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Muhammad Amrullah bin Drs Nasrul

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Law) - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Master of Comparative Laws - Masters Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Bachelor of Law(Hons.) - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Muhammad Amrullah bin Drs Nasrul (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

AHMAD IBRAHIM KULLIYYAH OF LAWS

Other's position:

Coordinator, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws


amrullah@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile



Dr Muhammad Amrullah Drs Nasrul is currently an assistant professor at Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He obtained his Ph.D. in law at IIUM where his thesis covers on resolution of disputes in the administration of estates. He has written numerous articles, which have been published in national and international journals. He is actively involved in research related to estate administration, inheritance, mediation, and commercial law where he is working under several research grants as principal investigator (PI) and co-researcher. Among the courses that he teaches in AIKOL include Equity and Trust II, Commercial Law, Malaysian Legal System and Criminal Law. Dr Muhammad Amrullah was a former Deputy Public Prosecutor at the Attorney General Chambers of Malaysia where he was entrusted to conduct criminal cases at the civil courts. He is also responsible for giving legal advice to government agencies and enforcement bodies. Apart from that, Dr. Muhammad Amrullah was also a legal executive at Amanah Raya Berhad where his job scope centralises on handling estate administration cases including going to court for the application for Grant of Probate as well as resolving the disputes among beneficiaries. His other past working experience includes lecturer at Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor (currently known as UIS) and Universiti Malaya. Dr Muhammad Amrullah is currently appointed as the secretariat for the Harmonisation of Shariah and Law Unit and AIKOL and the Micro-Credential Liaison Officer.



Area of Specialisation


  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Law ~ Equity and Trust Law
  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Syariah Law ~ Islamic Law of Succession
  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Law ~ Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Law ~ Criminal Law
  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Law ~ Commercial Law


Teaching Responsibilities


COMMERCIAL LAW 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
CRIMINAL LAW I 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024
EQUITY & TRUST II 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
MALAYSIAN LEGAL SYSTEM 2022/2023 2021/2022


Supervision


Doctrine Of Judicial Review And Its Appliction By The Supreme Court Of Maldives.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Strengthening The Regulatory Framework On Tax Evasion Preventive Measures In Malaysia.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Formulating A Legal Framework For The Administration Of Bona Vacantia (Ownerless Estates) In West Malaysia.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Tax Avoidance Under The Maldivian Law.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Proposing A Legal Framework On Mediation In Resolving The Disputes In Administration Of Estates In Malaysia.
Master Completed 2024 Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2024 - 2025 Civic Engagement to Foster Social Justice in Emerging Democracies
2023 - 2024 A Comprehensive Literature Review on Cryptocurrency (Digital Asset) Based on Maqasid Shariah
2023 - 2024 Harmonisation of Shariah and cybercrime legislations: Combating the threats of cybercrimes in Malaysia
2022 - 2022 Kajian Semula Akta Industri Pelancongan 1992 (Akta 482) dan Peraturan-Peraturan Di Bawahnya
2021 - 2024 DEVELOPING A MEDIATION MODULE FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES AS AN EFFICIENT MECHANISM FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE
2021 - 2024 Streamlining the Nomination Policy in Estate Administration in Malayisa
2020 - 2023 Duties and liabilities of State Islamic Religious Council as Trustee of Waqf in Malaysia: Improving the efficiency in Waqf administration
- 2024 Integrating `Lemon Law? in consumer protection for defective products in Malaysia
On-Going
2025 - Present ESSENTIALS OF MALAYSIAN COMMERCIAL LAW: A TEXTUAL APPROACH
2024 - Present Harmonisation of Shari'ah and Civil Law in the Administration of Muslim Testate Estate in West Malaysia
2024 - Present LEGAL KNOWLEDGE TOOLKIT FOR THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN ESTATE ADMINISTRATION


Awards & Recognition


23 Oct, 2024 Best Researcher Award - Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws University
02 Jul, 2024 Gold Medal - IIUM Research and Innovation Day (2024) - International Islamic University Malaysia University


