ICIFE EXCO Members

Dr. Abdul Rahim is currently a Shariah Committee Member of Etiqa General Takaful and Etiqa Family Takaful Malaysia.  Dr. Abdul Rahim also is a member of Board of Directors, Pusat Pungutan Zakat Wilayah Persekutuan. He is a Distinguished Associate Fellow of the Institute of Shariah Governance and Islamic Finance (ISGAIF) Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). He is formerly the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and International) and a Professor at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). Prior to that, he has served as Director of Corporate Planning and Quality Management at USIM. He started his academic career as a lecturer and later was appointed as Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). At IIUM, he has held a number of administrative positions such as the Dean of the IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF) and Head of the Department of Accounting.  

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of East London, a Master’s degree in Accounting and Management Sciences from the University of Southampton, and a PhD in Accounting and Finance from University of Southampton.