OUR People

Dr. Ab Mumin Ab Ghani (Chairman) obtained his Diploma in Education, Bachelor of Economics (Hons.) and Master of Business Administration from the National University of Malaysia in 1979 and 1987 respectively. He then received his Ph.D in Islamic Studies from University of Malaya in 1998.

Dr. Ab Mumin Ab Ghani served as Associate Professor at Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya from 1989 until 2016 where he published a number of research works related to Islamic finance. During this period, Dr. Ab Mumin Ab Ghani was entrusted with several senior roles at the Academy of Islamic Studies as well as University of Malaya.

His other notable contributions in the field of Islamic finance at national level includes, his roles as member of working committee at Economic Planning Unit of Prime Minister’s Department, Deputy Chairman of Committee for Formulating Program Standards for Muamalat and Islamic Finance at Ministry of Higher Education, member of Research Committee on Direction of Muamalat and Islamic Finance in Malaysia.

Dr. Ab Mumin Ab Ghani served as the Chairman of Shariah Committee for Hong Leong Islamic Bank Berhad from 2004 until 2020 and Hong Leong MSIG Takaful Berhad from 2006 until 2020. Dr. Ab Mumin Ab Ghani was also a Shariah Committee Member of Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad from 2004 until 2006. He currently sits as a Shariah Committee member for Public Islamic Bank Berhad.

Ir. Dr. Muhamad Fuad Abdullah has dual academic qualifications in engineering as well as in Islamic studies. He obtained his Bachelor and Master of Philosophy Degrees in Electrical Engineering from Southampton University, England in 1977 and 1982, respectively. He then completed his Bachelor of Arts (Shariah) Degree at Jordan University in 1994. His highest academic qualification is PhD. in Muslim Civilisation awarded in 1996 by Aberdeen University in Scotland.

Dr. Muhamad Fuad plays an active role in the academic world. He had served as an adjunct professor/lecturer at several local universities including Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia and Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka; as an Industry Advisory Panel of Electrical Engineering Programmes at Universiti Teknologi Mara, Multimedia University and Universiti Tenaga Nasional; and had served from 2007 to 2010 as a member of the Board of Studies of the International Islamic University Malaysia Bachelor Program in Fiqh & Usul Fiqh. He was the Chief Executive of The Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology in Johor Bahru in 2019. Presently, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia and Universiti Tun Abd Razak Sdn Bhd.

Dr. Muhamad Fuad has held a number of board directorships including those of Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia, MIDF Berhad, MIDF Property Berhad, Sime Darby Berhad, Sime Darby Property Berhad and Island & Peninsular Bhd. He is currently the Chairman of Gagasan Nadi Cergas Bhd and a board member of PNB Commercial Sdn Bhd.

Dr. Muhamad Fuad is currently a member of the Shariah Committee of Public Islamic Bank Bhd and a member of the Shariah Advisory Committee of BIMB Securities Sdn Bhd. He had served as the Chairman of the Shariah Committees of MIDF Bhd and MNRB Retakaful Sdn Bhd and was a member of the Shariah Committee of MNRB Holdings Berhad.