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CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME : PROF. DATO’ DR. MOHD AZMI OMAR ADDRESS : IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance

International Islamic University Malaysia No. 205A, Jalan Damansara, Damansara Heights 50480 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

TEL. NO : +603- 2082 2802 (dl)/ +603- 2082 2800 (gl) FAX. NO : +603- 2094 7728 E-MAIL : azmiomar@iium.edu.my / azmi114@yahoo.com NATIONALITY : Malaysian

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS Doctor of Philosophy (1994), Finance Bangor University, United Kingdom Master of Business Administration (1985) Bachelor of Science (Finance) (1983) Northern Illinois University, United States of America SPECIALIZATION Islamic Banking and Finance Islamic Capital Markets Managerial and Corporate Finance Portfolio Management and Investment Analysis Balanced Score Card CURRENT POSITION

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Professor, Department of Business Administration, Faculty (Kulliyyah) of Economics and Management Sciences Dean, IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, (December 2009 - ) PREVIOUS POSITION Executive Officer (April 1980 – December 1981), International Banking Division, Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad Dean, Kulliyyah (faculty) of Economics and Management Sciences, (June 1996 – April 2003) Acting Deputy Rector (Academic Affairs), August 2002 – April 2003 Acting Rector, March 2006 – May 2006 Deputy Rector (Academic and Research), May 2003 – April 2008 Main achievements:

1. Led a team to develop and introduce KPIs for academic staff and academic administrators.

2. Spearhead the revision of university’s strategic plan to be in line to Ministry of Higher Education’s strategic plan.

3. Led the implementation of Balanced Score Card in IIUM which later won the prestigious Balanced Score Card award “Hall of Fame” in September 2008.

4. Introduced a number of academic rules and regulations in order to enhance university’s academic integrity and programmes.

5. Led a team to develop and design strategies and incentives to increase research, publications and postgraduate students in IIUM

Chief Information Officer, International Islamic University Malaysia (November 2005 – May 2008) Main achievements:

1. Identify and introduce a number of university software applications that were developed in-house by the university IT staff.

2. Spearhead the development of a university portal whereby staff and students will need only one single sign-on to access numerous university software applications.

Dean, Office of Corporate Strategy and Quality Assurance (July 2008 – November 2009) Main achievements:

1. Led the team that enabled IIUM to win the “Hall of Fame” award for Balanced Score Card implementation. This award was given by Professor Norton and Kaplan of Harvard Business School in September 2008. IIUM is the third university in the world and the first university in Asia to have won such a prestigious award.

2. Led the team to design and develop the university’s performance management

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system. NATIONAL LEVEL INVOLVEMENT Member, Shariah Advisory Committee, Bank Rakyat Malaysia. (Nov 2008 – present) Member, Shariah Advisory Committee, Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia, (Jan 2009 – present) Islamic Banking Product Consultant, EONCAP Islamic Bank Berhad. (2002 – 2009). Expert Advisor, Majlis Perunding Ekonomi Negara 2 (MAPEN 2) (Second National Economic Consultative Council), Committee on Islamic Banking and Financial System, 1996-1997. Islamic Banking Consultant, Silverlake Systems Sdn. Bhd., (1995-2005). Islamic Banking Consultant, Commerce International Merchant Bank (CIMB). 1999 – 2003. Islamic Banking Consultant, KAF Discount House. 1999-2003. Islamic Banking Consultant, AseamBankers Berhad. 2003-2005. Chairman, Expert Committee to formulate Strategic Plan of Islam Hadhari, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, 2007/8. Member, Investment Committee. Permodalan Bank Simpanan Nasional Berhad. July 1996 – 2005. Academic Auditor, Lembaga Akreditasi Negara (National Accreditation Board, LAN). 2000 – 2003. INTERNATIONAL LEVEL INVOLVEMENT Islamic Banking Consultant. Islamic Development Bank of Brunei (1998-2001). The role was to advise the bank in their wholesale conversion from conventional banking to Islamic banking. Academic Assessor for Islamic Banking and Finance degree programs at South Eastern University, Sri Lanka, appointed by World Bank, July 2009. NO. IRQUE/QEF/DOL/ CON

