Chairman of the Board Shariah Committee, CIMB Islamic Bank 

Dr. Mohamed Fairooz Bin Abdul Khir is a leading expert in Shariah and Islamic finance, currently serving as Chairman of the Board Shariah Committee at CIMB Islamic Bank. He also chairs the Shariah Committee at Zurich Takaful Malaysia Berhad (ZTMB) and serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director at ZTMB. He is also a member of Shariah Advisory Council of the Securities Commission Malaysia, the Fatwa Committee of Perak, and the Perak Islamic Religious Council & Malay Customs (MAIPk).

In academia, he is an Associate Professor at INCEIF University, with previous experience as Senior Researcher and Head of Islamic Banking at the International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) and a lecturer at the International Islamic university Malaysia (IIUM). He holds a Ph.D. in Shariah from the University of Malaya, specializing in Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, and Islamic Finance.

Dr. Mohamed Fairooz is a registered Shariah adviser with the Securities Commission Malaysia, focusing on Islamic Unit Trust Schemes and Sukuk. His research covers Shariah compliance, Islamic Social Finance, Maqasid al-Shariah and Sustainability.