Azman Ismail
President
IIFIN Consulting Sdn Bhd


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Azman Ismail is the President, IIFIN (International Islamic Finance and Insurance). He was the Assistant General Manager, MNI Takaful Sdn Bhd (now known as Takaful Nasional Sdn Bhd) where he was instrumental in setting up both the family and general takaful operations. He is a pioneer in the first two takaful companies in Malaysia and since leaving Takaful Nasional in 1996, he has been providing consultancy services to companies in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei particularly in setting up their operations. Most of the takaful companies in Malaysia have sought his expertise. He has presented papers on Islamic finance and takaful in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Manama, New York, Tokyo, Bandar Seri Begawan, Cairo, London, Milan and Taipei.

He was appointed Technical Specialist by SIRIM QAS for the ISO 9000 certification of insurance companies. He has also been involved in the shariah inspection of investments since 2003. He lectured regularly at the PNB Investment Institute and is an external lecturer for the IIUM Post Graduate Diploma in Islamic Banking and Finance conducted by the Kulliyah of Economics and Management Science since 2001. The program is currently conducted by the Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF), International Islamic University, Malaysia. He has also lectured at the Malaysian Insurance Institute (MII), the Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM), Institute of Management Studies and the KDU Management Development Center and Bank Negara Malaysia, banks and unit trust companies. He has written three books.

Alumni & Honorary Positions

  • Director, Life Underwriter Training Council (LUTC), Bethesda, Maryland, USA
  • Secretary, Malaysian Chapter, Foundation For Life and Insurance Around the World (FALIA), Tokyo, Japan
  • Member, Information Panel, Amanah Raya Berhad,

Special Projects

  • Module Writer, International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), Part I and Part II
  • Researcher, International Shariah Research Academy (ISRA) on Alternative Models of Takaful – Wadiah Mod