International Institute of Islamic Finance (IIIF) Inc.

Key Management Profile


Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar
President/ CEO
mdaud@iiif-inc.com

Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar is the President/CEO of International Institute of Islamic Finance (IIIF) Inc. (BVI) and Amanie Business Solutions Sdn. Bhd. Prior to this, he was the Deputy Rector (Student Affairs and Development) and an Associate Professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia.

He received his first degree in Shari’ah from University of Kuwait in 1998 and obtained his PhD from University of St. Andrews, United Kingdom in 1993. In 2002, he went on to complete his external Bachelor of Jurisprudence at University of Malaya. He has published more than 30 articles in various academic journals and presented more than 150 papers in various conferences both local and abroad.

He is currently the Chairman of the Central Shari’ah Advisory Council of the Central Bank of Malaysia and a member of the Shari’ah Advisory Council of Securities Commission of Malaysia. He is also a member of Shari’ah board of Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) (Bahrain), International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) (Bahrain), Dow Jones Islamic Market Index (New York), Oasis Asset Management (Cape Town, South Africa), Unicorn Investment Bank (Bahrain), Financial Guidance (USA), BNP Paribas and in other financial institutions both local and abroad. Apart from that, Dr Mohd Daud is also actively advising in capital market product structuring such as Sukuks both local and abroad.


Dr. Syed Musa Alhabshi
Principal Consultant
syedmusa@iiif-inc.com

Currently he is a Principal consultant with Amanie Business Solutions in providing advisory, research and training services to the Islamic financial industry. He is currently a technical consultant with Centennial Group International in developing Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) Prudential Standards. He had served as a member of Accounting, Auditing and Governance Standards Board of Accounting Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI). In Malaysia he is currently a member of Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) Working Committee of Islamic Financial Reporting Standards. He has conducted training in the area of Islamic Accounting, Finance and Banking in both public seminars and in house training programs for various financial, audits, supervisory and rating institutions in London, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. In advisory services he has been involved in product design and development, accounting treatment and policy, governance and Shariah review as well as risk analysis and solutions for IFSI. He has also completed research for national and international Islamic financial Services Industry that provides policy direction to the future development of the industry.

Dr. Syed Musa Alhabshi was an Associate Professor employed in Faculty of Business Administration, Tun Abdul Razak University (UNITAR) till February 2007. In UNITAR he had served as Dean, Faculty of Business Administration and Head of Center for Graduate Studies. He has taught accounting and finance courses for both academic and professional programs including Master and doctoral Degree Courses in Accounting theory and Policy, Islamic Accounting and Finance, Accounting for Islamic Financial Institutions and Financial Management in both public and private universities. He has presented papers in both local and International Conferences as well as published papers in academic journals and related academic literature. He has also completed supervision of Doctoral thesis which includes areas on Performance and Efficiency of Islamic financial Institutions and Foreign Investments. His research area of interest includes Accounting, Auditing, Governance, Risk Management, Performance Measurement and Zakat particularly for Islamic Financial Institutions.

Prior to his appointment in UNITAR he had served as a Head of Department of Accounting and Head of Post Graduate Diploma Islamic Banking in Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences during his tenure of 10 years as an academic staff in International Islamic University, Malaysia.

His early education was from Singapore where he obtained a Diploma in Business Studies from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He then proceeded to obtain first class honors degree in Bachelor of Business Administration (1989) from International Islamic University (IIUM), Malaysia where he obtained Bank Islam Malaysia Overall Best Student Award. He then proceeded to obtain Doctor of Business Administration (1994) (Accounting and Finance) from Strathclyde University, UK. His career began as a National Service Police Inspector and later worked as an audit assistant in an International Public Accounting Firm, Singapore after obtaining his diploma. After completing his first degree he joined as an IIUM academic staff and was also a Teaching Fellow in Strathclyde University, UK


Razi Pahlavi
Consultant
razi@iiif-inc.com

Razi was previously involved in product and business development activities of IslamiQ Ltd. He was one of the Shari’ah secretariats in IslamiQ, responsible for the development and management of Shari’ah compliance products as well as communication between the management and Shari’ah scholars. IslamiQ is the first online company dedicated to meeting the Islamic investment and financial needs of the global Muslim community.

Prior to that, Razi was a product development consultant for Islamic Capital Technology. He participated in the Islamic Financial advisory and assisted in the structuring of private equity funds, Islamic business-to-business financial marketplace and Takaful products.

