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CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DETAIL

Name: Dr. Yusuf Abdul Azeez

Date of Birth: 10/11/1968

Nationality: Nigerian

Marital Status: Married with 5 children

Address: Faculty of Islamic Civilization

University of Technology Malaysia (UTM)

Skudai 81310 UTM, Johor, Malaysia

Tel: +60142324730, Skype ID: yusuf19688

E-mail: abdulazeezyusuf2003@yahoo.com

Qualifications: LL.A; LL.B; M.A; FCBAN; FIIMUM; FCGSIG: PhD Law

LL.A; Associate of Arts in Islamic Law -1991 (Acceptable/Pass)

LL.B; Bachelor of Laws in Islamic Law -1993 (Quite Good/2nd

Class Upper)

M.A; Master of Arts in Islamic Studies -1997 (Very Good/B+)

PhD; Doctor of Philosophy in Law -2011 (Pass with Excellent Grade/1st Class)

FCBAN; Fellow, Certified Board of Administrators of Nigeria (2001)

FIIMUM; Fellow, International Institute for Muslim Unity Malaysia (2011)

MIUMSQ; Member, International Union for Muslim Scholars, Qatar (2012)

FCGSIG; Fellow, Corporate Governance and Sustainability International Group, UK

(2012).

Editorial Board Member, ELK Asia Pacific Journal of Social Sciences (2015).

PROFILE

20 years of academic and administrative working experience.

20 years experience in teaching Islamic Law (Shari’ah) and Islamic Studies courses at the

secondary and tertiary institutions.

Served as Principal and administrative officer for some reputable academic institutions

and humanitarian organizations.

Initiated standard Arabic, Islamic Studies & Islamic Law curriculum for various

institutions of higher learning.

Participated in many postgraduate research colloquiums.

Served as research assistant to some experts in area of specialization; assisting in tutorials

and research.

Participated in various international academic conferences, symposia and seminars.

Coordinated and represented students and immediate community at various levels.

Translated academic & administrative documents from Arabic into English and vice versa.

Member of some reputable administrative, academic and humanitarian organizations.

RELEVANT SKILLS

Ability to teach and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students in Islamic

Studies, Islamic Civilization and Culture, Islamic Law (Shari’ah), Islamic

Criminal, Family, Constitutional, transactions, and Business & Enterprise Laws in

in both Arabic and English languages..

Ability to translate and interpret from Arabic into English and vice versa.

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Ability to administer, organize, plan, investigate, observe, search, design, review,

inform, solve problem, evaluate, discuss, interview and implement successfully.

Ability to create an effective working relationship with clients and people of

diverse background.

Ability to think strategically and to deliver positive result.

Ability to identify, develop and facilitate the relevant technical support.

Ability to develop and maintain Leadership and Team work spirit.

Proficient in the basic IT Skills such as word processing and power point.

ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: (With Dates and Institutions) a. Academic qualifications (with dates & Institutions)

(i) First School Leaving Certificate, Odu-Abore

Memorial Primary School, Mushin, Lagos. 1977

(ii) Secondary School Leaving Certificate,

Ebenezer Comprehensive High School, Agege, Lagos. 1981

(iii) General Certificate of Education (GCE),

West African Examination Council. 1987

(iv) Arabic & Islamic Secondary School Certificate,

Darud-Dawat Arabic & Islamic College, Isolo, Lagos. 1988

(v) Associate of Arts in Islamic Law,

Faculty of Sharicah, Al-Qarawiyeen University, Fes, Morocco 1991

(vi) LL.B Islamic Law (2nd Class Upper) Faculty of Sharicah,

Al-Qarawiyeen University Fes, Morocco 1993

(vii) M. A. Islamic Studies with Specialization in Shariah,

Department of Religions, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. 1997

(vi) Ph.D Law (Islamic Law), Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws,

International Islamic University Malaysia (Excellent Grade) 2011

b. Professional qualifications and diploma (with date & granting bodies) (i) Fellow, Certified Board of Administration (FCBAN 2001) Certified Board

of Administrators of Nigeria, Lagos. (ii) Fellow, International Institute for Muslim Unity Malaysia, 2011 (iii) Fellow, Corporate Governance and Sustainability International Group

(FCGSIG, 2012), UK. (iv) Member, International Union for Muslim Scholars, Qatar, 2012

