Shariah Adviser

Amanie Advisors Sdn Bhd

 

Amanie Advisors Sdn Bhd (''Amanie'') is the Shariah Adviser appointed in respect of the Shariah-compliant investments managed by AmFunds Management Berhad and AmIslamic Funds Management Sdn. Bhd. (collectively, the “Managers”).

Amanie is a leading Shariah advisory firm specialising in Islamic finance solutions, serving institutional and corporate clients across the Islamic financial services industry. Amanie provides comprehensive Shariah advisory and consultancy services, supported by strong training, research, and development capabilities. The firm is a registered Shariah advisory company for Islamic unit trusts with the Securities Commission Malaysia (“SC”).

Amanie’s strength lies in its people. The firm is supported by a dedicated team of full-time, experienced Shariah consultants, bringing industry experience across Islamic banking, capital markets, asset management, takaful, fintech, and regulatory advisory. This depth of expertise enables Amanie to deliver solutions that are not only technically sound, but also practical, scalable, and market-relevant. This expertise is further strengthened by rigorous training and mentorship under renowned Shariah scholars, ensuring that Amanie’s advisory work is grounded in strong Shariah scholarship while remaining practical and industry-relevant.

Amanie’s representatives meet with the Manager every quarter to address Shariah advisory matters related to our Shariah funds. Since its establishment in 2005, Amanie has accumulated extensive experience in the advisory role of unit trusts, overseeing more than 100 active funds as the Shariah Adviser.

Source:  Amanie Advisors Sdn Bhd.

Roles of the Shariah Adviser

  1. Providing Shariah expertise and advice on matters relating to the Shariah-compliant funds and private mandates, including matters relating to documentation, structure, feature, investment instruments and ensure that all aspects of the products or activities are in accordance with Shariah requirements as set out in the relevant securities laws and guidelines issued by the SC. Documentation includes where applicable, the deed, prospectus, offering documents and circular to unit holders relating to acquisition or disposal of assets.
  2. Ensuring compliance with applicable Shariah rulings, principles and concepts endorsed by the Shariah Advisory Council of the SC (“SAC”).
  3. Giving consideration on aligning with the principles set out in the Maqasid al-Shariah Guidance Islamic Capital Market Malaysia issued by the SC in relation to the Islamic capital market product and Islamic capital market service and disclose the same in the Shariah pronouncement.
  4. Applying ijtihad (intellectual reasoning) where there are no applicable rulings, principles or concepts endorsed by the SAC.
  5. Acting with due care, skill and diligence.
  6. Consulting the SC where there is ambiguity or uncertainty concerning Shariah matters.
  7. Reviewing compliance reports and investment transaction reports to assess whether the Islamic fund management business and investment activities comply with Shariah.
  8. Preparing reports stating its opinion on whether the Islamic fund management business has been managed or administered in accordance with Shariah.

The Consulting Team

The designated person responsible for Shariah advisory matters of the Funds is Puan Suhaida binti Mahpot as the Chief Executive Officer and Dr. Shamsiah binti Mohamad as the Resident Shariah Scholar, supported by Encik Ahmad Anas bin Fadzil and Encik Ahmad Faizul Rizal bin Amran as the Shariah Officers.

Puan Suhaida binti Mahpot

Chief Executive Officer

Puan Suhaida binti Mahpot

Chief Executive Officer

Puan Suhaida binti Mahpot is the Chief Executive Officer for Amanie Advisors in Kuala Lumpur office. She joined Amanie in 2008 and was amongst the pioneers in the company. She is a specialist in sukuk advisory and has been partnering with Tan Sri Dr Mohd Daud Bakar for the last 10 years to advise numerous sukuk locally and internationally.

One of the sukuk advised by her has been awarded as Best Securitisation Sukuk at The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Award (2017). Apart from sukuk advisory, her primarily focus is on Shariah governance, structuring, enhancement and conversion exercises, establishment of Islamic financial entities as well as development of Islamic products. She holds a Bachelor of Economics (Islamic Economic & Finance) from International Islamic University Malaysia, and currently pursuing MSc in Islamic Finance with INCEIF. Her career in banking & financial industry started as a trainee under Capital Market Graduated Trainee Scheme organized by the SC.

