Jamil bin Osman ( ms, جميل بن عثمان, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 3 May 1950) is a

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scholar, professor of

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, pioneer of Islamic banking and finance in Malaysia, Rector and CEO of Insaniah University College. Prior to working at Insaniah, he served as Dean of Admissions and Records Division (1989-1999) and Deputy Rector Academic Affairs (1999-2003) at

International Islamic University Malaysia The International Islamic University Malaysia ( ms, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي اسلام انتارابڠسا مليسيا; ar, الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية بماليزيا), als ...

. He were awarded the honorific title of Dato' three times (Dato, Dato Paduka and Dato Wira).

Biography

He was born in 1950 in Kepala Batas,

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. Young Jamil received his early education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Kepala Batas, and Sekolah Kebangsaan Padang Garong, Kota Baharu, Kelantan. In 1962 he was named as the overall best student in the state of

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. In 1969 he joined Institut Teknologi Mara (ITM) where he pursued a four-year program in statistics. In 1985 he received a diploma in Islamic studies from

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia The National University of Malaysia ( ms, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, abbreviated as UKM) is a public university located in Bandar Baru Bangi, Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Its teaching hospital, Universiti Kebangsaan Malays ...

. Osman obtained his PhD in Economics and Finance from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), New York (1988), MSc in econometrics from

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(1981) and Undergraduate degree in statistics from Central London Polytechnic (now

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) and was a lecturer in a

University of Nottingham , mottoeng = A city is built on wisdom , established = 1798 – teacher training college1881 – University College Nottingham1948 – university status , type = Public , chancellor ...

. He is married to Datin Zuraidah Binti Ahmad Murad and has four children.

Career

* Research Officer of

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, Serdang, Malaysia * Lecturer, Institute Technology of MARA, Malaysia * Founding member of KENMS, IIUM * Deputy Dean of Economic Kulliyyah, IIUM * Head of Economics Department, IIUM * Dean of Admissions and Records, IIUM * Deputy Rector (Academics), International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM) * Representative of East and South East Asia (Director), IIIT * Honorary Senior Fellow, IIUM * Technical Adviser, Universal Crescent standard center (UCSC) * President of Malaysian Institute of Statistics

Awards

*The title of Darjah Kebesaran Gemilang Seri Mahkota Kedah Yang Dihormati (

DGMK Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für nachhaltige Energieträger, Mobilität und Kohlenstoffkreisläufe e.V. (DGMK, in English: DGMK German Society for Sustainable Energy Carriers, Mobility and Carbon Cycles) is a German national association ...

) conferred by His Majesty Sultan of Kedah Darul Aman in 2011. *

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from

in 2016. *International Gold Medal Award Islamic Countries Society of Statistical Sciences in Doha,

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(2012)

References

External links

Prof. Dato' Wira Dr. Jamil bin Osman

Insaniah University College

International conference on Islamic Banking (ICIB)

The Inception of Young Imam/Muslimah Course

International conference on 'Islamic Business, Finance'
{{DEFAULTSORT:Osman, Jamil Living people Sunni Islam 1950 births National University of Malaysia alumni Academic staff of the International Islamic University Malaysia Malaysian economists Alumni of the University of Nottingham Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni Western Michigan University alumni