WORKING EXPERIENCE (ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE)

(i) Sales Clerk – Allahu Ahlam Marketing Company Ikeja Lagos Nigeria 1978/87

(ii) Teaching Staff – Daru-Dda’Wat Arabic and

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Islamic College Isolo Lagos 1988/89 (iii) NYSC (Teaching) Department of Religions, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. 1993/94

(iv) Associate Lecturer, Department of Religions, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. 1995/96

(v) Lecturer, Department of Islamic Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. 1997/2000

(vi) Registrar, College of Higher Education and Islamic Sciences, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria 2000/2003

(vii) Lecturer II, College of Higher Education and Islamic Sciences, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria 2003/2004

(viii) Lecturer I, Dept. of Islamic Studies, Al-Hikmah University

Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. 2005/2007

(viii) Leadership and Management Instructor & Trainer, Centre for Extra

Curricular Activities, International Islamic University Malaysia, 2008

/2010.

(x) Graduate Assistant Tutor, Ahmad Ibrahim Kuliyyah of Laws,

International Islamic University Malaysia, 2008/2010

(xi) Research Assistant (Translator and Editor on Part-Time), International

Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia (2010).

(xii) Assistant Professor, Insaniah University College, Alor Setar, Kedah,

Malaysia (Sept., 2011-2013).

(xiii) Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Islamic Civilization, Universiti Tecknologi

Malaysia, 2012 till date.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: (i) PUBLISHED ARTICLES: 1. Y.A. Azeez, (1997), Execution of Capital Punishment in the Shariah and

the Common Law, Kwara Law review. The Journal of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ilorin, Nigeria. Vol. 6, PP.97-115.

2. Y.A. Azeez, (1998), Some Aspects of Non-Homicide Capital Offences in the Shari

cah and the Common Law: Journal of International and

Comparative Law, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, Vol. 2, PP. 49-59. 3. Y.A. Azeez, (1998), Frequent Capital Offences in Nigeria: A Shari

cah

Perspective: Kwara Law Review. Journal of the Nigerian Bar Association Ilorin, Nigeria, Vol. 7, PP.58- 71.

4. Y.A. Azeez, (2000), As-Siyasah fi Shariah Al-Islamiyyah Wal-Qanun Al-Wadin: Unilorin Shariah Journal, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Vol. 1, PP. 140-153.

5. Y.A. Azeez, (2003), Shariah Perspective of Woman in Marriage: Journal of International and Comparative Law, The Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria,

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Vol. 7, No. 2, PP. 180-192. 6. Y.A. Azeez, (2005), Religion: A Unifying Factor in Nigeria, Myth or

Reality ? Religious Forum Academia (REFA2005), Lagos State, Nigeria. PP. 29-40.

7. Y.A. Azeez and Haseeb Ansari, (2011), Al-Qadi Abu Ya’la’s Doctrine of the Imamate: Approach and Methodology. Journal of Islamic Law Review, Vol. 7, No. 2, Indexed in the Index to ISI-Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP; http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/iflp/periodicals.htm1#J), ISSN: 0973-2918. Serials Publications, New Delhi, India. PP. 169-183.

8. Y. A. Azeez, (2012), Perspective from Shariah on Legal and Human Rights. Global Journal Al Thaqafah, (GJAT); Vol. 2 Issue 2, http://www.gjat.my/gjat122012/1920120202.pdf; ISSN: 2232-0474 | E-ISSN: 2232-0482. Publisher: Kolej Islam, Darul Ridzuan, Perak, Malaysia. Indexed in ISI-Thomas Reuters and also a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

9. Y.A. Azeez et al, (2014), Al-Qadi Abu Ya‘la: Thoughts and Influence on the Development of Legal Theory of Islamic Civilization and Sciences of

Jurisprudence. UMRAN International Journal of Islamic and Civilizational Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1, An International indexed, peer-reviewed and refreed Journal, Universiti Teknologi (UTM) Malaysia. E-ISSN: 2289-8204. http://jurnalumran.utm.my/index.php/umran/article/view/7.

10. Y.A. Azeez, (2014), Contributions of Nigerian Traditional Muslim

Scholars to Global Peace. Buletin Minda, Faculty of Islamic Civilization,

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Vol.2, 21/2014. ISSN: 2289-4551. PP. 12-

14. 11. Y.A. Azeez et al, (2014), Da‘wah Resurgence and Political Islam in Malaysia. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 140, Indexed in the Web of Science. E-ISSN: 18770428. Publisher: Elsevier BV. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814033618#. United Kingdom (UK). Pp. 361-366.

