Mohamed Ridza Abdullah
Managing Partner
Email:
[email protected]
Mohamed Ridza & Co
Level 10, Wisma UOA Damansara
No 50, Jalan Dungun
Damansara Heights
50490 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel: +60 3 2092 4822
Fax: +60 3 2092 5822
Website:
www.ridzalaw.com.my
Individual Profile
Ridza graduated from the International Islamic University Malaysia with a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honors) degree. He is also a graduate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (London), a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
He set up his own firm, Mohamed Ridza & Co in 2005, specializing in Islamic banking and finance, corporate and commercial law, construction law and oil and gas, after leaving the partnership in Zaid Ibrahim & Co as head of his division.
Ridza is a trainer with the Securities Industry Development Corporation (training arm of the Securities Commission Malaysia) and Financial Sector Talent Enrichment Program (training arm of Institute of Bankers Malaysia). He also sits on the Islamic Finance news Advisory Board. He has co-authored a book titled “Law and Practice of Islamic Banking and Finance” published by Sweet & Maxwell Asia. Ridza has also spoken extensively at seminars, locally and internationally, on corporate matters and Islamic banking and finance. Ridza was named as one of the world’s leading Islamic finance lawyers as voted by his peers in the industry and sits as an independent director and member of the audit committee in several companies in Malaysia.
Areas of Expertise:
• Islamic Banking & Finance
• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Construction Law
• Oil & Gas
Islamic Finance Deals worked on:
• AirAsia
• Asian Finance Bank–QIB Financing
• Baitak
• Brunei LNG
• Citigroup–Telekom Islamic ABS
• Dentalmatics, Canada
• DRB-Hicom Sukuk
• HSBC Dubai
• Iskandar Malaysia
• Kuwait Finance House (Kuwait)
• Metro Ikram (Turkey)
• Nanhai China
• Olam-Islamic Bank Asia Singapore
• Pavilion Malaysia
• Pertamina Indonesia
• PT IAT Indonesia
• Safeena Marine
• United Engineering Malaysia Sukuk
• South Quay Musharakah
• Baitak Asian Real Estate Fund I (Labuan Limited)
• Menara ABS Sukuk Ijarah