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Profile Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki

Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki is currently the Executive Chairman/President Islamic Da'wah Foundation of Malaysia (YADIM). Prior to this he was the Head of Research Affairs, International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) and Associate Professor at International Centre for Islamic Finance Education (INCEIF).

Apart from serving YADIM, he also serves as an Independent Director of Affin Islamic Bank. He sits as a Chairman of Affin Bank Group Shariah Committee and Shariah consultant and advisor to several financial institutions and advisory firms including Maldives Capital Market Development Authority, AIA AFG Takaful Berhad, AIA Takaful International, London-based Mortgage Company Chain Mender Limited, London-based Halal Industries PLC, US-Based Islamic Financial Institution United Chartered Bank (UCB) and Singapore-based IFIS Business Advisory Pte Ltd. He is also a member of Board of Studies for Islamic Finance Programme at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), University Utara Malaysia (UUM), University Tun Abdul Razak (UniRAZAK) and Associate Fellow at ISDEV, University Sains Malaysia (USM). He holds Master of Science degree in Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance and Ph.D in Islamic Banking and Finance from Loughborough University, United Kingdom.

He has published in numerous international and local refereed academic journals. In 2011, he was also conferred with Global Islamic Finance Award for the category 'The Most Upcoming Personality in Islamic Finance' in Oman Islamic Economic Forum.Apart from that he has presented papers at both local and international conferences. He also conducts training in Islamic banking and finance related areas to officers of Central Bank of Malaysia, banking practitioners, government officials and public both local and international.