a public lecture co-organised by

IAIS Malaysia

&

The Malaysian Institute of Development and Asian Studies (MiDAS) @ UCSI University

Speaker: Katherine Marshall, Executive Director, World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD), Berkley Centre, Georgetown University, USA.

Moderator: Professor Dr. Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Founding Chairman & CEO, IAIS Malaysia.

Co-moderator: Dr. K J John, Founding Director, MiDAS@UCSI University.

Venue: IAIS Malaysia

Katherine Marshall has worked for over three decades on issues facing the world’s poorest countries. She is a senior fellow at Georgetown's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. She led the World Bank's work on social policy and governance during the East Asia crisis years.

An event co-organised by IAIS Malaysia and Embassy of the United States of America, Kuala Lumpur

Welcome remarks by: Mr. Scott Rauland, Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Kuala Lumpur

Speaker: Mohamad Bashar Arafat

Discussant: Professor Datuk Osman Bakar, Deputy CEO IAIS Malaysia

Venue: IAIS Malaysia

Mohamad Bashar Arafat
Born and raised in Damascus, Syria. He attended Damascus University and graduated with a degree in Islamic Studies and Arabic Language in 1987 and a degree in Islamic Law in 1988. From 1975 to 1989 under the guidance and mentorship of the late Grand Mufti of Syria, Sheikh Ahmad Kuftaro, he studied Quranic interpretation, wisdom of the “Shari’ah” and the Islamic spiritual teachings. From 1989 to 1997, he accompanied the Grand Mufti during most of his international programs and conferences.

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Speaker: Professor Abbas Mirakhor, First Holder, INCEIF Chair of Islamic Finance

Venue: IAIS Malaysia

Professor Abbas is a graduate of the Kansas State University, USA, where he received his Bachelor, Master and PhD Degrees in Economics. In 1968, he started his academic career with University of Alabama, USA. With the exception of a 2-year stint at the AzZahara University in Tehran, Iran, throughout his academic career, Professor Abbas has worked as a Professor of Economics at the University of Alabama, Alabama A&M University, and the Florida Institute of Technology. In 1984, he joined the IMF in Washington DC as an economist. He spent 24 years with the IMF, serving as the organisation's Executive Director and Dean of the Executive Board, retiring in 2008.