Prior to joining Amanie, she worked with Affin Investment Bank Bhd since 2006 as an executive for debt & capital markets department. She completed various project financing deals using private debt securities instruments ranging from infrastructure & utilities, real estate, plantation and many others.

Source: Amanie Advisors Sdn Bhd

Dr. Shamsiah binti Mohamad

Resident Shariah Scholar

Dr. Shamsiah binti Mohamad

Resident Shariah Scholar

Dr. Shamsiah binti Mohamad is a distinguished scholar in Fiqh Muamalat, holding a PhD in Foundation of Jurisprudence (Fiqh and Usul Fiqh) from the University of Jordan and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Shariah from the University of Malaya. Her career represents a unique intersection of academia and high-level regulatory oversight, having served on the Shariah Advisory Councils of both the Securities Commission Malaysia and Bank Negara Malaysia.

With her deep expertise in Fiqh Muamalat and Islamic financial practices, Dr. Shamsiah will provide Shariah oversight, ensuring our activities remain aligned with evolving regulatory expectations and global best practices.

Source: Amanie Advisors Sdn Bhd

Encik Ahmad Anas bin Fadzil

Shariah Officer

Encik Ahmad Anas bin Fadzil

Shariah Officer

Encik Ahmad Anas bin Fadzil (CSAA, CIPA) is a registered Shariah Advisor with the Securities Commission of Malaysia and the Director with Amanie Advisors. He is also a Professional Accountant by profession. Currently, he is based at the Head Office in Kuala Lumpur. As part of Amanie Advisors’ global team, his primary focus is on advising and consulting clients from various Islamic financial institutions, regulators and corporations across the globe on Shariah compliant products, instruments and other services as well as on their strategic and corporate issues.

Prior to joining Amanie Advisors, he was attached with Sigur Ros, a global Malaysian-based company for Turkiye Government’s Project of the Century known as the Turkish Republic North Cyprus Water Supply project where he had been assigned as the Project Accountant based in Turkiye overseeing the overall project finance related matters including financing, cost budgeting, cost management, reporting, as well other administrative matters including handling the local tax authority and local administrative bodies.

Prior to that, he was an external auditor with Messrs. Ernst & Young based in Kuala Lumpur, whereby he was attached to the Global Financial Services department, engaged in performing auditing work for the financial institutions including Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank), EXIM Bank Berhad, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and Malaysian Electronic Payment Systems (MEPS).

He holds a professional certification of Certified Shari'a Adviser and Auditor (CSAA) and Certified Islamic Public Accountant (CIPA) both from Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institution based in Bahrain (AAOIFI) as well as Masters of Islamic Finance (MSc) from The Global University of Islamic Finance (INCEIF). He is also an accounting graduate from MARA University of Technology (UiTM) and an Executive Diploma in Shariah holder from University of Malaya Centre for Continuing Education (UMCCed). He speaks Bahasa Melayu, English and Turkish.

Source: Amanie Advisors Sdn Bhd

Encik Ahmad Faizul Rizal bin Amran

Shariah Officer

Encik Ahmad Faizul Rizal bin Amran

Shariah Officer

Encik Ahmad Faizul Rizal bin Amran is an Associate Director at Amanie Advisors (Head Office) and a Registered Shariah Adviser with the Securities Commission Malaysia. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Shariah (Islamic Banking and Economics) from Yarmouk University, Jordan.

Prior to joining Amanie Advisors, he began his career as a trainee under the Islamic Capital Market Graduate Trainee Scheme organised by the Securities Industry Development Corporation (SIDC), the training and development arm of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC). He subsequently passed the SC Licensing Examination, namely Module 6 (Stock Market & Securities Laws) and Module 7 (Financial Statement Analysis & Asset Valuation).

He later joined Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad as a Senior Associate in the Credit Equity Broking Department, where he was responsible for the Share Margin Financing division and related activities, including stockbroking operations.

He is also currently undergoing the professional Certified Shariah Adviser certification under the Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance (ASAS).

Source: Amanie Advisors Sdn Bhd

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