(ii) ARTICLES SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION: 1. Y.A. Azeez et al, (2014), The Qur'anic Perspective on the Science of

Water Transportation. Submitted for publication in Journal Elsevier.

2. Y.A. Azeez et al, (2014), Effects of Postmodernism on the Mass Media: A

Critical review of trends from an Islamic perspective. Submitted for

publication in the Journal of: The Social Sciences.

3. Y.A. Azeez et al, (2014), Arab Gulf Countries' Investment in South East

Asian Region: Beyond Energy Sector. Submitted for publication as a

Book Chapter in Multidimensional Perspectives of Malaysia and Arab

Countries Relationship, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. 4. Y.A. Azeez et al, (2014), The Legal Framework for Alternative Medicine

in Nigeria. Submitted for publication as a Book Chapter in Research on Alternative Medicine. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

(iii) PROCEEDINGS: 1. International Seminar on “Axiology of Islamic Education: Measuring the

Contribution of Muslim Intellectual Tradition to Global Peace”. Organised by the State College of Islamic Studies (STAIN) Watampone, Indonesia in

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Collaboration with Centre of Quality Assurance, Stain Watampone, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. May 24-25, 2014. Paper presented as Keynote Speaker, titled: Contributions of Traditional Muslim Scholars to Global Peace: A Case study of Nigeria. Book on Conference Proceedings; pp. 1- 13, http://stainwatampone.ac.id/seminar/pembicara-dan-moderator/ (http://stainwatampone.ac.id/seminar/galery/). 2. Y.A. Azeez et al, (2014), Al-Qadi Abu Ya‘la: Thoughts and Influence on the Development of Legal Theory of Islamic Civilization and Sciences of Jurisprudence. Proceedings of International Conference on Islamic Economics and Civilization “Strengthening Islamic Economics for the World Civilization Prospects”; Vol.1, No.1, ISSN: 2289-4551-102-10- 2. 3-5 June, 2014. Publisher: University of Airlanga, Surabaya, Indonesia. PP. 308-322.

3. Y.A. Azeez, Roslan Abdul Rahim & Ramli bn Awang, (2014), Rethinking Waqf: The Search for Alternatives in Waqf and Waqf Management in Singapore. Proceedings of International Conference on Islamic

Economics and Civilization “Strengthening Islamic Economics for the World Civilization Prospects”; Vol.1, No.1, ISSN: 977-2355-911-102-10- 2. 3-5 June, 2014. Publisher: University of Airlanga, Surabaya, Indonesia. PP. 1-27.

4. Y.A. Azeez, Abdul Aziz Mohamad & Aminuddin Ruskam (2014), Halal Industry in Singapore: A Case Study of Nutraceutical Products. Proceedings of International Conference on Islamic

Economics and Civilization “Strengthening Islamic Economics for the World Civilization Prospects”; Vol.1, No.1, ISSN: 977-2355-911-102-10- 2. 3-5 June, 2014. Publisher: University of Airlanga, Surabaya, Indonesia. PP. 546-560.

5. Y.A. Azeez, Abdul Aziz Mohamad & Aminuddin Ruskam (2014), An Overview of Halal Industry in Singapore. Proceedings of International Conference on Islamic Economics and Civilization “Strengthening Islamic Economics for the World Civilization Prospects”; Vol.1, No.1, ISSN: 977-2355-911-102-10-2. 3-5 June, 2014. Publisher: University of Airlanga, Surabaya, Indonesia. PP. 561-574.

6. Y.A. Azeez et al, (2013), The Quranic Perspective on the Science of Water Transportation. Proceeding Seminar on Islam, Science & Technology; Vol.1, No. 1, ISSN 2339- 143X, October, 2013. Publisher: Faculty of Science and Technology, UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Indonesia. PP. 61-64.

7. International Seminar on Islamic Law, Education, Economic and Science Issues (ELCIST 2014). 26 November, 2014. Organised by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), in collaboration with Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Malang, Indonesia, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga, Jogjakarta, and IAIN Sultan Taha Saifuddin Jambi, Indonesia. Paper presented: Al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyyah of al-Qadi Abu Ya‘la and al-Mawardi on the Islamic System of Government: A Critical Evaluation of their Relationship and Differences. In Electronic Conference Proceedings; EISBN: 978-967-0194-42-4 (Electronic materials). Pp. 351-356.

