Mohamed Akram Laldin

Mohamad Akram is the Executive Director of the International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), part of the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  He sits on a number of advisory boards including the Bank Negara Malaysia Shari’ah Advisory Council, the Dubai-based Yassar Limited Shari’ah Advisory Board, HSBC Insurance Singapore Advisory Board and the London-based EAB Shari’ah Advisory Board.

A registered Shari’ah advisor for Islamic Securities, he has consulted on the issuance of several Sukuks and is a widely published author of academic papers on Islamic banking and finance.  Dr. Akram holds a BA in Islamic Jurisprudence & Legislation from the University of Jordan and a PhD in Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh) from the University of Edinburgh.