Professor Dr. Mohamed Aslam Mohamed Haneef, is currently attached to the Department of Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). His Ph.D thesis entitled "Intellectual Parameters of Contemporary Islamic Economic Thought and Policy" won the Ismail Faruqi Award for Academic Excellence in IIUM (1996). He teaches Economics and Islamic Economics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including to MBA students. He was Head of the Economics Department, IIUM from June 1996-September 1999, Fulbright visiting scholar at the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, USA from September-October 1996 and held a Commonwealth Fellowship at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (1999-2000).
He has published books and articles and conducted research in various areas of Economics, Development Studies and Islamic Economics. His current research interests are in socio-economic impact of awqaf and Islamic Economics and Finance Human Capital Development. He is also actively involved in numerous public and private executive training programmes, specializing in Islamic economics and contemporary development issues. He was the Editorial Board member for IIUM's Journal of Economics and Management Sciences from 1997-2010 and its Chief Editor from July 2005- December 2008. In addition, he has also been the Editorial Board member of Intellectual Discourse since July 2008. He is also appointed as the Executive Committee Member, International Association for Islamic Economics (IAIE), 2012-2014. He has held other posts in IIUM which includes President, Academic Staff Association and is currently the Director of the Centre for Islamic Economics, IIUM.

ASSHARI'AH, ECONOMICS AND SOCIETY	2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007
ASSHARIAH, ECONOMICS AND SOCIETY	2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 2002/2003 2001/2002
BUSINESS ECONOMICS	2004/2005 2003/2004 2001/2002 2000/2001
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION	2013/2014
ECONOMICS FOR MANAGERS	1999/2000
FOUNDATION OF ISLAMIC ECONOMICS	2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 2002/2003 2001/2002 2000/2001 1998/1999 1997/1998 1996/1997 1995/1996 1994/1995
HISTORY OF CONVENTIONAL ECON. THOUGHT	1995/1996
INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS FOR ENGINEERING	1995/1996
ISLAMIC ECONOMICS	2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2006/2007 2005/2006 1998/1999
ISLAMIC ECONOMICS THOUGHT	2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 2002/2003 2001/2002 2000/2001 1998/1999 1997/1998 1996/1997
ISSUES IN ISLAMIC ECONOMICS	2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2004/2005 2002/2003
MALAYSIAN ECONOMY	2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 2001/2002 1998/1999
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS	1995/1996 1994/1995

Completed

2020 - 2022	Designing the Operational Procedures for the i-Taajir IIUM - CIMB Islamic Entrepreneurship Pilot Project
2018 - 2020	Foundation Of Islamic Economics
2014 - 2018	EPP7: Islamic Finance Education Cluster
2014 - 2014	CIE-Thomson Reuters Survey Distribution and Data Entry Project
2013 - 2017	The Role of Zakat And Waqf Insitutions in Enhancing Small and Medium Enterprises towards the Socio-Economic Development of Muslim Countries : Leveraging on Malaysia's Potentials
2013 - 2022	Socio Economic Impact of Shari'ah Compliant Hospitality and Services on Malaysia and Muslim Communities
2013 -	Islamic Economic Framework for Waqf: Lessons from History,Comparative Best Practices and Developing Contemporary Models
2013 - 2016	Exploring the Conceptual and Practical Dimensions of a 3 Sector Socio-Economic Transformation Model (3s SETM) for Malaysia
2012 - 2012	A Study on LAKIM (Lembaga Pemegang Amanah Kolej Islam Malaya) as Education Provider
2011 - 2014	Challenges of Microfinance and the Prospects of Developing and Introducing an Islamic Micro-Investment Model in Nigeria
2011 - 2013	Analysis of Islamic Economic Literature in Leading Journals Since 1980
2011 - 2016	Exploring the Conceptual & Practical Dimensions of A 3 Sector Socio-Economic Transformation Model
2010 - 2015	Developing A Malaysian Model of Reformed Islamic Religious Education, Based on the Integration of Science and Religion, for the Muslim World
2010 - 2011	General Survey of Potential Research in Studies on Zakat
2010 - 2011	General Survey of Potential Research Studies on Maqasid Al-Shari'ah and Its Application to Islamic Economics and Finance
2010 - 2011	General Survey of Potential Research in Awqaf Studies
2009 - 2013	Assessing Academic Department Efficiency at a Public University : the Case of the Kulliyyah of Economics & Management Science, International Islamic University Malaysia
2007 - 2012	The Foundations of Islamic Economics: The Ontological, Epistemological and Axiological Dimensions of the Discipline
2007 - 2008	Liberalization of Distribution Service: The Impact of Foreign Hyper-markets in Malaysia
2006 - 2011	Critical Survey of Islamization of Economics

