Prof. Datuk Dr. Ashraf Hashim

Prof. Dr Ashraf bin Md Hashim is the Chief Executive Officer of ISRA International Consulting (ISRA Consulting). He is also a Professor at International Centre of Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF).

Dr Ashraf currently sits on the Central Bank of Malaysia's Shariah Advisory Council (SAC BNM) as Deputy Chairman and the Securities Commission of Malaysia’s Shariah Advisory Council (SAC SC). He is also, a member of Shari’ah Committee for International Islamic Liquidity Management Cooperation (IILM) and the Chairman of Shariah Committee of Bursa Malaysia (Malaysia Exchange House). In addition, he also serves as member of National Fatwa Council of Malaysia (Muzakarah Kebangsaan Hal Ehwal Agama Islam), a Shariah committee member of Yayasan Waqf Malaysia (Malaysia Waqf Foundation), State Development Cooperation of Kelantan (SEDC), a committee member for Waqf Committee for Kelantan Religious Council and Finance and Investment Committee member for Selangor Religious Council.

He is also a member of Board of Directors for Tabung Haji (Pilgrimage Fund) and its Chairman of Shariah Board. He is also the member of the Board of Halal Development Cooperation (HDC) Malaysia, Express Rail Link (ERL) and Tabung Haji Travel and Tours.

He is actively involved in many consultancies works related to Islamic finance abroad, among others, member of Shariah Board for Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) in the United Arab Emirates, the Islamic Bank of Australia (Project), Noor Takaful Nigeria (Chairman of Advisory Council of Experts), IMON International, Tajikistan and a few REIT companies, particularly in Singapore.

He was also the Chairman for Panel of Experts in Muamalat Matters under the Islamic Development Division, Prime Minister Department Malaysia and currently the member of the Panel of Shariah Experts of the same department.

He is, among others, the team leader in the following consultancy projects: drafting Islamic Banking and Takaful Acts for the Republic of Maldives (2012), developing Islamic banking regulatory framework for National Bank of Tajikistan (2018-2020), developing regulatory framework for Sovereign Sukuk Issuance for the Ministry of Finance, Afghanistan (2019-2021), Cash Waqf Sukuk project for Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the development of regulatory framework for Nigeria Exchange (NEX).

Previously, he used to serve as Shariah Committee for Alliance Bank (2005-2007), Al-Rajhi Bank Malaysia (2007-2011), Takaful Malaysia (2005-2008), ACR Retakaful Malaysia & Bahrain (2008-2011) and Association of Islamic Banking Association Malaysia (AIBIM) (2009-2020). He had also served as a member for Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) Technical Committee on Retakaful.

Dr Ashraf obtained his PhD (Islamic Law) from University of Birmingham, United Kingdom (1999). His Masters in Fiqh and Usul Fiqh from University of Jordan (1995) and his BA in Shariah from Islamic University in Medina, Saudi Arabia (1991). He is also a holder of Postgraduate Diploma in Shariah Law and Practice (DSLP) from International Islamic University Malaysia (2000).