Staff Directory
Academic Qualification
- Ph.D of Siyasah Syariyah - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Malaya (UM)
- Master of Islamic Revealed Knowledge & Heritage (Quran and Sunnah Studies) - Masters Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Bachelor of Human Sciences (Political Science) - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
- IRKH (Quran & Sunnah Studies) - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
Abdulhamid Mohamed Ali Zaroum (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
alzaroumi@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Abdulhamid Mohamed Ali Zaroum is an Associate Professor at the Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge & Human Sciences at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) specialized in Siyasah Shariyyah and Quranic Studies. since he gained his PhD in 2010, he has taught more than twenty-five (25) different subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He was a lecturer of Quranic Studies, Faculty of Quranic & Sunnah Studies, USIM (2011), a Political Analyst and Translator, Embassy of the State of Qatar, Malaysia (2009-2011), a teacher of Arabic Language, International Modern Arab School Malaysia (IMAS) (2008), teacher of Islamic Studies and Arabic Language, International Islamic School Malaysia (2002-2007), a teacher of Islamic Studies and Arabic Language, Integrated Islamic College (IIC) Malaysia (1999-2001). Currently, he is a coordinator of two courses, a supervisor of many Master & PhD students and a member of several committees at the departmental level. Prior to this, he was the Head of Diwan of Fiqh Research & Consultancy (Deprt. of Fiqh & Usul Al-Fiqh), Head of Department of Students Activities, International Modern Arab School Malaysia (IMAS) (2008) and Head, Department of Islamic Revealed Knowledge, International Islamic School Malaysia (2006-2007) during which he initiated and subsequently, was appointed as the coordinator of the first Quran Memorization Competition among local and international Islamic Schools in Malaysia (2005) and the coordinator of first Tilawah Competition (2006). Abdulhamid has published articles and poems in Eritrea, Sudan, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. He has also presented papers in many local, regional and international conferences, seminars and workshops in Japan, Libya, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Brunei, Qatar and Malaysia. Abdulhamid is a member of several academic and professional bodies including Eritrean Ulama League (UK) currently serving as its Head of Higher Education, International League of Islamic Literature (currently serving as the Information Secretary of the League, Malaysian Office), the Founder and first President of Eritrean Students League Malaysia (1996) the Founder and first President of Mahad Anseba Islamic Institute Friends League (2007).
Area of Specialisation
- Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Political Sciences and Public Policy ~ International Relations
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Management ~ Strategic Management
- Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Other Education n.e.c. - Teaching Arabic, Qur'an & Islamic Studies for nine years, having Teaching Proficiency Certificate from the Kulliyyah of Education, IIUM.
Professional Membership
- Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Ulama Association of Malaysia (PUM)
- 2014: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (member), Eritrean Academics Forum
- 2016: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Chair, Media Committee ), International League of Islamic Literature
- 2016 - 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (member & Head of Higher Education Section), Eritrean Ulama' League
- 2017: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Board Member), International Union of Arab Academics
- 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Chair, Education Affairs Secretariat & Member of Shura Council ), Eritrean Ulam' League
- 2021 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), The British International Studies Association (BISA)
- 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), American Political Science Association (APSA)
Teaching Responsibilities
| NIZAM AL-HUKM: JURISTIC STUDY OF ISLAMIC POLITY | 2023/2024 |
Research Projects
Completed
| 2016 - 2020 | The Timeline of Malay Scholars from 1801-1900 A.D: A Preliminary Study |
| 2016 - 2019 | Features of Good Governance: A Quranic Perspective |
| 2014 - 2016 | Mental Health: A Contrastive Analysis between Western and Islamic Psychologies |
| 2013 - 2016 | The Phenomena of Islamic Nasyid Groups in Malaysia: Establishment, Impacts and Challenges : A case Study of Rabbani, Raihan and Hijjaz |
On-Going
| 2017 - Present | The Phenomenon of Euthanasia & Plastic Surgery in Malaysia & Indonesia: An Islamic Perspective |
| 2016 - Present | Islam and Democracy: The Question of Incompatibiliy |
Award & Recognition
| 10 Dec, 2017 | Rector's Award for Special Contribution - International Islamic University Malaysia | University |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
| 2019 | آليات تعزيز الأمن الاقتصادي والسلم الاجتماعي: رؤية إسلامية معاصرة Mechanisms of Promoting Economic Peace and Social Security: A Contemporary Islamic Perspective. In: TENTATIVE POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS& ACADEMIC COLLOQUIUM 2019, |
| 2019 | المفاهيم النظرية العامة للمفاوضات ونظرة الإسلام المقاصدية General Theoretical Concepts of Negotiations and the Islamic Maqasidi view. In: POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS & ACADEMIC COLLOQUIUM 2019, |
| 2018 | Science & spirituality: an Islamic perspective. In: Lecture to Chinese Muslim Students of Jannahedu International Sdn.Bhd., |
| 2017 | Mental health: a contrastive analysis between western and Islamic psychologies. In: The International Conference on Interdisciplinary Quranic Studies, |
| 2017 | الحرية مقصد من مقاصد الشريعة، وملمح من ملامح الحوكمة الرشيدة. In: 6th International Conference on Islamic Jurisprudence (ICIJ 2017), |
| 2016 | تعاون الثقافات والأديان: رؤية إسلامية عالمية. In: The 1st International Conference on Islam and Contemporary Issues in the Islamic World: Challenges and Way Forward (ICIC 2016), |
| 2015 | The motives behind the deception and propaganda used by the elite & the political leaders: a Quranic - mass communication perspective. In: The 2nd International Conference on Qur’an and Sunnah (ICQS 2015), |
| 2015 | التضليل الإعلامي و النخب السياسية رؤية قرآنية إعلامية. In: Seminar Wahyu Asas Tamadun IV Peringkat Antarabangsa (SWAT 2015), |
| 2013 | The hypocrites' methods of propaganda: a Quranic perspective . In: 3rd International Seminar of Wahyu Asas Tamadun 2013 (SWAT2013): Quran: Melonjak Transformasi Ummah, |
| 2013 | السياسي والأديب: من يحتاج إلى من؟. In: International Language & Education Conference (ILEC 2013), |
Book Section
| 2022 | The application of Islamic Law in a Muslim Minority Community: an examination of Sri Lankan Muslim scholars’ opinions from the perspective of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʽah. In: Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, IIUM, ISBN: , pp. 295-313 |
| 2021 | Family financial management: organizing the financial aspects of the family-based on Maqasid al-Shariah. In: Contemporary Fiqh Research Unit (CFRU) & Islamic Book Ttust Kuala Lumpur, ISBN: 978-967-0526-83-6, pp. 183-202 |
| 2021 | Family financial management: organizing the financial aspects of the family-based on Maqasid al-Shariah. In: Contemporary Fiqh Research Unit (CFRU) & Islamic Book Ttust Kuala Lumpur, ISBN: 978-967-0526-83-6, pp. 183-202 |
| 2019 | العدالة بوصفها ملمحا من ملامح الحوكمة الرشيدة: رؤية إسلامية. In: Mashriq International Book, ISBN: 978-967-17067-8-7, pp. 209-235 |
| 2019 | العدالة بوصفها ملمحا من ملامح الحوكمة الرشيدة: رؤية إسلامية. In: Mashriq International Book, ISBN: 978-967-17067-8-7, pp. 209-235 |
| 2017 | Justice ('Adl) in Islam. In: The International Institute of Islamic Thought (East and South East Asia) & International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-14480-9-0, pp. 18-46 |