Sheikh Prof. Younes Soualhi
Chairman
Sheikh Prof. Younes Soualhi was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the Shariah Committee since 1 January 2022. Over the past year, he has exemplified his unwavering commitment to ARBM through his invaluable guidance. Prof. Younes's extensive experience has significantly contributed to fulfilling his Shariah advisory responsibilities within the ARBM Shariah Committee. Recently, he has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Shariah Committee of alrajhi bank Malaysia effective 6 July 2023.
Currently, he is the Senior Researcher, the Deputy Director of Research and Innovation and the Head of Islamic Banking Unit at the International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA). Prof. Younes also teaches at INCEIF, the Global University of Islamic Finance, Malaysia.
A distinguished subject matter expert, Prof Younes was previously Chairman of the Shariah Committee of HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad, and currently Chairman of the Shariah Committee of Munich Re Retakaful, Chairman of the Shariah Council of Experts for Salam Takaful (Nigeria), Deputy Chairman of the Shariah Committee of ABC Bahrain Bank, Algeria, the sole Shariah Advisor for Kuwait Retakaful (Labuan, Malaysia), and Shariah Committee member of Bursa Malaysia. At the moment, he sits on the Shariah Sub-Committee (Malaysia region) of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI). He is also a registered financial planner (RFP, MFPC-Malaysia).
As a keen writer and researcher, Prof. Younes published many books and articles on Islamic Banking and Finance. With an extensive working experience of 26 years in academia, he taught various courses on Islamic Finance, Usul al-Fiqh, and Fiqh al Muamalat at both undergraduate and postgraduate (M.A. and Ph.D.) levels.
He graduated with B.A. in Shariah from Emir Abdulqadir University for Islamic Sciences (Algeria). He received his M.A. from International Islamic University Malaysia and Ph.D. from University Malaya, Malaysia. He also holds a Diploma in Human Sciences.
