Syed Adam Alhabshi Author

Dr. Syed Adam Alhabshi is a partner at Shook Lin & Bok. He holds a Ph.D in Islamic Finance from the International Centre for Islamic Finance Education (INCEIF) (2016). He also holds a Chartered Islamic Finance Professional (CIFP) from INCEIF (2010), and read law at the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) (2006). Abbas Mirakhor joined INCEIF in 2010 as Distinguished Scholar and the First Holder of INCEIF's Chair in Islamic Finance. His research interests include conventional and Islamic economics and finance. He is a graduate of the Kansas State University, USA, where he received his Bachelor, Master and PhD Degrees in Economics. In 1968, he started his academic career with University of Alabama, USA. Mirakhor has worked as a professor of economics at the University of Alabama, Alabama A&M University, and the Florida Institute of Technology. In 1984, he joined the IMF in Washington DC as an economist. He spent 24 years with the IMF, serving as the organisation's Executive Director and Dean of the Executive Board, retiring in 2008. YAA Prof. Adjung Dato’ Setia Dr. Haji Mohd Na’im bin Haji Mokhtar is currently the Director General / Chief Judge, Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia. Professor Datuk Dr Syed Othman Alhabshi is the Deputy President Academic of the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF). He joined INCEIF as a Professor of Islamic Economics & Econometrics and head of Takaful Faculty in March 2007. Since 1969, he has served in various academic capacities in four public universities in the country, namely University of Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, International Islamic University Malaysia, and Universiti Utara Malaysia. He was a member of Etiqa Takaful Berhad Board (1995-2013), Maybank Islamic Board (2006-2014), Asia Unit Trust Board (1994-2012), among others.