7. Y.A. Azeez, Kazeem Oluwatoyin Ajape & Arifin Mamat (2015), Students’ Motivation and Attitude towards the Learning of Arabic Language: A Case Study of Arabic Students in Nigerian Universities. Conference Program and Abstract Proceedings of 2

nd Asian Fellowship of

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Academic Professionals (AFAP) International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Business Management (AICEBM 2015). ISSN: 2313-3376. Organised by AFAP, UTM and, Commercialization & Technology Management Group, K-Economy Research Alliance, Malaysia. Date: 10-11 January, 2015. Venue: Seminar Hall, Innovation and Commercialization Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

ON-GOING RESEARCH

Title: 1

Contributions of Non-State Actors in Malaysia’s Relations with the Arab Gulf

States: A Critical Investigation for Future Strategic Approach.

Duration: (3 years) 2013-2016.

Approved Budget: RM72,000 (Ringgits Malaysia) = #3,600,000 (Nigerian Naira)

Funded by: Federal Government of Malaysia, Grant No. PD/2014/02623

Website:

https://mygrants.gov.my/csp/sys/bi/%25cspapp.bi.index.cls?scnH=600&scnW=1366

Title: 2

Managing the Codification of Islamic Law in Malaysia and Nigeria: A Critical

Examination of the Existing Legal Texts for Development and Improvement.

Duration: (1 year) 2014-2015.

Amount: RM 20,000 (Ringgits Malaysia) = #1,000,000 (Nigerian Naira)

Funded by: Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia.

Through: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Grant No. PD/2014/02623

Website: https://radis.utm.my/rmc/rmcDefaultDisplay.do?method=defaultMethod

Title: 3

Capital Crimes: Establishment of its Proof through the Combination of Forensic

Science and Substantial Evidence.

Duration: (2 years) 2014-2016.

Amount: RM 68,200 (Ringgits Malaysia) = #3,410,000 (Nigerian Naira)

Funded by: Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia.

Through: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Grant No. PD/2014/08495

Website:

https://hrfin.utm.my/penilaian/nilaielppt2010/smuelpptsah7p.do?method=mtdViewSahPe

nyelidikan&penyelidikanPK=29380

MEMBERSHIP, ACADEMIC / UNIVERSITY / FACULTY POSITIONS/COMMITTEES:

(i) Secretary General, Committee on Harmonization of Arabic & Islamic Studies Syllabi, in collaboration with Ministry of Education, Kwara State, Nigeria. 2000-2003

(ii) Secretary, Staff Recruitment & Welfare Committee, College of Higher Education and Islamic Sciences, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. 2000-2004

(iii) Coordinating Secretary, Staff Recruitment Committee, Al-Hikmah University Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. 2004-2005

(iv) Member, Undergraduate Students Admission Committee, Al-Hikmah University Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. 2004-2005

(v) Chairman, Sports Committee, Al-Hikmah University Ilorin, Kwara State,

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Nigeria. 2005-2007 (vi) Member, Postgraduate Students’ Research Committee, Faculty of Shariah

and Law, Insaniah University College, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. 2010-2011

(vii) Member, Undergraduate Syllabus Review Committee, Faculty of Shariah and Law, Insaniah University College, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. 2010-2011

(viii) Member, Course Synopses Review Committee, Faculty of Islamic Civilization, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. 2013-2014

(ix) Member, International Seminar on Islamic Science and Technology, Faculty of Islamic Civilization, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. 2014-2015

(x) Member, Committee on Postgraduate Student Research, Faculty of Islamic Civilization, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. 2014-2015

(xi) Member, Shariah, Law and Economy Research Group, K-Economy Research Alliance, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. 2014-2015

(xii) Africa Coordinator, Internationalization Committee, Faculty of Islamic Civilization, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. 2015.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

(i) Secretary General, Association of Nigerian Students in Morocco (ANSIM) 1992-1993

(ii) President, Muslim Corpers Association of Nigeria Kwara State Branch 1993-1994 (iii) Secretary, Steering and Registration Committee

Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin 2000-2004 (iv) Secretary, Planning and Implementation Committee

Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin. 2004-2005

(v) Secretary General, ARO Islamic Foundation-Nigeria 1995-2007

SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES (at University Secondary or Technical Level only): (i) International Islamic Relief Organisation (IIRO) Scholarship Award,

Saudi Arabia. 1990-1992 (ii) Muslim World League Scholarship Award, Saudi Arabia 1992-1993 (iii) Council of Ulamah of South Africa Scholarship Award, South Africa. 1993-1994 (iv) Kwara State National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Certificate of Commendation. 1994 (v) Elfarouq Foundation Scholarship Award, United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2011 (vi) WAMY, Saudi Arabia Scholarship award for the Postgraduate Students 2008-2011 (vii) Best PhD Law Student Award, International Islamic University Malaysia

(2011) TRAINING PROGRAMMES, CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA AND SEMINARS ATTENDED (Period of Training, Organisers and Venue):

(i) International Islamic Awareness Course, organised by Islamic University, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia, 13th March - 10th April, 2000.

(ii) International Conference on Community Development: Challenges and

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Solutions, organised by Alumni and Career Service Division, International Islamic University Malaysia, 16

th – 18

th Jan., 2008, Seri Pacific Hotel,

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (iii) International Conference on Islam Hadhari responses to Global

Challenges, organised by the Government of the State of Selangor, in collaboration with Institute of Mind Development Malaysia and Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation, 25

th - 27

th Jan.,

2008, Concorde Hotel Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. (iv) Corporate Forum, CSR or CSI? Self interest Vs. Public interest, organised

by Public Relations Practicum Students and Dept. of Communication, in collaboration with Institute of Public Relations Malaysia, 30

th Jan., 2008,

International Islamic University Malaysia. (v) 1 Day Seminar on Review of Malaysian Courts Judgments on Islamic

Bank Cases- A Critical in-depth Analysis, LAW SERIES No.1-1429/2008, 25/2/2008-18 Safar ,1429AH.Peransang Templer Golf Club (PTGC), Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

(vi) National Seminar on Elections 2008: Democracy at Work, organised by the Electoral Studies Unit, Kuliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, 17

th May,

2008. (vii) Islamic Solutions to Current Issues, Student Conference 2008, organised

by the Student Representative Council 2008, International Islamic University Malaysia, 30

th August, 2008, International Islamic University

Malaysia. (viii) 18

th World Peace Congress 2008 & 1

st International Martial Arts Festival

2008 organised by the International Association of Educators for World Peace United States of America under the theme: “Peace as a Tool for Global Integration.” 29-31 October, 2008, Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre, Sunway Resort Hotel & SPA, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

(ix) International Conference on Jurisprudence of Minorities in the light of the objectives of Islamic Law (Maqasid al-Shari’ah): Identity and Integration, jointly organized by the Muslim World League, International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization and Department of Fiqh and Usul alfiqh, International Islamic University Malaysia, (IIUM) 21-23 Dhul Qa’adah 1430 AH / 9-11 November, 2009 at International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), (IIUM), Malaysia.

(x) Intellectual Discourse on the Approach of Islam Hadhari for International Students, organized by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia, 8

th December, 2009/21 Dhul-Hijjah, 1430AH, Faculty of Medicine and

Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia. (xi) The Relevance of al-Qadi Abu Ya’la’s Doctrine of the Imamate of the

Imamate to the Contemporary Age. 2nd

National Postgraduate Legal Research Colloquium, College of Law, Governmental and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 21-22 June, 2010.

(xii) Langkawi Islamic Finance & Economics International Conference (Life 3). Theme: Islamic Banking Finance: Waqaf, Zakat and Sadaqah as Community empowerment and strategies for the economic transformation of the Ummah. Organised by Islamic Development Bank Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Insaniah University College, Kedah Malaysia at Berjaya Beach and SPA Resort Hotel, Langkawi, Kedah, Darul Aman, Malaysia, 29-31 October, 2011.

(xiii) World Conference on Islamic Thought & Civilization: Contemporary

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Challenges and Reality (WCIT 2012). Organised by University College Islam Sultan Azlan Shah (KUISAS) Perak, at Kinta Riverfront Hotel & Suites, Ipoh Perak Malaysia, 11-12 September, 2012. Paper presented: “Al-Qadi Abu Ya‘la: Perspective from Shariah on Legal and Human Rights.

