Laldin, Mohamad Akram

(Executive Director, International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Mohamad Akram Laldin is the Executive Director of International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA). He is also the Deputy Chairman of Bank Negara Malaysia Shari’ah Advisory Council, Member of Accounting and Auditing Organization of Islamic Financial Institution (AAOIFI) Shari'ah Board Bahrain, Member of Law Harmonisation Committee Bank Negara Malaysia, Member of Shari’ah Board of Employees Provident Fund Malaysia (EPF), Chairman of Maldives Monetary Authority Shari’ah Board, Member of Nigerian Central Bank Council of Expert, Chairman of Islamic Advisory Board of HSBC Insurance Singapore, Member of Shari’ah Advisory Council International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM), Bahrain, Member of Thomson Reuters Islamic. Laldin holds a B.A. Honours degree in Islamic Jurisprudence and Legislation from the University of Jordan and a Ph.D. in Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh) from the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.