Razali Haron

Razali Haron obtained his DBA from UKM in 2012, MBA (Finance) from IIUM in 2003 and BBA (Finance) from UiTM in 1994. Prior to joining IIUM in 2003, he had extensive industrial experience for almost 13 years covering the capital market, portfolio management, unit trust industry and merchant (investment) banking in Malaysia. With his vast industry experience, he has been appointed as a member of the IIUM Investment sub-Committee from 2012-2021. His area of expertise includes the corporate finance, capital market and portfolio management and has published his research works with reputable international publishers such as the Emerald, Elsevier, Sage, Inderscience and Palgrave Macmillan. Being an active researcher, he has been awarded with, among others, The Best Researcher Award and Best Indexed Journal Article (Department of Finance) in 2014, Highest Citation in Citation Index Journal (Social Science) at the IIUM Quality Day 2015, Top 250 Contributors to IIUM Research Performance 2015-2017, Highest Number of Publications Award (IIiBF - 2019) and Top 30 Contributors to IIUM Research Performance at the IIUM Takrim Day 2019. He was the research coordinator at the Department of Finance (2012-2014), Head Master of Management Program at the Graduate School of Management (2012 - 2014) and Deputy Dean (Research and Publication) of IIiBF (2017-2018) (2022-2023) and Head of Research (2023-2025). He has edited four research books; Islamic Fund and Wealth Management (2019-IIiBF), Banking and Finance (2020-IntechOpen, UK), Financial Crises. Challenges and Solutions (2023 - IntechOpen, UK) and Handbook of Research on Islamic Social Finance and Economic Recovery After a Global Health Crisis (2021-IGI Global). His co-authored paper on Bitcoin Currency has been awarded with The Highly Commended Paper in the 2020 Emerald Literati Awards. Dr Razali is currently the Advisory Editorial Board Member of The Capital Market Review (Malaysian Finance Association) and .Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity (Elsevier).

Publications

Bridging Finance and Sustainability: Islamic Financial Institutions' Contributions to the Transition to Sustainable Energy
Bridging Finance and Sustainability: Islamic Financial Institutions' Contributions to the Transition to Sustainable Energy
Early Ridho Kismawadi, Mohammad Irfan, Razali Haron, Masitah Masitah. © 2024. 24 pages.
This research aims to investigate the role of Islamic financial institutions in supporting green finance and facilitating the transition to sustainable energy. With a focus on...
Handbook of Research on Islamic Social Finance and Economic Recovery After a Global Health Crisis
Handbook of Research on Islamic Social Finance and Economic Recovery After a Global Health Crisis
Salina Kassim, Anwar Hasan Abdullah Othman, Razali Haron. © 2021. 410 pages.
Social financial reporting as an economic tool presents the firm as a socio-economic unit with empowered social capital to enable a sustainable economic solution, particularly in...
The Role of Zakat During Pandemic Crisis and Post Recovery
The Role of Zakat During Pandemic Crisis and Post Recovery
Razali Haron, Anwar Hasan Abdullah Othman, Sharofiddin Ashurov. © 2021. 14 pages.
The COVID-19 pandemic suddenly claimed its existence with thousands of fatalities reported worldwide in just a few months. It has caused great concern and panic resulting to...
Zakat and the Performance of Islamic Banks: Empirical Evidence
Zakat and the Performance of Islamic Banks: Empirical Evidence
Razali Haron, Galad Mohamed Barre, Anwar Hasan Abdullah Othman. © 2021. 18 pages.
The objective of this study is to examine the performance of Islamic banks (IBs) in Malaysia based on zakat (ZOA and ZOE) and ROA and ROE. This is to effectively understand the...
Adoption of Financial Technology in Islamic Crowd-Funding: Predicting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Intention to Use the Investment Account Platform
Adoption of Financial Technology in Islamic Crowd-Funding: Predicting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Intention to Use the Investment Account Platform
Maizaitulaidawati Md Husin, Razali Haron, Shahab Aziz. © 2021. 23 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to examine the factors that influence small and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) intentions to use the investment account platform (IAP) based...
Adoption of Financial Technology in Islamic Crowd-Funding: Predicting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Intention to Use the Investment Account Platform
Adoption of Financial Technology in Islamic Crowd-Funding: Predicting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises' Intention to Use the Investment Account Platform
Maizaitulaidawati Md Husin, Razali Haron, Shahab Aziz. © 2020. 24 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to examine the factors that influence small and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) intentions to use the investment account platform (IAP) based...
Financial Sustainability of SMEs Through Islamic Crowdfunding
Financial Sustainability of SMEs Through Islamic Crowdfunding
Maizaitulaidawati Md Husin, Razali Haron. © 2020. 17 pages.
Recent years have witnessed the growth of Islamic crowdfunding from its mere existence to successfully distinguishing itself from conventional crowdfunding. The concept of...
Shari'ah Governance for Islamic Banking: Evidence From Diverse Regulatory Environments
Shari'ah Governance for Islamic Banking: Evidence From Diverse Regulatory Environments
Naji Mansour Nomran, Razali Haron. © 2020. 32 pages.
Due to the rapid global growth in Islamic banking and finance industry, supervisory authorities in many countries have developed different Shari'ah governance (SG) regulatory...
Corporate Governance and Firm Performance in an Emerging Market: The Case of Malaysian Firms
Corporate Governance and Firm Performance in an Emerging Market: The Case of Malaysian Firms
Razali Haron, Anwar Hasan Abdullah Othman, Naji Mansour Nomran, Maizaitulaidawati Md Husin. © 2020. 19 pages.
This study examines the corporate governance mechanisms and how they affect firm performance in Malaysia. After the financial crisis in 1997/98, the CG issues have been the most...