Wan Mohd. Zulhafiz Bin Wan Zahari

Wan Mohd. Zulhafiz Bin Wan Zahari is an Associate Professor of Law at the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), where he also serves as Company Secretary of IIUM. He has held key academic and administrative roles, including Deputy Dean (Academic and Internationalisation) of Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, IIUM and Deputy Legal Adviser of IIUM.

A legal scholar and governance practitioner, Zulhafiz specializes in energy law and policy, corporate governance, Islamic finance, and climate change regulation. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute (UK), a Chartered Secretary (CS), and a Chartered Governance Professional (CGP).

He holds a PhD in Law from the University of Aberdeen, an MBA in Energy Management from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, an LLM in Corporate Law from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), and an LLB (Hons) from IIUM.

Currently a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow at American University Washington College of Law, he is also serving as a Senior Research Fellow at Harvard Law School’s Program in Islamic Law. His current research explores the integration of Islamic legal principles into ESG frameworks and sustainable energy and climate change governance.