Shariah Committee

Chairman of Shariah Committee

Dr. Khairul Anuar was appointed as Shariah Committee of OCBC Al-Amin in April 2021. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Shariah from University of Malaya and obtained his Master’s Degree in Shariah from the same university. He then obtained his PhD in Islamic Banking and Finance from International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM).

He currently serves as Senior Lecturer at Selangor Islamic University. His specialised areas are Fiqh Muamalat (Islamic Law of Transaction) as well as Islamic Economics and Banking.

Shariah Committee Member

Mr. Faizal Jaffar was appointed as Shariah Committee of OCBC Al-Amin in May 2020. He holds Master of Science in Islamic Finance from International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) and BA (Hons) in Accountancy from University Technology MARA (UiTM). He also holds Chartered Accountant from Malaysian Institute of Accountant and was a member of Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) from Australia.

He started his career with Bank Negara Malaysia since 1986 and served for 33 years until his retirement in 2019. He was first attached to Finance department handling treasury settlement, budgeting, payment settlement and accounting system development. He was then promoted to Islamic Banking and Takaful Department where his last position was as Deputy Director of Islamic Banking and Takaful Department. During his tenure at BNM, he had led various initiatives to formulate sound and robust regulatory and prudential policies for Islamic banking industry, covering financial and Shariah policies. He also developed and oversaw the implementation of strategies and policies to ensure talent institutions for Islamic finance continue to be efficient, effective and dynamic to meet the increasing talent demand in the sector.

Shariah Committee Member

Dr. Rofaizal holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Shariah law from the International University of Africa, Sudan and obtained his Master of Business Administration (Islamic Banking) degree from the National University of Malaysia. He obtained his PhD from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

He currently serves as a lecturer at Selangor Islamic University. His specialised areas are Fiqh Muamalat (Islamic law of transaction) as well as Islamic banking and finance. Prior to joining academia, he served as a Shariah officer at Aftaas Syariah Advisory Sdn Bhd and Kopsya Angkasa Bhd.​

Shariah Committee Member

Dr. Mohd Hilmi holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Islamic Revealed Knowledge from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and obtained his Master’s Degree and Ph.D from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He currently serves as Senior Lecturer at Raja Zarith Sofiah Centre for Advanced Studies on Islam, Science and Civilization (RZS-CASIS), UTM. His specialised areas are Shariah law, Islamic commercial law as well as Islamic banking and finance. Prior to joining academia, he has vast working experience handling Shariah related functions during his tenure with Affin Islamic Bank and Deutsche Bank (Malaysia). 

Shariah Committee Member

Mr. Abdul Latif graduated with Shahadah `Aalimiyyah (Scholarly Degree) from Darul Ulum Zakariyya, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. He currently serves as Senior Lecturer at Darul Ulum Azzahra’ and Pusat Tahfiz Azzahrah Lilbanat. His specialised areas are Shariah law, Islamic commercial law as well as Tafsir and Hadith.

Shariah Committee Member

Dr. Rizal graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Shariah (Shariah & Management) from University of Malaya and obtained his Master of Business Administration (Accounting) from the same university. He then obtained his PhD (Accounting & Finance) from Cardiff University, UK. He currently serves as a Senior Lecturer at University of Malaya. His specialised areas are Islamic banking and finance as well as accounting and social finance.