(I) / 06/005 AWARDS

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Awarded the ‘Darjah Kebesaran Negeri Pahang Darul Makmur, Darjah Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (D.S.A.P)’ by Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Pahang, 28th October 2006. Awarded the ‘Ahli Yang Kedua (Dato’ Paduka) Bagi Darjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Terbilang (D.P.S.K) by Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Al-Sultan Kelantan, 1st April 2007. EDITORIAL BOARD IN ACADEMIC JOURNALS Business Excellence Review, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia Utilitas: Jurnal Managemen dan Bisnis, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia Indonesian Management and Accounting Research, Trisakti University, Indonesia International Journal of Mathematical Sciences and Applications, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia

RESEARCH COMPLETED

Mohd Azmi Omar. 1999. The Impact of Bond Rating Changes on Stock Returns : Malaysian

Evidence. Funded by International Islamic University Malaysia.

Saiful Azhar Rosly, Mohd Azmi Omar and Syed Musa Al-Habshi. 1999. Islamic Convertible

Bond (ICOB): Product Design and Market Research. Funded by IRPA.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2001. Predicting the Probability of KLSE Listed Companies Seeking

Protection Under Section 176 : Some Empirical Evidence. Funded by International

Islamic University Malaysia.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2004. Evaluating the Accuracy of Bond Rating Models of MARC and

RAM. Funded by International Islamic University Malaysia.

M. Shabri A. Majid and Mohd Azmi Omar. 2005. Stock Market Integration in Emerging

Economic: The Case of ASEAN vis-à-vis USA and Japan. Funded by International

Islamic University Malaysia.

Izzeldin Eldoma and Mohd Azmi Omar. 2006. Wealth, Leverage and Crisis Effects of The

Malaysian Corporate Bond Rating Changes: An Empirical Investigation Using Event-

Study Methodology. Funded by International Islamic University Malaysia.

Mohd Azmi Omar et al. 2006. Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Malaysia 2000-2004.

Funded by International Islamic University Malaysia

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CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

Mohd Azmi Omar et al. 2009. Benchmark Pricing of Islamic Banking in Malaysia, funded by

International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA).

Mohd Azmi Omar et al. Securitization and Islamic Bank Risks, funded by International

Islamic University Malaysia

Mohd Azmi Omar et al.. Efficiency of Malaysian Universities funded by International

Islamic University Malaysia

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1. Undergraduate courses taught: Financial Management, Credit Management, Money

and Capital Markets, Investment Analysis and Financial Statement Analysis

2. Postgraduate courses taught: Islamic Banking Products and Services, Islamic Capital

Market, Financial Management and Analysis, Managerial Finance, Corporate

Finance, Portfolio Analysis and Capital Markets, Portfolio Management, Company

Evaluation, and Seminar in Finance

3. Postgraduate courses taught in Indonesia:

Islamic Financial System (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara) from 2003-

2006.

Advanced Islamic Capital Market (Universitas Trisakti) from 2008 - present.

4. Postgraduate course taught in Singapore:

Islamic Money and Capital Markets (Centre for Islamic Management Sciences) from

2000 - present.

5. Taught professional course in Islamic Accounting, Auditing and Banking Practice

(AIA Module F), The Association of International Accountants (AIA), United

Kingdom, (1996 – 1997)

6. Taught graduate course in Discriminant Analysis at University of Wales (Bangor),

United Kingdom, Erasmus Programme (1993)

7. Taught undergraduate course in Islamic Business Management on a part-time basis at

ITM-OHIO University Joint Programme (1988-1989)

SELECTED ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS Stuart McLeay and Mohd Azmi Omar. The Sensitivity of Prediction Models to the Non-

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Normality of Bounded and Unbounded Financial Ratios. British Accounting Review. No.32, 213-230, 2000.

Mohd. Azmi Omar and Shamsul Majid. Improving Price Forecast of Crude Palm Oil

Futures using Historical Return Variances., Oil Palm Industry Economic Journal. Vol.4, No.2, 23-28, 2004

Mohd Azmi Omar et al. Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Malaysia 2000-2004. Asian

Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance, Vol.2, No.2, 19-42, 2006.

Izzeldin Eldoma and Mohd Azmi Omar. The Information Content of the Malaysian

Corporate Rating Changes. Labuan Bulletin of International Business & Finance Vol. 4, 63-93, 2006.

