Mohammad Hashim Kamali is Founding CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia. He was Professor of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the International Islamic University, Malaysia, and then Dean of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Jordan; Institute of Advanced Study Berlin, and Afghanistan Academy of Sciences.  He has published widely and his works have been translated in numerous languages.