Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri

Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri
ذوالكفل محمد البكري
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
(Religious Affairs)
In office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
DeputyAhmad Marzuk Shaary
Preceded byMujahid Yusof Rawa
Succeeded byIdris Ahmad
ConstituencySenator
Senator
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
In office
10 March 2020 – 9 March 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2022–2023)
7th Mufti of the Federal Territories
In office
23 June 2014 – 9 March 2020
MonarchsAbdul Halim
(2014–2016)
Muhammad V
(2016–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2020)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
(2014–2018)
Mahathir Mohamad
(2018–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(2020)
MinisterJamil Khir Baharom
(2014–2018)
Mujahid Yusof Rawa
(2018–2020)
Preceded byWan Zahidi Wan Teh
Succeeded byLuqman Abdullah
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2020–2023Independent
Personal details
Born (1969-01-16) 16 January 1969 (age 55)
Kampung Gong Pauh, Kemaman, Terengganu
Alma materIslamic University of Madinah
Al-Ulum Al-Islamiah Wa Al-Arabiah University, Damascus
Universiti Sains Malaysia (PhD)
WebsiteZulkifli al-Bakri
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Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri (Jawi: ذوالكفل محمد البكري; born 16 January 1969) is a Malaysian Islamic scholar who served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021,[1] Senator from March 2020 to March 2023 and 7th Mufti of the Federal Territories from June 2014 to his political appointments in March 2020. He is currently a member of the Muslim Council of Elders based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, led by Sheikh Dr. Ahmed el-Tayeb, and a member of The Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America. He remains actively involved in presenting papers at national and international levels..[2] Zulkifli is also the founder of Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council's Pondok Moden Al-'Abaqirah, a religious educational institute.[3]

Education

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Educational Background

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He was born in Kampung Gong Pauh, Kemaman, Terengganu, on January 16, 1969, and attended Sekolah Kebangsaan Rengas Bekah, Kuala Terengganu (1976-1981). He continued his education at Sekolah Menengah Agama Sultan Zainal Abidin (SMASZA), Ladang, Kuala Terengganu (1982-1984) before pursuing his studies at the Thanawi level at Sekolah Menengah Agama (Atas) Sultan Zainal Abidin (SMAASZA), Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu (1985-1988).

Subsequently, Datuk Dr. Zulkifli pursued a Bachelor's degree in Shariah at the Islamic University of Madinah (1989-1993). He then furthered his education with a Master’s degree in Shariah at the University of Islamic and Arabic Sciences, Damascus, Syria (1994-1997), under the supervision of Sheikh Prof. Dr. Mustafa al-Khin.

He completed his Ph.D. at the School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia (2002-2004), under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Radzi Othman. His research topic was *"The Institution of the Mufti and Fatwa: An Analysis of the Enactments and Selected Fatwas of Negeri Sembilan."* </ref>

References

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  1. ^ Danial Dzulkifly (12 March 2020). "From mufti to minister: Who is Zulkifli Mohamad, the Islamic scholar now in Putrajaya?". Malay Mail. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. ^ "KL mufti meets archbishop in 'historic' event". The Star. 8 January 2016.
  3. ^ "History of Pondok Moden Al-'Abaqirah". Pondok Moden Al-A\'baqirah. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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