Mabruk!

Alumni myUAE, Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin yang pernah berkhidmat d Universiti Sharjah d umumkan bakal menerajui sebuah entiti baru d bawah Bank Negara Malaysia - BNM, ISRA (International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance).

Ketika menghubungi myUAE tengahari tadi beliau memaklumkan akan bertugas sebagai Pengarah Eksekutif d ISRA dan dalam proses melepaskan jawatan beliau sebagai Assistant Professor d Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIAM).

ISRA merupakan sebahagian daripada sebuah lagi badan Perbankan Islam BNM, INCIEF (International Center for Education in Islamic Finance). Seorang lagi alumni myUAE, Mohd Firdaus Kadir kini berkhidmat d INCIEF.

Beliau menjadi tenaga utama majlis ilmu bulanan myUAE sewaktu beliau berada d UAE. Beliau juga sering mengisi program komuniti setempat seperti berkhutbah dan pengisian ilmu.

Beliau juga merupakan salah seorang panel penasihat Shariah bagi HSBC (global).

Lapuran Bernama d petik:

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 (Bernama) Bank Negara Malaysia today announced the establishment of the International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) to promote applied research in the area of Syariah and Islamic finance. In a statement, it said ISRA will also act as a repository of knowledge for Syariah views or fatwas and undertake studies on contemporary issues in Islamic financial industry. It said ISRA aims to promote innovation and dynamism into new boundaries of Islamic finance through pioneering research and rigorous intellectual dialogue. ISRA will be part of the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCIEF) which would enable the academy to leverage on the existing infrastructure and facilities as well as to tap on the knowledge, expertise and resources of the academic faculty and post graduate students in INCIEF. A Council of Scholars, comprising local and international Syariah scholars will be set up to provide input and assistance in the strategic direction of ISRA's research works. Dr Mohamad Akram Laldin, who has extensive research experience in the area of Islamic finance will be appointed as the executive director of ISRA. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences of the International Islamic University Malaysia. He also serves as a visiting lecturer at the University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.