Mohd. Azmi Omar, M.Shabri Abd. Majid and Ronald Rulindo. Efficiency and Productivity

Performance of the Private National Banks in Indonesia. Gajah Mada International Journal of Business, Vol. 9, No. 1, 1-18, 2007.

M.Shabri Abd. Majid, Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera and Mohd Azmi Omar.

Interdependance of ASEAN-5 Stock Markets from the US and Japan. Global Economic Review, Vol.37, No.2, 201-225, June 2008.

Abd. Majid, M.S,, Meera, A.K.M., Omar, M.A., and Aziz, A. H. Dynamic linkages among

ASEAN-5 Emerging Stock Markets. International Journal of Emerging Markets. Vol.4, No.2, 160-184, 2009.

Mohd Azmi Omar and Izzeldin Eldoma. The Leverage Effect of the Malaysian Corporate

Bond Downgrades. Article submitted to the Asian Pacific Management Review for consideration.

CHAPTER IN BOOKS Mohd. Azmi Omar. 1991. Pembiayaan Secara Islam. Chapter 5 in Sheikh Ghazali Sheikh

Abod and Zambry Abdul Kadir (ed.). Pengurusan Perniagaan Islam. Kuala Lumpur: Hizbi Sdn. Bhd.

Mohd. Azmi Omar. 2002. Investment in Stock Market: Some Issues from the Islamic

Perspective. Chapter 8 in Abdurrahman Raden Aji Haqqi and Mohd. Sahrol Hj. Mohd. Roger (ed.), Konsep Perniagaan dalam Islam. Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

Mohd Mahyudi Mohd Yusop and Mohd Azmi Omar. 2009. How Attractive is a Shari’ah

Index Fund? In Younes Soualhi and Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera (ed.), IIiBF Series in Islamic Banking and Finance:1, Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance.

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PAPERS PUBLISHED IN CONFERENCE/SEMINAR PROCEEDINGS Mohd Azmi Omar et al. 1995. Case Study on Malaysian Zakat Administration.

Proceedings of Third Zakat Conference: Institutional Framework of Zakah. International Islamic University Malaysia and Islamic Research and Training Institute, Jeddah. No:23.

Mohd. Azmi Omar and Stuart McLeay. 1995. A Simple Way to Improve the Performance

of Bankruptcy Forecasting Models. Proceedings of the 5th Australian Institute of Bankers Banking and Finance Conference, Melbourne, Australia, July 10-11. Vol. 1, pp. 256-281

Mohd. Azmi Omar and Saiful Azhar Rosly. 1999. Islamic Convertible Bonds: An

Alternative to Bay’ Al-‘Inah and Discounted Bay’ Al-Dayn Islamic Bonds for the Global Islamic Capital Market. Proceedings of the Third Harvard University Forum on Islamic Finance: Local Challenges, Global Opportunities. October 1.

Mohd. Azmi Omar and Shamsul Majid. 2003. Enhancing Risk – Adjusted Returns Using

Petroleum Futures. Proceedings of the Ninth Asia Pacific Management Conference: Managing in the e-Era. Volume I, November 19-21.

Mohd. Azmi Omar and Shamsul Majid. 2004. Investigation of the Cost-of-Carry

Relationship in the Pricing of Palm Oil Futures Contracts Traded in Malaysian Derivatives Exchange. Proceedings of the Malaysian Finance Association, 6th Annual Symposium, Revitalising the Financial Market: The Tasks Ahead. May 5-6.

PH.D SUPERVISION

Hafsah Ahmad. 2005. Financial Development and Economic Growth; The Malaysian

Evidence On Their Long Run Relationship 1978-2002. Ph.D. thesis, International

Islamic University Malaysia. (Co-supervisor).

M. Shabri A. Majid. 2005. Stock Market Integration in Emerging Economies: The Case of

ASEAN vis-à-vis USA and Japan. Ph.D. thesis, International Islamic University

Malaysia. (Co-supervisor).

Izzeldin Eldoma Abdalla. 2006. Wealth, Leverage and Crisis Effects of The Malaysian

Corporate Bond Rating Changes: An Empirical Investigation Using Event-Study

Methodology. Ph.D. thesis, International Islamic University Malaysia. (Main

Supervisor).

Mohd Mahyudi Mohd Yusop. 2008. The Malaysian Islamic Stock: A Study on Performance

and the Conditional Capital Asset Pricing Model. Ph.D. thesis, International Islamic

University Malaysia. (Main Supervisor).

