ACADEMIC BACKGROUND 

• Master of Arts in Islamic Studies, University of the Philippines–Diliman
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Mindanao Islamic Computer College
• Shari’ah and Arabic Language Studies, Almaarif Educational Center (Class Valedictorian)

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Faculty, Asian Institute of Management
• Professorial Lecturer I, MSU–IIT College of Law 
• Senior Lecturer II, UP–Diliman Institute of Islamic Studies
• Vice President for Education and Training, Philippine Islamic Dispute Resolution Assembly, Inc. 
• President and CEO, Philippine Ulama Congress Organization, Inc. 
• Shari’ah Expert, SUBATRA; Shari’ah Advisor, Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank
• Arabic Language Instructor, Foreign Service Institute – DFA 

AFFILIATIONS, AWARDS, AND HONORS

• Publication Prize, Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia
• Top 3, 2014 Special Shari’ah Bar Examinations (86.65%)
• Examiner, 2022 Special Shari’ah Bar Examinations, Supreme Court of the Philippines
• Vice President for Education and Training, Philippine Islamic Dispute Resolution Assembly, Inc.
• Interim Chapter President, Integrated Shari’ah Bar of the Philippines–NCR
• Class Valedictorian, Almaarif Educational Center

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

• Shari’ah Counselor-at-Law
• Certification as Shari’ah Jurist, International Union of Jurists
• Halal Lead Auditor’s Training
• Certificates in Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, Islamic Economics, Qur’an and Sunnah Studies, Islamic Business Management, Islamic Banking and Finance, and AAOIFI Shariah Standards