Education

He studied at Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu 7, Tanjung Karang up to Standard Six (1965–1970), Seri Desa Religious Secondary School (1971–1973), Maahad Muhammadi Kota Bharu (1974–1977) and the Nilam Puri Higher Learning Institute, Kelantan (1978–1980).

He earned a Bachelor of Islamic Studies (Hons) in Usuluddin at the University of Malaya (1980–1984), a Master’s degree in Da’wah (1995–1997), and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Shariah and Islamic Management at the University of Malaya (2001–2004).

Career

He began as an Islamic Affairs Officer (Grade S41) at the Islamic Research Centre, Prime Minister’s Department (1984–1989), then as Coordinating Officer for the Melaka Mosque and Surau Takmir programme (1990). He served as Assistant Mufti at the Federal Territory Mufti’s Office (Labuan Branch) (2005–2007) and at the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) (2007–2009).

He was appointed Deputy Mufti of Melaka on 19 September 2011, carried out the Mufti’s duties from 23 September 2014, and was officially installed as the fifth Mufti of Melaka on 15 October 2014. He took optional retirement on 1 May 2016. He was also a member of the Melaka Islamic Religious Council and Chairman of the Melaka Fatwa Committee (2014–2016).

Contributions

He conducted research on the administration of Islamic affairs and served as a facilitator for JAKIM module workshops. He sat on the Rukyah (crescent-sighting) Committee, the Halal Panel, the Mosque and Surau Management Panel and the Sermon Text Panel of Melaka, and chaired the Melaka Fatwa Committee meetings. He was active in writing through DBP and departmental magazines, the Berita Harian newspaper, and USIM’s Journal of Fatwa Management and Research.

Awards

He received JAKIM Excellent Service Awards (2004, 2007, 2010) and a Certificate of Appreciation from the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (2009). He was conferred the Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah honour by the Selangor State Government (2009), and the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM), carrying the title Datuk, by the Melaka State Government in 2014.