Post Grad Diploma in Islamic Banking and Finance from IIUM

I started off my formal study in Islamic Finance by registering into IIUM Post Grad Diploma in Islamic Banking and Finance at the International Islamic University Malaysia. It was a two year program for part time students. The classes were conducted on Saturdays and most students took two subjects per semester.

We were given basic exposures of Islamic Economics and Islamic Jurisprudence before taking Islamic Finance courses. One of the concepts that I learned and still remember very well is Islam, its Worldview and Economics.

We had to take 8 subjects to complete the program. The subjects that I took are as follows:

1. Islamic Economics
2. Introduction to Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence
3. Islamic Financial System
4. Transactions in Islamic Banking and Finance
5. Islamic Banking Products and Services
6. Accounting for Islamic Financial Institutions
7. Fund & Exposure Management
8. Ethics and Governance of Islamic Financial Institutions

I started the program in 2008 and completed in 2010. I was awarded Best Student (Academic)!

 

 

Graduation Ceremony for Msc. in Islamic Banking and Finance from IIUM with Datuk Muhammad Ibrahim

After 10 years of on the job exposure in Islamic Banking and  Finance, I decided to get formal qualification on the subject. I enrolled as part time student at International Islamic University of Malaysia. I was very lucky to have course mates from various background and specializations as well as from various parts of the world. There were lawyers, bankers, central bankers, academicians, and many more.

I was very lucky to have Datuk Muhammad Ibrahim (at that time still a Bank Negara Malaysia Assistant Governor) as one of my course mates. We graduated on the same day in October 2012.

Seen in this pic right to left is yours truly, Datuk Muhamad Ibrahim (BNM Governor), brother Yono from central bank of Indonesia and brother Zahid (one of Islamic banking pioneers in Malaysia).