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Fauziah Hanim Tafri. 2008. A Study of the Risk Management Practices of Malaysian

Financial Institutions with Special Reference to the Islamic Financial Institutions.

Ph.D. thesis, International Islamic University Malaysia. (Co-supervisor).

Abdullah Shiham Hassan. 2009. Shari’ah and Legal Issues of Introducing Islamic Banking in

the Republic of Maldives. Ph.D thesis. International Islamic University Malaysia.

(Main supervisor).

Raditya Sukmana. 2010. Financing and Its Determinants: Comparison between Islamic Banks

and Conventional Banks in Malaysia and Indonesia. Ph.D Thesis. International

Islamic University Malaysia (Main Supervisor).

Mohammad Badri bin Rozali @ Abdul Hamid. Determinants of Sukuk and Bond Maturity Structure: Evidence from Malaysia. Ph.D Thesis. International Islamic University

Malaysia (Main Supervisor). (In progress)

Ahmad Rizal Mazlan. The Impact of Asian Financial Crisis on the Equity Risk Premium.

Ph.D Thesis. International Islamic University Malaysia (Main Supervisor). (In

progress)

Nakoo bin Mustan. Islamic Bonds in Malaysia: Evolution, Performance and Potential.

Ph.D Thesis. International Islamic University Malaysia (Co-Supervisor). (In progress)

Arif Hoetoro. The Impact of Interfirm Linkages on the Development of Micro and Small

Enterprises in the Province of Central Java, Indonesia. Ph.D Thesis. International Islamic University Malaysia (Co-Supervisor). (In progress).

Aldrin Herwany. Asset Pricing and Volatility. Ph.D Thesis. International Islamic

University Malaysia (Main Supervisor). (In progress) Bello Lawal Danbatta. Critical Analysis of the Viability of Islamic Banking and Finance in

Nigeria: A Case Study of Lagos State. Ph.D Thesis. International Islamic University Malaysia (Co-Supervisor). (In progress).

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EXAMINER

Examiner for Islamic Accounting, Auditing and Banking Practice (AIA Module F), The

Association of International Accountants (AIA), United Kingdom, (1996 - 2002)

Mastura Jaafar@Mustapha. 2003. Faktor-Faktor Kritikal untuk Kejayaan dan Prestasi

Perniagaan: Kajian Ke atas Firma-Firma Pembinaan Bersaiz Kecil dan Sederhana di

Malaysia. Ph.D thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Yoon Chung Sin. 2004. Corporate Spin-Offs and the Determinants of Stock Price Changes.

Ph.D thesis, University Putra Malaysia.

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Hamzah Hafied 2006. Analisis Perilaku Nasabah Dalam Memilih Bank Syariah Di Kota

Makassar. Ph.D thesis, Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR)

Rose Irnawaty Ibrahim 2009. The Actuarial Implications of Increasing the Compulsory

Retirement Age on the Government Pension Scheme in Malaysia, Ph.d Thesis,

Universiti Teknologi MARA.

Aisyah Abdul Rahman, 2009. Lending Structure and Bank Risk: The Conventional and Islamic Banking Institutions in Malaysia. PhD Thesis, International Islamic University Malaysia

SELECTED CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

Market Survey of BSN Commercial Bank's Existing and Potential SPTF (Skim Perbankan

Tanpa Faedah or Interest-Free Banking Scheme) Products and Customers. 1995. A

study commissioned by BSN Commercial Bank.

SPTF (Interest-Free Banking Scheme) Deposit Market Survey. 1996. A study commissioned

by BSN Commercial Bank.

SPTF (Interest-Free Banking Scheme) Financing Survey - An Analysis of the Level of

Malaysian Businesses Receptiveness to SPTF Products. 1996. A study commissioned

by BSN Commercial Bank.

SPTF Deposit Survey of Muslim Corporations - An Analysis of Deposit Savings Behaviour

of Muslim Corporations. 1996. A study commissioned by BSN Commercial Bank.

Kajian Penyelidikan Membentuk Imej Bandar Berasaskan Piawaian Perancangan

Rekabentuk. 1999. A study commissioned by the Ministry of Housing and Local

Government.

