Biography
Dr. Abdulmajid Obaid Hasan Saleh serves as Shariah Consultant (Shariah Expert) at the Institute of Islamic Finance & Technology (IIFT). He is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), where he also serves as Coordinator. He earned his Ph.D. in Fiqh — Islamic Finance from Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Morocco.
With more than a decade of academic leadership — including service as Dean and Lecturer at the University of Aden — his expertise spans Islamic commercial law, Islamic banking products and operations, Maqasid al-Shari'ah, Islamic wealth management, and the jurisprudence of contemporary financial transactions. He is an active researcher and prolific author, and has served on the Shariah committees and supervisory boards of Islamic financial institutions, including Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation (Malaysia) and Al-Qutaibi Islamic Bank for Microfinance.
Mandate at IIFT
- Provide Shariah advisory and oversight across IIFT's academic programmes and professional certificates
- Ensure the Shariah compliance of curricula in Islamic banking, finance, and governance
- Advise on Islamic financial products, contracts, and contemporary fiqh issues
- Strengthen IIFT's scholarly standing through research and institutional partnerships
Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Fiqh — Islamic Finance, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco (2010)
Academic & Administrative Experience
- 2024 – Present: Coordinator, Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, IIUM
- 2023 – Present: Associate Professor, Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, IIUM
- 2018 – 2023: Assistant Professor, Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, IIUM
- 2011 – 2016: Dean / Lecturer, University of Aden
Shariah Advisory & Professional Roles
- Shariah Committee Member, Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation (Malaysia) Bhd
- Shariah Supervisory Board Member, Al-Qutaibi Islamic Bank for Microfinance (2025 – 2027)
- Shariah Advisor / Consultant — Islamic banking products, Shariah compliance, and training
- Member, Association of Shariah Advisors in Finance
- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Al-Turath in Islamic Wealth and Finance
Areas of Teaching & Expertise
- Islamic Commercial Law & Usul al-Fiqh
- Islamic Banking Products and Operations
- Islamic Economics & the Islamic Financial System
- Islamic Wealth Management
- Transactions in Islamic Banking and Finance
- Research Methodology
Selected Publications
- Saleh, A. O. H., & Soualhi, Y. (2024). Examining modern approaches to zakat collection and distribution in light of Maqasid al-Shari'a. At-Tajdid, 28(56), 351–373.
- Saleh, A. O. H., & Soualhi, Y. (2026). Maqasid al-Shariah, Islamic finance, and climate action. In Islamic Finance and Climate Action (pp. 29–52). Routledge.
- Saleh, A. O. H., Misbahudin Muayyad, D., & Al-Shaghdari, F. M. O. (2023). The potential of using smart contracts in cash waqf on blockchain. Al-Qanatir International Journal of Islamic Studies, 32(2), 50–59.
- Soualhi, Y., & Saleh, A. O. H. (2025). Gold investment in digital trading exchanges: the gold dinar exchange in Malaysia as a model. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, 16(2), 1–21.
- Saleh, A. O. H., & Wijaya, D. H. (2025). Forms of legal stratagems (hiyal) in Murabaha contracts in Islamic banks: an analytical study. Mashreq International for Books, Kuala Lumpur.