(xiv) World Congress on Islamic Systems 2012 (World-Islam 2012). Organised by National Scholars Association Malaysia in collaboration with Kelantan State Government, Malaysia, at Lundang & Grand Riverview Hotel, Kota Bharu, Kelantan Malaysia, 3-5 December, 2012. Paper presented: “Al-Qadi Abu Ya‘la: The Leading Legal Luminary of the Hanbali Madhhab in the 5

th/11

th Century Baghdad”.

(xv) International Seminar on Islam, Science and Technology, Organized by Faculty of Science and Technology, UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Indonesia & Faculty of Islamic Civilization, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Venue: Yogyakarat, Indonesia, October, 22, 2013. Paper presented: The Quranic Perspective on the Sciece of Water Transportation.

(xvi) International Seminar on “Axiology of Islamic Education: Measuring the Contribution of Muslim Intellectual Tradition to Global Peace”. Organised by the State College of Islamic Studies (STAIN) Watampone, Indonesia in Collaboration with Centre of Quality Assurance, Stain Watampone, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. May 24-25, 2014. Paper presented as Keynote Speaker titled: Contributions of Traditional Muslim Scholars to Global Peace: A Case study of Nigeria. Book on Conference Proceedings; pp. 1-13. http://stainwatampone.ac.id/seminar/pembicara-dan-moderator/ (http://stainwatampone.ac.id/seminar/galery/).

(xvii) International Conference on “Global Trends in Academic Research (GTAR 2014), held at Pan Pacific Nirwana Bali Resort, Bali, Indonesia. Organised by Global Illuminators and Telkom University Bandung, Indonesia. June 2-3, 2014. Paper presented: Positive and Negative Effect of Postmodernism on Mass Media: A Critical Review of Trends from An Islamic Perspective. In Book of Conference Proceedings; ISBN: 978-969-9948-01-5. P. 105.

(xviii) International Conference on Islamic Economics and Civilization “Strengthening Islamic Economics for the World Civilization Prospects”. 3-5 June, 2014. Organised by University of Airlanga, Surabaya at Bumi Hotel Surabaya, Indonesia. Paper presented: Al-Qadi Abu Ya‘la: Thoughts and Influence on the Development of Legal Theory of Islamic Civilization and Sciences of Jurisprudence.

(xix) World Congress on Middle Eastern Studies, Ankara 2014. 18-22 August, 2014. Organised by Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara Turkey in collaboration with Turkish Social Sciences Association, Turkey at METU, Ankara Turkey. Paper presented: (1) Problems of Codification of Islamic Law in Malaysia, and, (2) The Role of Non-State Actors in enhancing Malaysia’s Relationship with the Arab Gulf State.

(xx) International Seminar on Islamic Law, Education, Economic and Science Issues (ELCIST 2014). 26 November, 2014. Organised by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), in collaboration with Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Malang, Indonesia, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga, Jogjakarta, and IAIN Sultan Taha Saifuddin Jambi, Indonesia. Paper presented: Al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyyah of al-Qadi Abu Ya‘la and al-Mawardi on the Islamic System of Government: A Critical Evaluation of their Relationship and Differences. In Electronic

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Conference Proceedings; EISBN: 978-967-0194-42-4 (Electronic materials). Pp. 351-356.

(xxi) International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Business Management (AICEBM 2015). Organised by AFAP, UTM and, Commercialization & Technology Management Group, K-Economy Research Alliance, Malaysia. Date: 10-11 January, 2015. Venue: Seminar Hall, Innovation and Commercialization Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Paper presented: Students’ Motivation and Attitude towards the Learning of Arabic Language: A Case Study of Arabic Students in Nigerian Universities. Conference Program and Abstract Proceedings of 2

nd Asian

Fellowship of Academic Professionals (AFAP) ISSN: 2313-3376. P. 21.

HONOURS, DISTINCTIONS AND MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED/ PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

(i) Kwara State (NYSC) Certificate of Commendation, 1994 (ii) Islamic University, Al-Madinah, Refresher Courses Certificate of Commendation, Ilorin Nigeria. 1998 & 2001

(iii) Fellow, Certified Board of Administrators of Nigeria. (FCBAN) 2001 (iv) Fellow, International Institute for Muslim Unity Malaysia (FIIMUM)

2011. (v) Best PhD Law Student Award, International Islamic University Malaysia

(2011) (v) FCGSIG; Fellow, Corporate Governance and Sustainability International

Group (2012). (vi) Member, International Union for Muslim Scholars Qatar (2012). (vii) Editorial Board Member, ELK Asia Pacific Journal of Social Sciences

(http://www.elkjournals.com/EAPJSS.asp).

