Staff Directory


Fatimah Noor Rashidah Binti Mohd Sofian

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D in Accounting, Taxation and Auditing - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Malaya (UM)

Fatimah Noor Rashidah Binti Mohd Sofian (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

fatimahnoorrashidah@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Fatimah Noor Rashidah Mohd Sofian obtained her Bachelor's in Accounting from University Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) in 2010 which was funded by Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman (YTAR). Not long after, she obtained Chartered Islamic Finance Professional (CIFP) equivalent to a master's degree from the International Centre of Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) in 2012 funded by INCEIF. 

She embarked on her career in 2011-2014 gaining employment in RHB Bank Berhad with the Group Treasury & Global Markets division. Later, she pursued her Doctorate Degree at University of Malaya (UM) and produced a thesis titled " CSR, Corporate Reputation and Financial Performance of Islamic banks in Malaysia: Stakeholders' Perceptions" in 2020.

Presently, she is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Finance, Kuliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences (KENMS), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).  She has published several articles and book chapters starting from 2016 until the present. Her research interest are Financial Reporting and Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility; Banking and Islamic Finance; Financial Planning. She has obtained Shariah Registered Financial Planner (Shariah RFP) and Takaful for Educators Programme (ICTEP) in 2024. 


Area of Specialisation


  • Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Accounting ~ Corporate Social Responsibility Accounting
  • Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Accounting ~ Taxation


Teaching Responsibilities


ACCOUNTING FOR ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 2024/2025 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
BUSINESS CAPSTONE II 2024/2025
CORPORATE ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE 2025/2026
FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
LEGAL ASPECTS OF ISLAMIC BANKING & FINANCE 2019/2020
PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
PRACTICAL TRAINING 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF ISLAMIC BANKING AND FINANCE 2024/2025 2023/2024


Supervision


Developing Strategic Maps To Improve The Operational Sustainability Of Islamic Universities In Tanzania.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Sustainability Reporting And Financial Performance In The Context Of Malaysian Listed Companies.
Master Completed 2025 Main Supervisor
Smart Contract In Takaful In Malaysia.
Master Completed 2024 Co-supervisor
Determinants Of Customer Intention To Subscribe The Educational Takaful Scheme : Malaysian Perspective.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2025 - 2025 Program Pentauliahan Profesional dalam Ekonomi dan Perakaunan untuk Pegawai Pendidikan Pengajian Tinggi, Jabatan Pendidikan Politeknik dan Kolej Komuniti, Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi
2022 - 2022 KAJIAN PASAR BERBANGUNAN / PUSAT PENJAJA DEWAN BANDARAYA KUALA LUMPUR (DBKL) TIDAK BERDAYA SAING
2021 - 2023 Impact of Covid-19 on Financial Performance of Malaysian Islamic Banks
2020 - 2024 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) disclosure and earnings management: Evidence from Malaysian financial institutions
On-Going
2025 - Present Development of Micro-credential Module on Personal Finance
2025 - Present Micro-credential course development-Accounting and Governance for Islamic Financial Institution (AGIFI)
2025 - Present Micro-credential course development-Accounting and Governance for Islamic Financial Institution (AGIFI)
2025 - Present Q & A in Personal Financial Planning
2023 - Present Carbon Accounting, Disclosure and Measurement Through Decarbonisation Practices in Sarawak Oil and Gas Industry
2022 - Present Anti-Corruption Education in Preventing Financial Crime - Education Speaks Loudest
2022 - Present Islamic Wealth Management


Awards & Recognition


13 Aug, 2025 Appreciation Award - Kuliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences KCDIO
13 Aug, 2025 Promising Researcher Award - Kuliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences KCDIO
09 Jul, 2024 Merit Award for Scholarship in Community Engagement - Kuliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences KCDIO
14 Jul, 2023 Appreciation to previous administration 2021 until 2023 term (Practical Training Coordinator) - Kuliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences KCDIO
21 Jun, 2022 Promising Researcher Award - Kuliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences KCDIO
28 Oct, 2010 Penerima Anugerah Sarjana Terengganu - State


Publications


Articles

2025 Advancements in digital transformation among Malaysian zakat institutions. Journal of Awqaf, Zakat and Hajj (Jawhar), 3 (2) pp. 101-128
2024 Financial performance of Islamic banks in Malaysia during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Journal of Islamic Finance, 13 (1) pp. 13-24
2023 Research on corporate reputation: a bibliometric review of 43 years (1977-2020). International Journal of Information Science and Management, 21 (2) pp. 31-54
2022 Past, present, and future of corporate social responsibility and earnings management research. Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal, 16 (2) pp. 116-144
2020 A conceptual model of depositors’ trust and loyalty on hajj institution - case of Lembaga Tabung Haji Malaysia. International Review of Management and Marketing, 10 (1) pp. 99-106
2020 A conceptual model of depositors’ trust and loyalty on hajj institution - case of Lembaga Tabung Haji Malaysia. International Review of Management and Marketing, 10 (1) pp. 99-106
2020 Exploring the Influence of a principal’s internalized moral perspective towards teacher commitment in Malaysian secondary schools. Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 7 (3) pp. 323-333
2020 Increasing teachers' self-efficacy through regular teaching and learning supervision. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 8 (7) pp. 3002-3013
2020 Modified integrated Islamic CSRD index and financial performance of Malaysian Islamic banks: stakeholders’ perception. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 11 (8) pp. 1599-1617
2020 The morale of supervision: the impact of technical supervision skills of teaching and learning on teachers' self-efficacy. International Journal of Criminology and Sociology, 9 () pp. 335-349
2019 The review of Islamic corporate social responsibility standard and literature: future research for Malaysian Islamic banks. Journal of Islamic, Social, Economics and Development (JISED), 4 (20) pp. 25-46
Conference or Workshop Items

2021 Intention to contribute in cash waqf to assist micro entrepreneurs in covid 19 pandemic: applying theory planned behaviour. In: International Conference on Islamic Financial Literacy (ICiFIL 2021),
2021 The emergence of earnings management and sustainable development goals research: a bibliometric analysis. In: Environmental Social and Governance for Sustainability Conference (online), Victoria University Melbourne Australia,
2016 Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and Islamic banks: a synthesis of literature review. In: International Conference on Accounting Studies (ICAS) 2016,
Books

2022 Simple ways to succeed in academic writing. Mega Press, Collaboration with UNISMA, ISBN: 978-623-99966-3-5
2021 Financial Intelligence. -, ISBN:
Book Sections

2023 Takaful plan for E-Hailing: a comparison between the available private motor vehicle takaful plans in Malaysia. In: Springer, Cham, ISBN: 978-3-031-27859-4, pp. 277-286
2022 Sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the leadership of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). In: International Institute for Muslim Unity (IIMU) and the Center for Islamisation (CENTRIS), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), ISBN: 978-967-25504-1-9, pp. 174-203
2022 Sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the leadership of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). In: International Institute for Muslim Unity (IIMU) and the Center for Islamisation (CENTRIS), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), ISBN: 978-967-25504-1-9, pp. 174-203
2021 Sustainability to oneself to act. In: Kuliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-2621-92-8, pp. 82-85
2019 Corporate social responsibility practices in Islamic banks. In: Routledge, ISBN: 978-0-367-17498-9, pp. 121-139