Jaffar, Zainudin

President and CEO, Darul Ehsan Islamic College; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zainudin Jaffar is currently President and CEO of Darul Ehsan Islamic College, a post he has held since August 1996. He joined the International Islamic University Malaysia in 1985 as an Assistant Lecturer and was appointed Lecturer in 1988, Assistant Professor in 1994. In October 1994, he was appointed Deputy Dean (Academic) at the University’s Matriculation Center. In 1995, he was also made head of the Law Department at the same center. Jaffar graduated from the University of Malaya in Sharīca and Malaysian Laws and has an LL.M. from Kings College, University of London and a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh. Jaffar is a Sharīca Advisor to Perwira Affin Bank, Amanah Saham Darul Iman (ASDI), Amanah Saham Wanita (ASNITA), Metrowangsa Asset Management Sdn Bhd (MAM), Pusat Zakat Selangor (PZS), and Corporate Eight Asset Management Sdn Bhd (CEAM).