Islamic Social Finance in Malaysia: Theory and Practice

Author: Muhammad Shahrul Ifwat Ishak, Farah Amalina Md Nawi, Muhsin Nor Paizin, Muhamad Hazrin Sayuti
Publisher: Penerbit UniSZA
ISBN: 9786299586920
Year: 2025
Pages: 134
Weight: 232g
Price: RM25

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Shahrul Ifwat Ishak is the Director of the Islamic Social Finance Research Centre and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Business anc Management, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA). His expertise is in Islamic finance and Maqasid al-Shariah. He also serves on the Shariah boards of Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia and Co-opbank Pertama, is a member of the Research and Publication Committee at Yayasan Diraja Sultan Mizan (YDSM), an Expert Panelist at the Maqasid Institute Malaysia and an Executive Committee Member of the International Council of Islamic Finance Educators (ICIFE).

Dr. Farah Amalina Md Nawi is a Research Fellow at the Islamic Social Finance Research Centre and Lecturer at the Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Sultan Zaina Abidin (UniSZA). She holds a PhD in Economics and Muamalat Administration anc specializes in Islamic banking and finance, actively contributing to research, publications, and collaborations in the field.

Dr. Muhsin Nor Palzin is Senior Manager of Akademi Zakat (AZKA) and Assistant General Manager of Human Capital Development, Performance & Research at PPZ-MAIWP. He holds a PhD in Islamic Studies (Islamic Management) from Universiti Malaya. His expertise includes zakat management, Islamic social finance, and institutional development of zakat organizations. He is Editor-in-Chief of the AZKA International Journal of Zakat & Social Finance (AZJAF), an active researcher, author, and speaker at national and international conferences.

Muhamad Hazrin Sayuti is an Executive Researcher at Akademi Zakat (AZKA), PPZ-MAIWP, and a PhD candidate at Universiti Sains Malaysia. His research explores the establishment of Hospital Health Wagf Units as alternative financing for Malaysia's public healthcare. focusing on sustalnable Islamic social finance models for B40 and M40 groups. He has prevlously served as a research officer for a MAINPP-funded project and actively presents and publishes on zakat, waqf, and Islamic social finance.