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Muhammad Irwan Bin Ariffin

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D in Economics - Doctor of Philosophy, Carleton University
  • Master of Arts (Economics) - Masters Degree, Carleton University, Ottawa
  • Islamic Revealed Knowledge - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Finance - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Muhammad Irwan Bin Ariffin (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Other's position:

Deputy Director, Academic Management and Admissions Division


irwan@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Muhammad Irwan Ariffin is an associate professor at the Department of Economics, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, IIUM. He was conferred the double-degree Bachelor of Economics (Honours) and Bachelor of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage (Honours) by IIUM in 2004. He received the Best Student in Economics (Academic) Award during his convocation. Upon graduation, he joined the Department of Economics, IIUM, as an Assistant Lecturer. He went to pursue his M.A. and Ph.D in Economics at Carleton University, Canada, from 2006 to 2014 under the financial sponsorship of the Ministry of Education of the Government of Malaysia and IIUM. During this time, he was a teaching assistant and received several awards from Carleton University due to his excellent academic performance. In 2012, the Royal Commonwealth Society of Ottawa awarded him the Arnold Smith Commonwealth Scholarship for being the best student from a Commonwealth country. Since February 2015, he has been teaching at the Department of Economics and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Islamic Economics, IIUM.


Professional Membership


  • 2017 - 2017: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Affiliate Researcher), CENTRIS IIUM


Research Projects


Completed
2016 - 2019 Debt and Indebtness in the Hadith Literature: The Severity, Rights and Responsibilities
2015 - 2019 Acquirement of Consumer Perception on the Ethicality and Islamicness of Islamic Finance Products and Services
2015 - 2019 Principle of Economics in Sahih Al Bukhari
2013 - 2022 Socio Economic Impact of Shari'ah Compliant Hospitality and Services on Malaysia and Muslim Communities
On-Going
2023 - Present Contemporary Corporate Practices from the Perspective of Islamic Ethics
2023 - Present Public Finance from Islamic Perspective
2022 - Present Maqasid Shariah for Economists
2021 - Present Partnership for SDG Finance - Undertaking Development Finance Assessment and SDG Budgeting & Costing
2019 - Present Review of Influential Works in Islamic Economics
2019 - Present DEVELOPING A CIRCULAR ECONOMIC MODEL BASED MAQASID AL-SHARIAH FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY


Award & Recognition


27 Jul, 2023 Active Researcher Award - Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences KCDIO
27 Jul, 2023 Merit Award for Scholarship of Integration and Islamisation - Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences KCDIO
21 Jun, 2022 Most Promising Academic Award - Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences KCDIO
21 Jun, 2022 Murabbi Award - Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences KCDIO