TAUGHT COURSES, INSTITUTIONS AND DATES: 1. Department of Religions Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin (Islamic

Studies Unit): - RIS 127 The Classical Foundation of Islamic Civilization and Culture

1994-1996. - RIS 122 Islamic Fundamentals I (Iman) Faith 1995-1996. - RIS 123 Islamic Fundamentals I1(As-Salat) Prayer 1995-1996. 2. Kwara State College of Education 1997: Part-time Lecturer: Sandwich

Programme Course: Textual Arabic Translation (Al-Tarjamah). 3. Dept. of Islamic Law, Faculty of Law University of Ilorin:1997-2000:

ISL 303/304 Islamic Law of Transactions & Enterprise (Al-Mua’malat 1&2) - ISL 301/302 Islamic Law of Crimes and Torts (Al-Qanun Al-jinai Al

Islamiy 1&2):

4. College of Higher Education and Islamic Sciences Ilorin Post: Lecturer/ Registrar 1999-2004. - Comparative Legal Law (Islamic Law and Common Law). - Comparative Criminal Law (Islamic Law and Common Law).

- Comparative Law of transactions and contracts (Islamic Law and Common Law).

- Comparative Personal/ Family Law (Islamic Law and Common Law).

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- Islamic Family Law (Qanun al-Ahwal al-Shakhsiyyah) 5. Al-Hikmah University Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria: 2005-2007

- Comparative International Law (Islamic Law and common Law). - Comparative constitutional Law (Islamic Law and Common law) - Usul Al-Fiqh (Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence). - Al- Hadith (Prophetic Tradition). - At-Tarikh Al-Islamiy (Islamic History). - Al-Islam fi-Afriqiyah (Islam in Africa).

Al-Mazahib Al-Fiqriyah Al-Mu’assarah (Modern thinkers and their School of thoughts). 6 International Islamic University Malaysia: Graduate Assistant Tutor, 2008 to 2010. - Transactions in Islamic Law - Islamic Criminal Law - Al-tashri’in al-Jinaii (Islamic Criminal Law in Arabic)

- Islamic Law of Business & Enterprise- - Islamic Family Law (Qanun al-Ahwal al-Shakhsiyyah)

7 Kolej Universiti Insaniah Malaysia: Senior Lecturer/ Assistant Professo (2011- 2012)

- Fiqh al-Kitab wa al-Sunnah - Qadaya al-Fikr al-Muasir - Fiqh alMuamalat

8 - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM): Senior Lecturer (From 2012 till date)

- Philosophy of Science and Civilization - Science, Technology and Mankind - Islam and Contemporary Issues

RESEARCH SUPERVISION (UNDERGRADUATE/MASTERS & Ph.D)

- The Origin and Development of Islamic Law during the Prophethood and Sahabah Era (LL.B., University of Ilorin Nigeria, 1997)- by English Language.

- An Analytical survey of contract formation and its revocation in Islam (LL.B., University of Ilorin Nigeria, 1998)- by English Language.

- The Islamic Political System in the old Northern Protectorate of Nigeria (LL.B., University of Ilorin Nigeria, 2000)- by English Language.

- Homicide offences in the Nigerian Criminal Justice System (Undergarduate, LL.B., University of Ilorin Nigeria, 2000)- by English Language.

- Islamic Economic system: A drawing Board for Nigerian Economy? (Undergraduate, al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria, 2005)- by English Language.

- Ameenat Yahya Ahmad Ubayd Mutahhir (From June, 2013): The Role of Female Teachers in nurturing positive attitude among the female students at the Quranic Centres in Sana’a, Yemen.

(M.A Islamic Civilization, University Technology Malaysia, 2013)- by Arabic Language.

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- Eman Anwar Salem (From June, 2013): The Socio-Economic and Political Roles of Libyan Women prior and after the 2011 Revolution. (M.A Islamic Civilization, ongoing supervision University Technology Malaysia)- by Arabic Language.

