Abu Ubaidah graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), graduating with First Class Honours in August 2023, and a Bachelor of Law (Shari’ah) (LL.B(S)) with Second Class Upper in August 2024 from Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).

He was nominated as the recipient of the Kulliyyah’s Book Award and the Rector’s List Award from the university. He also recently completed his professional certificate in Islamic Banking and Finance (CIBF) from the IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF) in August 2024.

During his university days, Abu Ubaidah was an active student. He served as a member of the Election Committee and the Intellectual and Development Bureau in the IIUM Law Student Society. His leadership skills were further honed as the Head of Publication and Promotion Bureau for Kelab Debat Bahasa Melayu, and he served as President of Persatuan Belia Islam Nasional, CFS IIUM Chapter during his foundation studies. He also co-founded Projek-Lex in 2020, an independent platform offering educational content to the public, where he also served in the Communication Media Bureau.

In 2022, Abu Ubaidah went for an internship at Mahkamah Syariah Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, where he assisted unrepresented clients with the drafting of court documents pertaining to Islamic matrimonial claims and settlement procedures. More recently, he worked as a Graduate Research Assistant for the International Conference on the Harmonisation of Islamic Law (ICHSL) under Prof. Dr. Azizah Mohd., where he was exposed to academic writing, legal research, and publication work.

Abu Ubaidah is passionate about exploring the realms of Islamic Finance and Corporate Law industry.

He is now part of our Global Financial Services and Islamic Banking Practice Group under the supervision of our Partner, Farhah Hayati Mamat.