Tan Sri Dr Mohd Daud Bakar is the Founder and Group Chairman of Amanie Advisors, a global boutique Shariah advisory firm with offices located in Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Luxembourg, Cairo, Kazakhstan, Oman, Australia, South Korea, Dublin and Tunis. He is also the Founder and Chairman of Amanie Nexus Sdn Bhd (Kuala Lumpur). He is currently the Chairman of the Shariah Advisory Council of the Central Bank of Malaysia, the Shariah Advisory Council of the Securities Commission of Malaysia and the Shariah Supervisory Council of Labuan Financial Services Authority.
In addition, Tan Sri Dr Mohd Daud Bakar is also a member of the Shariah Board of Dow Jones Islamic Market Index (New York), The National Bank of Oman, Financial Guidance (USA), BNP Paribas (Bahrain), Morgan Stanley (Dubai), Bank of London and Middle East (London), Noor Islamic Bank (Dubai), Islamic Bank of Asia (Singapore) and other financial institutions both locally and abroad.
Currently, he is the Adjunct Professor (Islamic Finance) for the Asia Graduate School of Business of UNITAR International University and Adjunct Professor for the Islamic Business School of Universiti Utara Malaysia. Prior to this, he was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the International Islamic University Malaysia.
Tan Sri Dr Mohd Daud Bakar received his first degree in Shariah from the University of Kuwait, a Bachelor of Jurisprudence from the University of Malaya, and obtained his PhD from the University of St Andrews, UK.
As one of the most respected individuals in the Islamic finance industry, Tan Sri Dr Mohd Daud Bakar has published a number of articles in various academic journals and conferences both locally and abroad. In recognition of his many contributions in the Shariah field, in 2014 he was named recipient of the “Tokoh Perdana” award in conjunction with Malaysia’s Maulidur Rasul 1435 Hijrah/2014 (Prophet Muhammad’s birthday) celebration. The award, presented to him by the current Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, is one of the highest awards recognising Malaysians for their outstanding contribution to society.