A Study to Promote Labuan as a Center of Education Excellence. 2003. A study

commissioned by the National Economic Action Council (NEAC), Prime Minister’s

Department.

Consultant and Product Champion to BSN Commercial Bank and EON Finance Bhd on

Islamic Banking (July 1995 - 1998). The scope of work involved developing Islamic

banking products for the two banks which requires developing the standard

Operational Manual of each products. The Islamic Banking Products developed were

as follows:

(a) BSN Commercial Bank

(i) Islamic Trade Financing Facilities which includes Letter of Credit, Bank

and Shipping Guarantees (Letter of Guarantee), Murabahah Trust Receipt

and Islamic/Interest-Free Accepted Bill (submitted in December 1996).

(ii) Revolving Credit Facilities (submitted in July 1997)

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(b) EON Finance Bhd

(i) Al-Wadiah Deposit Accounts (submitted in June 1996)

(ii) Al-Mudharabah Investment Accounts (submitted in June 1996)

(iii) Al-Bai Bithaman Ajil Asset Financing (submitted in July 1997)

(iv) Al-Ijarah Financing (submitted in July 1998)

(c) Consultancy Reports Produced for EON Finance Bhd:

(i) Hibah (Dividend) Calculation for Premature Withdrawal of Al-

Mudharabah Investment Account (submitted in July 1996)

(ii) Zakah Computation for Individual and Companies (submitted in

December 1996)

(iii) Treasury Management of Government Investment Certificate (submitted

in July 1997)

Islamic Banking Consultant to Commerce International Merchant Bank (CIMB) and KAF

Discount House on Islamic bond/sukuk issuance (1999-2003).

SELECTED PAPERS PRESENTED AT SEMINARS/CONFERENCES Mohd Azmi Omar and Saiful Azhar Rosly. 1995. “Islamic Financial Instruments for Small

and Medium Scale Industries (SMIs) : Problems and Prospects”. Paper presented at the National Seminar on Developing SMIs through Vendors and Sub-Contract Programme, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management and Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia, September, Kuala Lumpur.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 1996. “Islamic/Interest-Free Trade Finance Facilities”. Paper

presented at the BSN Commercial Bank Branch Managers Conference, March, Kuala Lumpur.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 1996. “Islamic Financial Products”. Paper presented at EON Finance

Berhad Branch Managers Conference, October, Kuala Lumpur. Mohd Azmi Omar. 1996. “Islamic Investment Instruments and Its Prospects for Growth”.

Paper presented at the National Conference on Islamic Banking and Investment - The Challenges & Way Forward organised by Association of Merchant Banks in Malaysia and BIMB Institute of Research and Training Sdn. Bhd, November, Kuala Lumpur

Mohd Azmi Omar. 1997. “Comparative Analysis of Islamic and Conventional Trade

Finance Facilities”. Paper presented at the Islamic Trade Finance seminar organised by Perwira Affin Bank Berhad, March, Kuala Lumpur.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 1997. “Interest-Free Trade Finance Products”. Paper presented at the

Seminar on Interest-Free Trade Finance for Klang Valley organised by Perwira Affin Bank Berhad, April, Kuala Lumpur.

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Mohd Azmi Omar. 1997. “Cost of Fund for Islamic/Interest-Free Banking”. Paper

presented at the Seminar on Islamic Accounting organised by Pusat Pendidikan Islam, Institiut Teknologi MARA, April, Kuala Lumpur.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2001. “Interest Free Banking and Islamic Banking Option”. Paper

presented at the Malaysian Banking Summit 2001, organised by Asia Strategic Leadership Initiatives (ASLI), May, Kuala Lumpur.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2001. “Investment in Stock Market: Some Issues from the Islamic

Perspective”. Paper presented at the Seminar on Islamic Concepts in Business, organised by Universiti Brunei Darussalam, June, Brunei.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2002. “Perbankan Islam dan Perbankan Konvensional: Suatu Aspek

Perbandingan”. Paper presented at the Seminar on Islamic Banking, organised by Universiti Teknologi MARA Melaka, February, Melaka.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2002. “A Review of the Development of the Contemporary Islamic

Financial sector – Do Current Products Satisfy Investor Requirements?”. Seminar on Product Development in Islamic Finance organised by CERT, February, Kuala Lumpur.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2002. “Islamic Private Debt Securities: Opportunities and

Challenges”. Paper presented at the Seminar on Islamic Capital Funding, organised by Asian Business Forum, March, Kuala Lumpur.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2002. “Islamic Fund Management”. Paper presented at the Seminar

on Financial Planning: Wealth Management According to Islam, organised by Securities Commission Malaysia, March, Kuala Lumpur.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2002. “Derivative Instruments: An Analysis from Islamic

Perspective”. Paper presented at the Seminar on Islamic Capital Market, organised by CERT, April, Kuala Lumpur

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2002. “Screening Process of Listed Securities – Islamic Perspectives”.

