Staff Directory

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 |