Executive Diploma in Islamic Law (Islamic Banking), IIUM Convocation (14 Nov 2009)
Friday, 20 November 2009 03:27pm
Article contributed by Steven Thiru, Co-Chairperson, Professional Standards and Development Committee, and photo by Rachel Tan, Public Relations Officer, Bar Council
32 Members of the Malaysian Bar have received the Executive Diploma in Islamic Law (Islamic Banking), awarded by the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM). The convocation was held on 14 Nov 2009 at the IIUM campus in Gombak, Kuala Lumpur.
The Executive Diploma course is a collaboration between IIUM and the Bar Council. This initiative of the Professional Standards and Development Committee (PSDC) is the first time that the Bar Council has collaborated with an institution of higher learning on a professional development programme.
This course was organised by PSDC in response to the government’s decision to set up the Islamic Financial Centre and allow foreign lawyers to practise Islamic Finance and Banking in Malaysia. PSDC embarked on this programme with IIUM as it provided an excellent opportunity for Members of the Bar to acquire the requisite expertise in this area of the law. The venture was also aimed to demonstrate to the government, and particularly Bank Negara Malaysia, that there is local expertise for Islamic Finance and Banking. Hence, there is no need for foreign lawyers to be admitted into the country for this purpose.
The course, which commenced in Feb 2008, was conducted by the Law Centre of IIUM. It covered the following areas:
(1) Usul Figh (2) Islamic Legal Maxims (3) Islamic Law of Transaction (4) Islamic Takaful (5) Islamic Law of Succession (6) Islamic Law of Property (7) Islamic Banking (8) Corporate Governance and Islamic Business Ethics (9) Islamic Capital Market (10) Legal Issues and Challenges in the Islamic Financial System
PSDC wishes to congratulate the 32 Members of the Bar who successfully completed the programme. They are:
(1) Abd Shukor Bin Ahmad (2) Akbar Hussain Bin M E M Meera Hussain (3) Francis Ng Sai Wai (4) Hizri Bin Hasshan (5) Khairil Aznan Bin Azizi (6) Mohamad Shahrir Bin Ali (7) Mohd Izlan Bin Zolhaidi (8) Mohamad Sabri Bin Pin (9) Nik Erman Bin Nik Roseli (10) Shahrul Bin Hj Mahmood @ Mahmud (11) Tay Khim Seng (12) Ungku Mohsin Bin Ungku Sulaiman (13) Wan Amir Akram Bin Zainal Abidin (14) Yong Lin Fooi (15) Azlina Binti Abd Aziz (16) Azrina Binti Tumar (17) Esther Siew ZeKiew (18) Irma Norris Binti Ishak (19) Jamellah Beeve Binti Mohd Maideen (20) Lee Chai Lay (21) Lee How Fen (22) Lim Hui Ming (23) Mah Xian Zhen (24) N D Amsa Devi D/O Damodaran (25) Neoh Li Ting (26) Ng Pek Wan (27) Patricia Toh Kim Lee (28) Tan Wan Yean (29) Too Siew Mooi (30) Wan Nefta Rohani Binti Mohd Nawal Fernandez (31) Wang Phaik Mear (32) Dato’ Yasmeen Shariff
PSDC intends to continue with similar joint programmes with other institutions of higher learning as part of its professional development programmes.
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