Ahcene Lahsasna

Dr. Ahcene Lahsasna is the Chief Executive Officer of SALIHIN Shari’ah Advisory and Chief Academic Officer of SALIHIN Academy. Previously, he served as an Associate Professor at INCEIF. Lahsasna holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Law and Jurisprudence from IIUM, and another Ph.D. in Economics and Business from the Business School at UM. He is a member of the Grand Council of Chartered Islamic Finance Institute (CIIF), a Fellow Member of the Association of Shari’ah Advisors Malaysia (ASAS), and a Fellow of the Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC). Additionally, he serves as the Chairman of the Shari’ah Committee of Standard Chartered Saadiq Bank (Malaysia), Chairman of the Shari’ah Committee of Standard Chartered Saadiq Bank (UAE), and Chairman at Munich Re (Re-takaful – Malaysia). Lahsasna holds several professional certifications including CPIF (Chartered Professional Islamic Finance), RFP (Registered Financial Planner), FAP (FAA Accreditation Panel), and CPT (Certified Professional Trainer) by the FAA. He is also an Accredited and Certified Trainer by CIBAFI (General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions in Bahrain) and a Certified Trainer by MFPC and HRD Corp. With over 30 authored books, Lahsasna has been honored with the Global Business Leadership Award in 2017 and 2019, and in 2022, he received the GIFA award for Shari’ah Advisory leadership.