THE COEXCEL PROFESSIONAL COUNCIL
The Coexcel Professional Council serves as the governing and intellectual backbone of the Coexcel ecosystem. It integrates academic authority, methodological rigour, and industry leadership to ensure that all initiatives within the ecosystem meet defensible, measurable, and ethically grounded standards.
The Council operates through structured tiers, each aligned with defined roles and qualification benchmarks.
Governance & Executive Leadership
Director
Dr. Muhammad Syahrul Deen Ahmad Rosli
syahruldeen@uitm.edu.my
Deputy Director
(Academic & Research)
Dr. Hasif Yahaya
hasifyahaya@uitm.edu.my
Deputy Director
(Industry & Professional Practice)
Mohd Hafiz Abdul Wahab
hafiz313@uitm.edu.my
Council Secretariat
Dr. Siti Nor Amira Mohamad
sitinoramira@uitm.edu.my
Methodology Fellows & Validation Standards
• Have authored at least one scholarly book OR
• Have published significant peer-reviewed research OR
• Demonstrate recognised methodological expertise in their domain
The “book” criterion elevates authority immediately.
• Validate analytical frameworks.
• Review documentation architecture.
• Ensure innovation conceptual rigour.
• Strengthen publication pathways.
• Develop structured evaluation instruments.
Applied Statistics & Quantitative Methods
Dr. Mohd Amzari Tumiran
amzari92@uitm.edu.my
Shariah Governance & Islamic Finance
Professor Dr Sharifah Faigah Syed Alwi
Public Policy & Governance
Assoc. Prof. Ts Dr Rafeah Legino
Risk Management & Audit
Dr. Nurzahidah Hj. Jaapar
nurzah8883@uitm.edu.my
Industry & Professional Experts
Industry Experts are recognised leaders with proven industry performance. They contribute directly to ecosystem relevance, professional alignment, and market-oriented validation across key domains.
Analytics & Socio-Economic Insight
Digital Systems & Data Science
Mohd Yuzi Zali
mohdyuzi@uitm.edu.my
Halal Management
Dr. Muhammad Remy Othman
remyothman@uitm.edu.my
Entrepreneurship & Market Systems
Mohd Afandi Ismail
mohamadafandi@uitm.edu.my
Socio-Economic Development
Dr. Ridhuwan Remly
ridhuwan@uitm.edu.my
Professional & Industrial Readiness
Compliance & Regulatory Advisory
Dr. Zakiah Samori
zakiahsamori@uitm.edu.my
Internal Audit & Risk
Dr. Mohamed Faiz Mohamed Yusof
faizyusof@uitm.edu.my
Contract & Commercial Law
Dr. Mohd Izzat Amsyar Mohd Arif
izzatamsyar@ukm.edu.my
ISO & Quality Assurance
Dr. Farrah Payyadhah Borhan
farrahborhan@uitm.edu.my
Innovation & Global Market Activation
Innovation Validation & Commercialisation
Technology & Knowledge Transfer
Enterprise & Market Activation
Intellectual Property & Strategic Protection