Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar
Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar is the President and Chief Executive Officer of International Institute of Islamic Finance, providing advisory services. Prior to advising institutions on Shariah, he was an Associate Professor in Islamic Law and also the Vice Chancellor at the International Islamic University Malaysia. He also sits on various banking and finance Shariah Advisory Boards including Asian Islamic Investment Management, BNP Paribas Oasis Group Holding, National Bank of Fujairah ,and S&P Dow Jones. Currently, he is is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Sime Darby. Dr Bakar has published over 30 articles and numerous journals on Islamic Finance. He has produced and presented over 150 papers at international conferences. Dr Bakar has received “The Asset Triple A Industry Leadership Award” at The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Award 2014 and has been named as the “Most Outstanding Individual” awarded by His Majesty, the King of Malaysia.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Shariah from the University of Kuwait (1988), PhD from the University of St Andrews (UK), and external Bachelor's Degree in Jurisprudence (2002) from University of Malaya.
Shariah Board Position
| Bank Name | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Amanie Advisors | Malaysia | Executive Member |
| Bank Alkhair | Bahrain | Member |
| Noor Takaful | United Arab Emirates | Member |
| International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) | Malaysia | Chairman |
| Navis Investment Partners (Asia) Limited | Malaysia | |
| Sedco Capital | Saudi Arabia | Advisor |
| The Islamic Bank of Asia | Singapore | Member |
| OASIS Group Holdings (PTY) Ltd | South Africa | Member |
| Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME) | United Kingdom | Member |
| Guidance Financial Group | United States of America | Member |
| Guidance Resedential | United States of America | Member |
| S&P Dow Jones | United States of America | Member |
| Muzn Islamic Banking | Oman | Member |
| National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) | United Arab Emirates | Member |
| BNP Paribas Najmah | Bahrain | Member |
| Salama - Islamic Arab Insurance Company | United Arab Emirates | Chairman |
| Gulf International Bank | Bahrain | Executive Member |
| Al Madina Takaful | Oman | Chairman |
| Securities Commission Malaysia | Malaysia | Member |
| Aseel Finance | United Arab Emirates | Chairman |
| AIIMAN Asset Management Sdn Bhd | Malaysia | Chairman |
| First Abu Dhabi Islamic Finance | United Arab Emirates | Chairman |
| Central Bank of Malaysia | Malaysia | Chairman |
| Crédit Agricole CIB | United Arab Emirates | Member |
| Ehsan Shariah Advisers and Consultants (ESAAC) | Pakistan | Member |
| Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) | United Arab Emirates | Member |