Razi involved profoundly in Islamic Economy and Finance research, he was a researcher in Islamic Financial Data Services Ltd. (UK), with the main responsibility of conducting market research, providing reports and updates on the new Islamic Finance products in both concept and application. He was once an independent researcher based in the Middle East.

Razi graduated from International Islamic University Malaysia with a Bachelor Degree of Accounting.

Baiza Bain
Consultant
baiza@iiif-inc.com

Baiza is a consultant with 9 years experience in various fields within the Islamic Bankingindustry. Baiza started as a research associate with Islamic Financial Data Services Ltd.(U.K) specialising in Islamic finance and banking data research before joining IslamiQ Ltd.. At IslamiQ, Baiza was part of the team that developed the ScreenIslamiQ, the online service that allowed users to access information on Shari'ah compliant stocks in the majorglobal stock markets. Baiza was also involved in the IslamiQ advisory team thatcompleted the Shari'ah structuring of a US$150 million private equity fund focusing on dynamic and undervalued Asian companies.

Baiza’s last posting before joining Amanie was with Guidance Financial Group LLC, an international Islamic financial services company based in Washington D.C. At Guidance Financial, Baiza was part of the investment team that structured a Musyarakah Mutanaqisah based Islamic home financing program for consumers in the U.S market, an innovative mortgage based Islamic Fixed Income security with Freddie Mac and a Pan European Islamic Real Estate fund with ING International. During his tenure with Guidance Financial, he was also seconded to Navis Capital Partners to assist in the day to day running of their Islamic private equity funds with an aggregate value of USD 300 million. Baiza graduated from Monash University, Australia with a degree in Business Studies double majoring in Accounting and Economics.


Effendy Rahaman
Consultant
effendy@iiif-inc.com

Effendy is a consultant for business, product and research. His expertise is in economic research and he has previously held several research assignments from Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) and International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF). Effendy began his career as a financial consultant at Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore, where he developed an extensive knowledge of banking instruments. He then moved on to WAREES Investments, a subsidiary of Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) which specializes in managing and developing trust property. At WAREES Investments, he fulfilled the role of an investment analyst and is immersed to the field of Islamic Finance and Economics. A new introduction to the Amanie team, Effendy brings forth an integral knowledge of the banking industry.

Effendy holds a degree in Business Management from the University of London, an MSc in International Economics (with Distinction) from Cardiff University and is currently pursuing his PhD in Economics from Universiti Malaya, specializing in Monetary and Islamic Economics.

Maya Marissa
Consultant
maya@iiif-inc.com

Maya Marissa graduated with an LL.B (Hons) from the University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom and has 9 years experience mainly in corporate legal matters. She started her career with Edaran Digital Systems Berhad, a player in the ICT industry as an in-house legal counsel for the holding company and its subsidiaries. At Edaran, she was responsible for the legal matters mainly in project management as well as compliance. She was also involved in the Group’s exercise for issuance of RM100 million Al-Murabahah Commercial Paper/Medium Term Note and was appointed as Administrator for the Group’s Employee Share Trust Scheme and member of the Risk Management Working Committee. She then joined Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad (PUNB), a national entrepreneur development corporation, which provides integrated support to various sectors through a variety of Islamic financial products and equity investments. At PUNB, she received wide exposure in legal and Shari’ah aspects of PUNB’s financing and investments, litigation and general corporate matters including risk management exercise, KPI exercise and implementation of PUNB’s SOP. She was also a member of PUNB’s Main Shari’ah Committee and Shari’ah Working Committee. Maya Marissa is currently pursuing her Chartered Islamic Finance Professional (CIFP) Programme at the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF).


Suhaida Mahpot
Associate Consultant
suhaida@iiif-inc.com

Suhaida Mahpot graduated from International Islamic University Malaysia with a Bachelor of Economics (Islamic Economics & Finance). Her career in banking & financial industry starts as a Trainee under Capital Market Graduated Trainee Scheme organized by Securities Commission. Prior joining Amanie Business Solutions Sdn Bhd, she was working with Affin Investment Bank Bhd since 2006 as an Executive for Debt & Capital Market Department. She has completed various project financing deals using Private Debt Securities instruments ranging from infrastructure & utilities, real estate, plantation and many others sectors.







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