muscat’s Meethaq Islamic Bank and Eiger Trading Advisors (UK), and serves on the Financial Regulation Advisory Council of Experts (FRACE) of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

A prolific author and trainer since 1999, he has structured landmark sukuk issuances as a registered Shariah Advisor with Malaysia’s Securities Commission and has guided boards and C-suites through the nuances of Islamic finance in markets spanning the Gulf, Europe and Africa. His contributions have earned Malaysia’s highest civil honour—the Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN) carrying the title “Datuk”—the Malaysian Islamic Personality Award, the Zaki Badawi Award for Excellence in Shariah Advisory, and the KLIFF 2016 award for Most Outstanding Individual Contribution to Islamic Finance. As President of the Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance (ASAS) and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia, Datuk Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram continues to shape the global financial landscape, ensuring that ethics, scholarship and commercial ambition walk hand in hand.