Publications


Articles

2025 Estate administration in Malaysia: analysis of the hire-purchase agreement to the deceased’s vehicle repossession. Alauddin Law Development Journal (ALDEV), 7 (1) pp. 64-80
2025 Examining the legal responsibilities and key challenges of personal representatives in Malaysian inheritance management. Indonesian Journal of Socio-Legal Studies (IJSLS), 4 (2) pp. 1-20
2025 Navigating fiduciary responsibilities in inheritance management: a study on the roles of personal representative. Quantum Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (QJSSH), 6 (2) pp. 308-322
2024 A comprehensive comparative analysis of mediation practices in Indonesia and Malaysia. Khazanah Hukum, 6 (1) pp. 63-80
2024 Bona vacantia in West Malaysia: issues and challenges. International Journal of Law, Government and Communication, 9 (36) pp. 131-142
2024 Enhancing the estate administration through mediation in the estate distribution division. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 8 (3 supplement) pp. 61-61
2024 Estate planning of shari’ah-compliant digital assets among Malaysians: a mixed-methods approach. International Journal of Islamic Economics and Governance, 5 (2) pp. 1-22
2024 Multi-agent system in web services. International Journal on Perceptive and Cognitive Computing, 10 (1) pp. 40-50
2024 Peranan dan cabaran pusat mediasi mahkamah dalam penyelesaian kes pertikaian di Malaysia (The role and challenges of the court mediation centre in resolving disputes in Malaysia). Kanun: Jurnal Undang-undang Malaysia, 36 (1) pp. 121-144
2024 Streamlining the nomination policy in estate administration for Muslims in Malaysia. IIUM Law Journal, 32 (1) pp. 309-334
2024 Strengthening consumer rights: the case for Lemon Laws in Malaysia’s automotive industry. e-Bangi: Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 21 (4) pp. 273-286
2024 Unraveling legal complexities: Muslim and non-Muslim estate administration process in Malaysia and Brunei. De Jure: Jurnal Hukum dan Syar'iah, 16 (2) pp. 531-554
2023 Comparative analysis of Malaysian and Indonesian retirement plan. Lex Scientia Law Review, 7 (2) pp. 659-708
2023 Optimising Waqf law for effective administration: a comparative analysis of the Trustee Act 1949 and state Waqf enactments. IIUM Law Journal, 31 (1) pp. 235-260
2023 Overview of digital asset and its process under the inheritance management. International Journal of Business and Technology Management, 5 (S5) pp. 199-208
2023 Resolution of family disputes in administration of estate by Amanah Raya Berhad. Journal of Shariah Law Research, 8 (1) pp. 71-86
2023 Small Estates (Distribution) Act 1955: analysis on the 2022 amendment and its effects over the inheritance management. IIUM Law Journal, 31 (2) pp. 207-228
2023 Social media in the language classrooms: maximizing students' Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13 (8) pp. 746-755
2022 Administration of estates: resolution of disputes in achieving sustainability among the deceased’s family. IIUM LAW JOURNAL, 30 (2) pp. 253-279
2022 Criminal profiling then and now: prospect and challenges in Malaysia. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 11 (1) pp. 80-92
2022 Syndicate marriage or tafficking? The travails of Asian migrant women. Journal of Educational and Social Research, 11 (1) pp. 106-118
2021 An overview of the inheritance legal system in Malaysia and Indonesia: issues faced by both countries. Journal of Shariah Law Research, 6 (2) pp. 181-200
2021 Lemons for your car?. BERNAMA, 27 October 2021 () pp.
2021 Muslim estate administration: the locus of Malaysian syariah court in Malaysia. International Journal of Islamic Thought, 19 (1) pp. 73-78
Conference or Workshop Items

2024 A study on the Muallaf position in relation to the management of inheritance in Malaysia. In: The 6th International Conference on Economics, Entrepreneurship & Management (ICEEM 2024),
2024 Analysis of Section 404 of the Malaysian Penal Code in relation to criminal liability by the personal representative in estate administration. In: Conference on Law, Economy, Social and Sharia 2024 (ICLESS),
2024 Cryptocurrency as digital asset according to the principles of Usul Al-fiqh: a critical analysis by Mohd Daud Bakar. In: 2024 3rd International Conference on Creative Communication and Innovative Technology (ICCIT),
2023 Administration of inheritance in Malaysia: development and legal challenges in managing felda. In: Asian Conference on Comparative Laws (ASIAN-COL) 2023,
2023 The practice of mediation as a mechanism of family dispute resolution: a comparative analysis between Malaysia and Indonesia. In: Asian Conference on Comparative Laws (ASIAN-COL) 2023,
2022 Court-annexed mediation in Malaysia: prospect and challenges. In: 4th UUM International Islamic Business Management Conference (IBMC 2022),
2021 Comparative analysis of the statutory duties of waqf managers under the State Waqf Enactment And The Duties Of Trustees Under The Trustee Act 1949. In: 9th Global Waqf Conference 2021,
Books

2024 Harmonisation of Shari’ah and civil law: progress and achievements. Centre for Islamisation, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN:
2024 Harmonisations of Shari'ah and Civil Law: progress and achievements. Centris, IIUM, ISBN:
2021 Global Waqf Conference Series: Waqf past, present and future. International Islamic University Malaysia, Global Waqf Conference, ISBN: 978-967-2641-80-3
Book Sections

2024 Ensuring the sustainability of surviving family members: the critical role of personal representatives in estate administration in Malaysia. In: UTM & Yayasan Pembangunan Keluarga Darul Takzim (YPKDT), ISBN: 978-629-97595-6-0, pp. 31-44
2024 Harmonisation of laws on inheritance between Muslim and non-Muslim subjects. In: Centre for Islamisation, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: , pp. 142-165
2024 Revisiting the position of unfair contract terms in Malaysia. In: Centre for Islamisation International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: , pp. 356-377
2023 Issues on Legitimacy in Muslims’ Inheritance in West Malaysia. In: Harun M. Hashim Law Centre, AIKOL, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-2424-46-8, pp. 241-258
2021 Kelestarian hubungan kekeluargaan dalam kalangan muallaf menurut perancangan pembahagian harta. In: Penerbit Universiti Malaya, ISBN: 978-967-488-197-9, pp. 179-204
2021 Mediasi sebagai kaedah penyelesaian dalam pertikaian pentadbiran harta pusaka untuk Undang-undang Keluarga Islam di Malaysia. In: UKM, ISBN: 9789672388074, pp. 74-87
2021 Requirement of complete constitution of property in express trust: whether relevant in waqf. In: Global Waqf Conference, ISBN: 978-967-2641-80-3, pp. 140-153