YB Senator Dato' Setia Dr. Haji Mohd Na'im
bin Haji Mokhtar
S.S.I.S., D.P.M.S., B.S.K., A.M.N., P.P.C., PHD (UKM)
- Senator | Member of Dewan Negara, Parliament of Malaysia
- Former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs)
- Former Director-General / Chief Syarie Judge, Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia (JKSM)
YB Senator Dato’ Setia Dr. Haji Mohd Na’im bin Haji Mokhtar is a distinguished Malaysian Syariah jurist, academic and policymaker with extensive experience in Syariah judiciary, Islamic administration and national policy development. He served as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) from 2022 to 2025 and as Director-General / Chief Syarie Judge of the Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia (JKSM) from 2019 to 2022.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Syariah from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of London, and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons) from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He has also served as a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School, Harvard University and the University of Oxford, in addition to holding various academic appointments as an Adjunct Professor at several leading Malaysian universities.
His experience also spans numerous leadership and advisory roles in Syariah, Islamic finance and waqaf governance. These include serving as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Yayasan Waqaf Malaysia, as well as providing Shariah advisory expertise to the Securities Commission Malaysia, CIMB Islamic Bank, Takaful Ikhlas, Sun Life Insurance and as-Salihin Trustee Berhad.
Prepared based on the Curriculum Vitae of YB Senator Dato’ Setia Dr. Haji Mohd Na’im bin Haji Mokhtar, updated June 2026.
