Dr Sheila Ainon Yussof holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Political Science) from
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). She read law at the University of Buckingham (UK)
and was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1995. She holds a post-graduate Diploma in
Shariah Legal Practice and a Master of Comparative Laws from IIUM. In 2015, she
was awarded a Doctorate in Islamic Banking and Finance from the IIUM Institute
of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF). She is also embarking on post-doctoral
research on the Islamisation of native laws. Currently, she is a partner at the law firm
Messrs Murali B. Pillai & Associates, where she is consulted on Islamic banking and
finance matters through her consulting company. Additionally, she lectures part-time
at the University of Malaya on Islamic Finance Law and Shariah Governance for the
Master’s program for lawyers. She is also a Visiting Professor at Sialkot University,
Pakistan, and a partner with crowdfunding company Ethis Ventures. She was an
Assistant Professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). She has
produced scholarly work on Islamic banking laws and finance and participated in
several international conferences.