Prof. Dr. Norhashimah Mohd Yasin is a Professor of Comparative Banking Law at Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws.
She regularly conducts trainings, lectures, researches and presents papers at seminars and conferences, both locally and internationally on the areas of comparative banking (conventional and Islamic Banking), Islamic insurance (Takaful), money laundering and terrorism financing. She has published numerous articles in both local and international journals. She is the author of two leading books namely Legal Aspects of Money Laundering from the Common Law Perspective (published by Lex
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isNexis) and Islamisation/Malaynisation: The Role of Islamic Law in the Economic Development of Malaysia (published by A.S. Noordeen). She is also a contributing editor to Annotated Statute on Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 (AMLATFA) and Takaful Act 1984. She also contributed articles on Islamic banking in a book edited by Datoa?? Syed Idid called Judicial Decisions Affecting Bankers and Financiers (published by Malayan Law Journal). She is currently a member of the Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board and sits on the Board of Trustees for Yayasan Asnita, a non-governmental organization (NGO). She is also a regular AMLATFA trainer for Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA), Royal Malaysian Customs (RMC), commercial banks, development financial institutions, insurance companies and legal firms in Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam, respectively.
Prof. Dr. Norhashimah graduated with LLB (Hons) and Master of Comparative Laws (MCL) from IIUM. She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Islamic Banking & Finance from the Management Centre, IIUM. She has a Ph.D in Law and a Master in Law (LLM) from University of Warwick, United Kingdom to her credit. She is a qualified Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. She is also a certified legal translator recognised by the Malaysian Translation Institute/DBP. Finally, she sits on various Shariah Committees in commercial and development banks in Malaysia as well as a member of Board of Studies, University Islam Malaysia (UIM).
