Profiles of Fellows – Business & Economics

Prof. Dr. Suhaimi Ab Rahman

Advisory Fellow

Name: Prof. Dr. Suhaimi Ab Rahman

Designation: Professor, School of Business and Economics

Organization: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Highest Education: PhD in Business Law, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

Experiences:

Shariah Committee Member of:

    • Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad (2011-2017)

    • OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad (2016-2019)

    • Great Eastern Takaful Berhad (2017-2021)

• Chairman, Shariah Committee, OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad (2020)

• Committee Member, Steering Committee for World Zakat Forum, East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia (2021-2023)

• Director, PUTRA International Center (i-PUTRA), Universiti Putra Malaysia (2020-present)

Awards & Recognition:

• Research Award – Classical Islamic Law in Modern Banking Transaction (2008)

• Research Award – The Influence of Classical Interpretation on the Law of Guarantees in the UAE (2009)

• Research Award – Towards The Harmonization of the Law of Guarantee in Malaysia (2009)