Dr. Ahmad Azam Othman is currently an Associate Professor at the Islamic Law Department, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He was the Director of Harun M. Hashim Law Centre, AIKOL, IIUM and the Head of Islamic Law Department, AIKOL, IIUM. His specialised areas are Islamic Law of Property, Obligations, Transactions, Personal Bankruptcy, Banking and Takaful as well as comparative laws. He has vast experience in teaching postgraduate as well as undergraduate courses. He is also an internal examiner and supervisor to a number of PhD Theses and Master Dissertations in various areas including Islamic Banking, Islamic Microfinance, Islamic Capital Market, Takaful and Waqf.

Dr. Ahmad Azam Othman holds a PhD from the University of Wales,
UK. In addition, he holds a Master of Comparative Laws from IIUM
where he also obtained his LLB (Bachelor of Laws) and LLB.S (Bachelor of Shariah) as his first degree.