- Nahid Abbasi (From June, 2014): Aathaar al-Ta‘alim al-Nizamiy ‘ala dawr al-Mari’at al-Muslimat Ijtimaa‘iyyan fi al-Mamlakat al-Arabiyyah al-Saudiyyah wa Malayziya (Dirasatan muqaaranah). Ph.D Islamic Civilization, ongoing supervision University Technology Malaysia)- by Arabic Language.

- Kawthar Abdallah M. Ahmed Bayoumi (From Sept. 2014): Intellectual Property Piracy and Counterfeiting in the Sudanese and Malaysian Legislations. (Ph.D Islamic Civilization, ongoing supervision University Technology Malaysia)- by English Language.

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL EXAMINER FOR:

- Saifur Rahman (2014): Tatbiq Hadd al-Zina fi al-Mamlakah al- Arabiyya al-Saudiyyah: Dirasah fiqhiyyah tahliliyyah

(Implementation of Hadd al-Zina (Adultery) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: An Analytical Studies from Jurisprudence Perspectives). Master of Philosophy in Islamic Civilization, University Technology Malaysia)- by Arabic Language.

- Majed Mohammed H. Alquheiz (2014): Al-Akhalaqiyat al- Idariyat fi al-Manhaj al-Islami wa Hajat tatbiquha ala waqi’ina al-Mu’asir (Al-Mamlakat al-Arabiyyah al-Saudiyyah Namuzajan). Master of Philosophy in Islamic Civilization, University Technology Malaysia)- by Arabic Language.

- Nesim Omeroglu 2014): Dawr Lajnat al-Ta’arif bi al-Islam fi da’wat ghayr al-Muslimin ila al-Islam bi Dawlat al-Kuwait (The Role of Lajnat Ta’arif bi al-Islam in the Presentation of Islam to Non-Muslim in Kuwait). Master of Philosophy Islamic Civilization, University Technology Malaysia)- by Arabic Language.

- Jassim Ahmead Abdullah (2014): Idarat wa Istithmar Amwal al- Waqf fi al-Islam: al-Tajribah al-Kuwaitiyyah Namuzajan (Waqf Management and Its Investment in Islam with Special Reference to the Kuwaiti Experience). M.A Islamic Civilization, University Technology Malaysia)- by Arabic Language. - Ahmad bin Ali Mubarak al-Ka’abi (2014): Madaa Tatbiq Nizam Idarat al-Jawdah (IZO 9001) fi Madaris ba’ada al-Ta’lim al- Asasi fi muhafazat Shamal al-Batinah bi Sultanat Oman (Implementation of the Quality Management System [ISO 9001] in the Schools above the Primary Level of Education in North Batinah, Sultan Oman) Ph.D, Da’wah and Islamic Management, Faculty of Leadership and Management, Islamic Science University Malaysia)- by Arabic Language.

- Bashir M. Abdullah Aoun (2014): Tatwir Idarat al-Elektroniyyah wa Aatharuha fi Maslahat al-Ahwal al-Madaniyyah bi Tarabulus, Libya (Development of Electronic Management and Its Impacts in Regulating the Civil Affairs in Tripoli Libya) Ph.D, Da’wah and Islamic Management, Faculty of

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Leadership and Management, Islamic Science University Malaysia)- by Arabic Language.

LANGUAGE SPOKEN FLUENTLY

i. INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES * English * Arabic ii. LOCAL LANGUAGES * Yoruba * Ebira

NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF REFEREES (I) Prof. Ahmed Adam Okene

Department of History Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna, Nigeria Tel; 00234-8033151706

E-mail: ahmedokene2001@yahoo.com (II) Dr. Zaid bin Mohamad Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Law, Ahmad Ibrahim Kuliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: 006-0136066331 E-mail: zaidmohamad@iium.edu.my

(III) Shamrahayu Aziz , Ph.D, Associate Professor,

Department of Islamic Law,

Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws,

International Islamic University Malaysia,

Jalan Gombak 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel.: 0060-192 241 311

E-mail: srahayu@iiu.edu.my / shamrahayu@gmail.com (IV) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Kabir Hussain Solihu Department of General Studies

Faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences

International Islamic University Malaysia

P. O. Box 10, 50728

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Email: kabir@iium.edu.my Tel: 0060-163465337

Dr. Yusuf, Abdul Azeez Sign: Azeez