On-Going

2021 - Present	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: ISLAMIC PRINCIPLES AND PERSPECTIVES
2020 - Present	Constructing the Islamic Business Model for the i-Taajir IIUM - CIMB Islamic Entrepreneurship Pilot Project
2020 - Present	Developing the Concept and Structure for the IIUM - CIMB Islamic Entrepreneurship Pilot Project
2019 - Present	Review of Influential Works in Islamic Economics
2017 - Present	Identifying and Assessing the Financial Theories in the Period of Khulafa Al-Rashideen with Special Reference to Manuscript
2013 - Present	Integration of Waqf and Islamic Microfinance for Poverty Alleviation in OIC Member Countries: Phase 2 Covering Pakistan, Sudan and Nigeria
2013 - Present	The Integrated Development Index (I-DEX): A New Comprehensive Approach to Measuring Human Development
2012 - Present	The Impact of Islamic Banking and Finance in Malaysia
2011 - Present	Integration of Waqf and Islamic Microfinance in OIC Member Countries: An Agenda for Poverty Alleviation
2011 - Present	The Integrated Development Index (I-Dex): A New Comprehensive Approach to Measuring Human Development
2010 - Present	Islamization of Human Knowledge Research Unit (IOHK)
2004 - Present	Trade, Regulation and Policy Research Unit

16 Feb, 2002

Quality Research Award (Kulliyyah) - International Islamic University Malaysia

Kulliyyah

Article

2022	An empirical comparison of sustainable and responsible investment sukuk, social impact bonds and conventional bonds. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, () pp.
2021	Shifting the paradigms in waqf economics: towards renewed focus on socioeconomic development. Islamic Economic Studies, 29 (1) pp. 18-32
2020	Economic thought, foundational problems of mainstream economics and the alternative of Islamic Economics. International Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance (IJIEF), 3 (2) pp. 171-198
2019	Does doing good pay off? Social impact bonds and lessons for Islamic finance to serve the real economy. Islamic Economic Studies, 27 (1) pp. 23-37
2018	The possibility of using waqf to finance the Malaysian federal government's public expenditure. JATI-Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 23 (2) pp. 89-106
2018	Waqf as a socio-economic institution. Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, 31 (2) pp. 71-78
2017	Communique 11th International Conference of Islamic Economics and Finance Report and Post Conference Agenda 11th ICIEF Rethinking Islamic Economics and Finance: Paving the Way Forward for Inclusive and Sustainable Development. Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic. Economics, 30 (Special Issue) pp. 127-130
2017	Development of waqf in Indonesia: The SWOT analysis of Indonesia Waqf Board (BWI). Al-Infaq: Jurnal Ekonomi Islam, 8 (2) pp. 136-150
2017	Waqf-based social micro venture fund: a proposal for the Malay-muslim community in Singapore. Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics, 30 (1) pp. 37-60
2016	Third sector socio economic models: how waqf fits in?. Institutions and Economies, 8 (2) pp. 72-90
2015	A critical analysis of development indices. Australian Journal of Sustainable Business and Society, 1 (1) pp. 37-53
2015	Integration of waqf and islamic microfinance for poverty reduction: case of Pakistan. IRTI Working Paper Series , () pp.
2015	Integration of waqf-Islamic microfinance model for poverty reduction: the case of Bangladesh. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 8 (2) pp. 246-270
2015	Introduction to Islamic Economics - Theory and Application (2015) by Hossein Askari, Zamir Iqbal and Abbas Mirakhor, Singapore:John Wiley & Sons . JKAU: Islamic Economics, 28 (02) pp. 269-275
2014	Integrated waqf based islamic microfinance model (IWIMM) for poverty alleviation in OIC member countries. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 19 (2) pp. 286-298
2013	Entrepreneurial intention (EI) among undergraduate students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM): empirical evidence . Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 7 (12) pp. 184-191
2013	Integration of waqf and Islamic microfinance for poverty reduction: a survey in Kuala Selangor, Malaysia. Journal of Islamic Finance, 2 (2) pp. 1-16
2012	Theory appraisal in Islamic economic methodology: purposes and criteria. Humanomics, 28 (4) pp. 270-284
2011	Methodology of Islamic economics: overview of present state and future direction . International Journal of Economics, Management & Accounting , 19 (1) pp. 1-26
2011	The quest for better economics graduates: reviving the pluralist approach in the case of the International Islamic University Malaysia . International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, 2 (1) pp. 96-113
2009	Developing the ethical foundations of Islamic economics: benefitting from Toshihiko Izutsu. Intellectual Discourse, 17 (2) pp. 173-199
2009	Islamic Banking and Finance in the 21st century- Selected Issues in Human Capital Development. Islam and Civilisational Renewal, 1 (2) pp. 292-302
2008	Islam and the everyday world: public policy dilemmas. Edited by Sohrab Behdad and Farhad Nomani (Abingdon: Routledge, 2006), 240 pp. Price HB £70.00. ISBN 0–415–36823–5. Journal of Islamic Studies, 19 (2) pp. 291-294
2008	Islam and the everyday world: public policy dilemmas. Edited by Sohrab Behdad and Farhad Nomani (Abingdon: Routledge, 2006), 240 pp. Price HB £70.00. ISBN 0–415–36823–5. Journal of Islamic Studies, 19 (2) pp. 291-294
2004	Medieval Islamic economic thought: filling the ‘Great Gap’ in European economics. Edited by S. M. GHAZANFAR (London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2003), 299 pp. Price HB £55.00. ISBN 0–415–29778–8. Journal of Islamic Studies, 15 (3) pp. 408-411
2004	Medieval Islamic economic thought: filling the ‘Great Gap’ in European economics. Edited by S. M. GHAZANFAR (London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2003), 299 pp. Price HB £55.00. ISBN 0–415–29778–8. Journal of Islamic Studies, 15 (3) pp. 408-411
2003	Religiosity and social problems in Malaysia. Intellectual Discourse, 11 (1) pp. 77-87
2002	Formation of desired values: the role of parents. International Journal of Social Economics, 29 (6) pp. 468-479
2002	Values and their relationship to social problems in Malaysia: an Islamic framework. American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 19 (3) pp. 57-78
2001	Islam and economic development in Malaysia-a reappraisal. Journal of Islamic Studies, 12 (3) pp. 269-290
1997	Islam, the Islamic worldview and Islamic economics. IIUM Journal of Economics & Management, 5 (1) pp. 39-65

