DR NAZAM DZOLKARNAINI
EFAIR Foundation is founded by academics with professional experiences who aspire to contribute beyond academia through public engagement. As members of professional accounting bodies, the team members uphold a hallmark of the accountancy profession that is the obligation to act in the public interest. At this foundation, we believe that academics can contribute more meaningfully if they pitch their thoughts and research outputs to the public. We also encourage academics and practitioners to jointly invest time and resources to make great things happen for the public benefit.
OUR TEAM
ABOUT
CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE
Dr Dzolkarnaini is Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance at Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom. He was previously the Programme Leader for Masters programmes in International Corporate Finance and Islamic Banking and Finance at the University of Salford. He is also a Visiting Scholar in Islamic Economics and Finance at the Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of Higher Education Academy and a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board of Standards, Inc., USA. His research focuses on corporate finance and Islamic finance issues. His scholarly works were published in Economics Letters, Applied Economics, and Business Ethics: A European Review among others. He has also co-authored a book chapter on Islamic Finance for Financial Management Theory and Practice EMEA edition (published by Cengage Learning). He sits on the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Islamic Finance, and International Journal of Excellence in Islamic Banking and Finance, and on the International Advisory Board of Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives. He is affiliated with the British Accounting & Finance Association (BAFA), British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS) and International Council of Islamic Finance Educators (ICIFE). Beyond academia, he engages widely with professionals, NGOs, charities and policymakers including the All-Party Parliamentary Group at the UK Parliament in the development of ethical and Islamic finance in the UK. He holds a PhD, and an Msc in Finance from the University of Stirling, United Kingdom.
DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE
Dr Minhat is Assistant Director of the International Centre for Management and Governance Research (ICMGR) based at Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom. As an academic in Finance, she has taught conventional finance and Islamic finance in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Singapore. She is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). She has published in the areas of Islamic finance and corporate governance that includes managerial incentives and financial reporting. She has co-authored a book chapter on Islamic Finance for Financial Management Theory and Practice EMEA edition (published by Cengage Learning). Her scholarly works were published in Journal of Financial Stability, Economics Letters, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, Applied Economics, Business Ethics: A European Review, and Research in International Business and Finance. She was a reviewer for a number of journals including Corporate Governance: An International Review, Accounting and Business Research, Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, Journal of Applied Accounting Research, and Studies in Economics and Finance. She sits on the International Advisory Board of Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives. She holds a PhD, and an Msc in Banking and Finance from the University of Stirling, United Kingdom. She recently graduated with a Master of Laws (LLM) from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
DR MARIZAH MINHAT
TRUSTEE
Dr Abdullah is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya (Malaysia), where she previously obtained her MBA and Bachelor of Accounting degree. She received her PhD in Accounting and Finance from the University of Stirling, United Kingdom. She is a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) and Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM). Her research areas include financial reporting, taxation, zakat, Islamic finance, and corporate governance. Her research outputs were published in book chapters and academic journals such as Accounting Forum, Applied Economics, Journal of Financial Stability and Journal of Accounting Perspectives. She has also authored two books; Veerinder on Malaysian Tax Theory and Practice 3rd edition (published by CCH) and Financial Accounting & Reporting 2 (published by Oxford). She is a Managing Editor for Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives and an Editorial Advisory Board member of Contemporary Management Research and International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Business.
DR MAZNI ABDULLAH