Paper presented at the Seminar on Islamic Capital Market, organised by CERT, April, Kuala Lumpur.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2002. “Understanding and Applying Syariah Principles in Islamic

Bond”. Paper presented at a seminar organised by Harlows Money Broker Sdn. Bhd., July, Kuala Lumpur.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2002. “Introduction to Bond Market”. Paper presented at the

Workshop organised by Management Centre, IIUM, July, Kuala Lumpur Mohd. Azmi Omar. 2003. “Investment Conduits in Islamic Debt Market”. Paper

presented at a workshop organised by CERT, September, Kuala Lumpur

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Mohd. Azmi Omar. 2003. “Progress and Potential of Islamic Equity Market in Malaysia

and Worldwide”. Paper presented at a workshop organised by CERT, June, Kuala Lumpur

Mohd. Azmi Omar. 2003. “A Review of the Development of the Contemporary Islamic

Finance Sector – Do Current Products Satisfy Investor Requirements?”. Paper presented at a workshop organised by CERT, March, Kuala Lumpur

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2004. “Credit Risk in Islamic Finance”. Paper presented at the

Seminar on Islamic Capital Market, organised by CERT, March, Kuala Lumpur Mohd Azmi Omar. 2005. “Islamic Equity Market, Shares & Stock Selection”. Paper

presented at the Seminar on Islamic Banking Products organised by CERT, September, Kuala Lumpur

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2006. “Takaful Funds and Islamic Investment/Securitization:

Strategies and Prospects”. Paper presented at the Workshop on Takaful (Islamic Insurance), organised by CERT, March, Kuala Lumpur

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2006. ‘Islamic Treasury Products: An Update”. Paper presented at the

Seminar on Islamic Banking & Capital Market: Products & Instruments organised by CERT, May, Kuala Lumpur.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2007. ‘Kecemerlangan Sebuah University’. Paper presented at the

Seminar on ‘Visi Universiti Brunei Darussalam Ke Arah Kesempurnaan Insan’, by Universiti Brunei Darussalam, January, 13, Brunei Darussalam.

Mohd. Azmi Omar and Nyimas Rohmah, 2007. Determinants of Islamic Banks’ Deposits

in Indonesia: An ARDL Modeling Approach. IIUM International Conference on Islamic Banking and Finance 23-25 April 2007.Organised by IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, Kuala Lumpur.

Mohd Mahyudi Mohd Yusop and Mohd Azmi Omar, How Attractive is Shari’ah Index

Fund? IIUM International Conference on Islamic Banking and Finance, 23-25 April 2007.Organised by IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, Kuala Lumpur.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2008. Facilitator for Masterclass on Understanding and Structuring a

Shariah Compliant Real Estate Financial Product, 9 Nov 2008. Dubai. Mohd Azmi Omar. 2009. The Asian Financial Markets as a source of capital for issuers.

Paper presented at the IFN 2009: Issuers and Investors Asia Forum, 3-5th August 2009. Organized by Redmoney and Islamic Finance News, Kuala Lumpur

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Mohd Azmi Omar. 2009. Risk Mitigation & Pricing for Islamic Retail Banking Products.

Paper presented at the World Islamic Retail Banking, 12-14th October 2009. Organized by Fleming Gulf Conferences, Dubai.

Mohd Azmi Omar. 2009. Issues in Implementing Islamic Banking in Sweden. Paper

presented at the Inaugural Islamic Banking Conference, 4th December 2009. Organized by European Centre for Islamic Finance. Stockholm, Sweden.

Tika Arundina and Mohd Azmi Omar. 2010. Determinants of Sukuk Rating: Case Study of

Malaysian Sukuks. Paper presented at the Shari’ah Economics Conference, organized

by Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia. 2-4th

February 2010.