Conference or Workshop Item

2020	Critical success factors of implementing SRI sukuk for economic recovery post-Covid-19 pandemic. In: International Conference on Islamic Social Finance: Pandemic Crisis and Possible Solutions (ISFPCPS 2020),
2020	Old wine in a shariah-compliant bottle?: an empirical comparison of SRI sukuk, social impact bonds, and conventional bonds. In: 8th ASEAN Universities International Conference on Islamic Finance (8th AICIF) 2020,
2019	Achieving the maqasid of Islamic finance through Social Impact Bonds (SIB) and Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) sukuk. In: Proceeding of 7th ASEAN Universities International Conference on Islamic Finance (AICIF) 2019,
2019	Critical success factors of implementing shari’ah-compliant social impact bonds in Malaysia: a survey of stakeholders. In: Social Outcomes Conference 2019,
2017	Challenges and opportunities in developing Islamic social finance. In: Launching of Centre for Islamic Social Finance Intelligence,
2017	Contemporary Islamic finance education: IOK, IF education and lessons from the Malaysian case. In: International Conference on Islamic Awakening (ICIA 2017),
2017	Critical review of Islamic economics - literature and human resource: are we moving together?. In: 2nd International Conference on Islamic Economics and Financial Inclusion ((ICIEFI II),
2017	Islamization, Islamic economics and Islamic banking and finance: how to make them viable solutions. In: Riba’ Awareness Series Forum" Talk Series,
2017	Malaysia Islamic Finance Education Report (MIFER). In: Tiefer Round Table 2017,
2016	Investment practices of endowment funds in higher education: lessons for the developing world. In: International Symposium on Waqf and Higher Education (ISWHE 2016),
2016	The relationship marketing strategy to establish waqf in higher education institutions: Turkey experiences. In: International Symposium on Waqf and Higher Education (ISWHE 2016),
2015	Integrated Waqf-Islamic Microfinance Model (IWIMM) for poverty reduction: case studies of Nigeria, the Sudan and Pakistan. In: The 1st International JIMF Call for Papers,
2015	Safeguarding wealth (Hifdh al mal) and its role in sustainable economic development in the OIC countries. In: International Conference on “Islam, Science and Sustainable Development: Maqasid al-Shari‘ah and Humanity’s Well-being,
2015	Values-based economic system in the 21st century. In: Islamic Funds & Asset Management Conference 2015,
2014	Third sector socio-economic models: how awaqf fits in?. In: 2014 Thematic Workshop on the Revival of Waqf for Socio Economic Development ,
2014	Corporate social responsibility (CSR): is it enough for sustainable development?. In: 2nd International Conference on Creativity and Innovation for Sustainable Development (IICI 2014),
2011	The quest for a 21st century Islamic economics curriculum for universities in the Muslim world: the case of IIUM. In: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Islam and Higher Education,
2008	An analysis of social problems in Malaysia: the case of Johor. In: National Conference on Social Problems in Malaysia,
2008	Comments on Dr. M. N. Siddiqi's paper "Obstacles to research in Islamic economics". In: The 7th International Conference in Islamic Economics,
2008	Funding research in Islamic economics and finance. In: The 7th International Conference in Islamic Economics,

