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Appointment of Bank Negara Malaysia Shariah Advisory Council Member

Appointment of Bank Negara Malaysia Shariah Advisory Council Member

Embargo : For immediate release

Not for publication or broadcast before 1108 on Friday, 30 October 2026

30 Oct 2026

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sahibus Samahah Ahmad Fauwaz Fadzil as a new member of the Shariah Advisory Council (SAC) for a two-year term, with effect from 1 November 2026. This appointment is in accordance with section 53(1) of the Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009.

With the new appointment, the SAC will comprise nine members with expertise and experience in Shariah, Islamic finance, accounting and law. The SAC members are:

Dato’ Dr. Ashraf Md Hashim (Chairperson)

Shariah Consultant

Prof. Dr. Engku Rabiah Adawiah Engku Ali (Deputy Chair)

Honorary Professor, Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, International Islamic University Malaysia

Encik Burhanuddin Lukman (Member)

Shariah Consultant

Dr. Marjan Muhammad (Member)

Deputy President Research, ISRA Institute, INCEIF University

Dr. Ahmad Basri Ibrahim (Member)

Head, Shariah Management, Permodalan Nasional Berhad

Prof. Dr. Amir Shaharuddin (Member)

Director, Centre for Excellence in Islamic Social Finance, INCEIF University

Dr. Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman (Member)

Former Lecturer, International Islamic University of Malaysia and Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

Dato’ Zabariah Mohd Yusof (Member)

Former Judge, Federal Court

Sahibus Samahah Ahmad Fauwaz Fadzil (New Member)