• 1995 – Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Finance, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
• 1989 – B.A. Hons. in Islamic Jurisprudence and Legislation, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

2008 till now International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) Executive Director
1995 – 2008 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Assistant Professor
1989 – 1995 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Senior Lecturer
1995- 1997 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Deputy Dean of IIUM-KUSZA Matriculation Prog.
1997 – 2001 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Deputy Dean of Student Affairs
2001 – 2002 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Director, Co-Curricular Activity Centre
2002- 2004 University of Sharjah, UAE Visiting Assistant Professor
2004 – 2006 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Head, Department of Fiqh and Usul
2006 – 2007 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Deputy Dean Academic Affairs

Islamic Banking and Finance
Islamic Capital Market
Takaful
Fundamentals of Islamic Jurisprudence

Recipient of Zaki Badawi Award 2010 for Excellence in Shariah Advisory and Research
Recipient for Most Outstanding Individual Contribution to Islamic Finance during KLIFF 2016 organized by CERT
Winner of the 2017/1439H Malaysian Islamic Personality Award, given annually on the occasion of the birthday of the Prophet (peace be upon him)

2008 till present – Bank Negara Malaysia, Member of Shariah Advisory Council
2009 till present – International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM), Bahrain Member of Shari’ah Advisory Council
2008 till present – Employees Provident Fund (EPF), Chairman of Shari’ah Advisory Council
2014 till present – Shariah Supervisory Council of Labuan Finance Services Authority
2007 till present – Yaasar Limited, UK Member of Shari’ah Advisory Board
2007 till present – Eco Islamic Bank, Republic of Kyrgstan Member of Shari’ah Advisory Board
2010 till present – Maldives Monetary Authority Chairman of Shari’ah Board
2004 till present – Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, IIUM Member of Working Committee
2008 till present – Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia (ILIM) Member of Advisory Board
2005 till present – International Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF) Ass0ciate Consultant
2007 till present – ZI Shariah Advisory, Malaysia Member, Shariah Advisory Board
2009 till present – Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC) Registered Shariah Advisor for Islamic Securities
2012 till present – Member of Financial Regulation Advisory Council of Expert (FRACE), Central Bank of Nigeria
2015 till present – Member of Shariah Supervisory Board of Da Afganistan Bank
2018 till present – Member of Board of Trustees of Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YaPEIM)
2019 till present – Member Shari’ah Board of Tabung Haji (Malaysian Hajj Fund)
2019 till present – Member of Board of Director of Islamic Science University Malaysia

2019 till present – Member of the Internal Shari’ah Supervision Committee of the National Bank of Ras Al- Khaimah PSC-Islamic Banking Division
2019 till present – Member of Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia
2020 till present – Member of Internal Shariah Supervisory Committee, Dubai Islamic Bank 

Conference Presentation:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin and Dr. Hafas Furqani. “Developing Islamic Finance in the Framework of Maqasid al-Shari’ah: Understanding the Ends (Maqasid) and the Means (Wasa’il)”. Presented at the International Islamic Finance Conference 2013, organized by Emerald, at Park Hyatt Hotel, Abu Dhabi, April 14th-16th 2013.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin and Dr. Hafas Furqani. ” The Development of Islamic Finance: Reflecting the Achievement and Direction”. Presented at the 9TH International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance (ICIEF) 2013, organized by IRTI – IDB & SESRIC – OIC, at Wow Convention Centre, Istanbul, Turkey, 9-10 September 2013.

Journal Articles:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin and Dr. Hafas Furqani. (2013). “Developing Islamic Finance in the Framework fo Maqasid al-Shari’ah: Understanding teh Ends (maqasid) and the Means (Wasa’il)”. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 278-289.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin and Dr. Hafas Furqani. (2013). “The Foundations of Islamic Finance and the Maqasid al-Shari’ah Requirements”, Journal of Islamic Finance (IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance), Vol. 2 No. 1, pp. 31-37.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin & Dr. Hafas Furqani. (2012). The Approaches and Directions in Islamic Banking and Finance Development. Australian Journal of Islamic Banking and Finance, 1 (1), 103-116.

Magazine Articles:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin and Dr. Hafas Furqani. “The Objectives of the Shari’ah in Islamic Finance: Understanding the Ends (Maqasid) and the Means (Wasa’il)”. NewHorizon, April-June 2013.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin and Dr. Hafas Furqani. ” Harmonisation in Islamic Finance: Reasons and Dimensions”. ISRA Bulletin, December 2013.