Book

2018	Islamic economics: principles & analysis. International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), ISBN: 978-967-16568-2-2
2018	Islamic economics: principles & analysis. International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), ISBN: 978-967-16568-2-2
2015	Integration of waqf and Islamic microfinance for poverty reduction: case studies of Malaysia, Indonesia and Bangladesh . The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), ISBN: 978-975-6427-34-7
2015	Integration of waqf and Islamic microfinance for poverty reduction: case studies of Malaysia, Indonesia and Bangladesh . The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), ISBN: 978-975-6427-34-7
2015	Integration of waqf and Islamic microfinance for poverty reduction: case studies of Malaysia, Indonesia and Bangladesh . The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), ISBN: 978-975-6427-34-7
2015	Integration of waqf and Islamic microfinance for poverty reduction: case studies of Malaysia, Indonesia and Bangladesh . The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), ISBN: 978-975-6427-34-7
2013	Islamic economics education in Southeast Asian universities. Centre for Islamic Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia & International Institute of Islamic Thought, ISBN: 978-983-44600-1-3
2009	A critical survey of Islamization of knowledge. IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789675272004
2005	Studies in Islamic economics in the 21st century: shari'ah foundations, theory and institutions. KENMS, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 983-2957-60-5

Book Section

2021	Beyond Shari‘ah compliance: achieving Maqasid Al-Shari‘ah through Social Impact Bonds (SIB) and Sustainable & Responsible Investment (SRI) Sukuk. In: Kolej Profesional Baitulmal Kuala Lumpur (KPBKL), ISBN: 9789671684337, pp. 350-362
2021	Funding Covid-19 economic stimulus through Islamic social finance: a proposal for impact-waqf SRI sukuk. In: IGI Global, ISBN: 9781799868118, pp. 1-15
2021	The circular economy and its possible collaboration with Islamic economics and finance. In: Springer Nature, ISBN: 978-981-16-6060-3, pp. 73-90
2020	Empowering community through entrepreneurship training and Islamic micro-financing: sharing the experience of IIUM-CIMB Islamic smart partnership (i-Taajir). In: IGI Global, ISBN: 9781799822578, pp. 57-76
2019	Integration of Waqf and Islamic microfinance for poverty reduction in OIC Member Countries: a case study of Nigeria. In: The Islamic and Training Research Institute (IRTI), ISBN: 9789960323305, pp. 1-24
2018	Third sector socio-economic models: how Awaqf fits in?. In: IIUM Press, & Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), ISBN: 978-967-418-398-1, pp. 478-503
2017	Development and challenges of Islamic microfinance in Malaysia. In: Pearson Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-349-737-9, pp. 283-318
2017	Development and challenges of Islamic microfinance in Malaysia. In: Pearson Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-349-737-9, pp. 283-318
2016	Preliminary thoughts on diagnosing some methodological issues in developing Islamic economics. In: Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) @Islamic Development Bank, ISBN: 978-983-44368-1-8, pp. 27-48
2015	Methodology of Islamic economics: Typology of current practices, evaluation and way forward. In: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals, ISBN: 978-9927-118-22-7, pp. 23-30
2015	The Integrated Development Index (I-Dex): a new comprehensive approach to measuring human development. In: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation , ISBN: 978-9927-118-22-7, pp. 159-172
2015	Understanding Islamic economics based on Wasatiyyah. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674183462, pp. 57-76
2014	Investment of endowment funds in the higher educations: best practices, performances and issues. In: Fakulti Pengajian Islam, UKM, ISBN: 978-967-412-276-8, pp. 29-53
2013	Islamic economics education in Malaysia: a comparative analysis of the Bachelor of Shari'ah (Shari'ah and Economics), University of Malaya, and the Bachelor of Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia. In: Centre for Islamic Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia & International Institute of Islamic Thought, ISBN: 9789834460013, pp. 109-149
2013	Selected issues in Islamic economics education and the way forward. In: Centre for Islamic Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia & International Institute of Islamic Thought, ISBN: 9789834460013, pp. 291-302
2013	Teaching of economics at IIUM: the challenges of integration and Islamization. In: Centre for Islamic Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia & International Institute of Islamic Thought, ISBN: 9789834460013, pp. 90-105
2013	The effectiveness of an integrated curriculum: economics programme at the International Islamic University Malaysia. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674182700, pp. 153-168
2010	Developing the ethical foundations of Islamic economics: Toshihiko Izutsu's approach and contribution. In: IIUM Press and Japan Foundation, ISBN: 9789675272639, pp. 207-227
2005	Islamic economics in the 21st century. In: KENMS, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 983-2957-60-5, pp. 1-15

Monograph

2017	The role of zakat and waqf institutions in enhancing small and medium enterprises towards the socio-economic development of Muslim countries: leveraging on Malaysia’s potentials. In: ,