Syed Emad Azhar Ali

Passionate academic with expertise in Accounting, Finance, and Economics, committed to impactful teaching and student development. Focused on producing high-quality research, securing grants, and contributing to institutional growth through collaborative scholarship. Eager to expand academic leadership and continuously develop professional competencies in a dynamic academic environment.

• Principal Investigator: Promoting Sustainable Manufacturing through the Nexus of ESG Factors, Circular Economy, and Green Innovation: A Comparative Study of Japan and Malaysia, RM23,100, 2024-09-01, Present
• Principal Investigator: Securing Financial Triumph: Navigating Information Security Management and Knowledge Flow in Malaysian Oil & Gas Ventures, RM25,000, 2024-02-01, 2025-01-31
• Co-Principal Investigator: Member, Advancing Energy Transition and Circular Economy in Building Capabilities for Net Zero / Carbon Neutrality: Advocacy and Stakeholder Management in Accelerating Green Hydrogen, RM500,000, 2025-01-01, Present
• Research Assistant: Risk Management Maturity Model for Sustainable Solar PV Downstream Value Chain in the Malaysian Market, RM90,000, 2021-04-01, 2023-03-31
• Research Assistant: Examining Investors’ Risk Perception in the Context of Efficient Market Hypothesis: The case of Malaysian and Indonesian Stock Exchange, RM23,100, 2019-08-01, 2021-01-31

• Senior Associate Internal Audit, KASHF Microfinance, 2009-02-01, 2013-01-31, Conducting & completing Branch Audits as per deadlines., Discussing Audit observations with the Branch, Area & Regional Manager & obtain their written response thereon., Preparing a draft audit report on findings during the audit, highlighting any significant matters & variations that could impact the organization’s objectives., Managed on-site evaluations, internal audits, and customer surveys.
• Senior Executive Finance, Nelson Paint Industries, 2008-04-01, 2009-01-31, Compiling & analyzing financial information to prepare financial statements, including monthly & annual accounts., Ensuring accurate & timely monthly, quarterly and year-end close., Monitoring & supporting taxation issues., Preparing & coordinating the financial audit process.
• Auditor, RSM International, 2007-07-01, 2008-03-31, Being associated as an audit assistant in the industry of insurance capital market & banks., Participated in the short-term audit engagements in Muslim Commercial Bank, State Life Corporation & Prudential Capital.

• Academic Mentorship – Actively engaged in academic advising and mentoring junior faculty and students; passionate about knowledge sharing and peer development.
• Community Engagement – Voluntarily support relief efforts and humanitarian assistance during natural disasters and community crises.
• Personal Interests – Avid follower of global current affairs; enjoy playing and watching cricket, swimming, and watching movies and dramas for leisure and cultural insight.

• HBX CORe, Harvard Business School, 2017
• Active Learning for Teaching, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 2019

• Chartered Association of Business Schools, UK, Certified Management & Business Educator
• Energy Institute, UK, Associate Member
• Qualitative Research Association of Malaysia, Ordinary Member
• Human Resource Development Foundation, Malaysia, Pre-Accredited Trainer
• CPA Australia, In-progress

• Mr. Yousuf-ibnul-Hasan, Former colleague at Iqra University, Pakistan, Mr. Syed Emad Azhar is my colleague. I know this young man for the last three years. A bright young gentleman having a sober and pleasing personality with a high professional ability to perform. Emad is a popular teacher and mentor among his students and a helping hand to the management in day-to-day tasks which is assigned to him. He is keen and cooperative with a strong family background and brought-up. This young man has all the qualities to rise, which alarm his bright future. May Almighty Allah bless him with all the health and happiness.
• Mr. Faseeh Ur Rahman, Former student at Iqra University, Pakistan, To me Sir Emad Azhar is like a mentor, who has nothing but perseverance to the work he is assigned to. I got to know him in the early stages of my career and found him to be a kind of individual who does not compromise on efficiency and productivity. His traits of handling people and inducting right knowledge on various subjects has made him a fine example to follow. I am honored to be a part of his thought-provoking community and many others think the same as well.

• Dr. Yasir Ali Soomro, Executive Director, University Studies, Northlands College, Canada, dr.yasir@hotmail.com
• Dr. Lai Fong Woon, Associate Professor, Department of Management, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia, laifongwoon@utp.edu.my
• Mr. Saleem Shahzad, Senior Manager – Internal Audit, Kashf Microfinance, Pakistan, saleem.shahzad@kashf.org
• Dr. Rohail Hassan, Associate Professor, Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Malaysia, rohail.hassan@uum.edu.my

• Delivered consistently above teaching KPIs, including undergraduate and postgraduate courses at UTP with SSRT ratings above 4.6 out of 5.
• Secured internal & international grants, published Q1 papers, and contributed to major UTP initiatives (ICESG2024, LPA 2025, APEC2025).
• Being awarded as the "Best Postgraduate Student of the Year 2021" of the Department of Management & Humanities, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia.
• Secured “Excellent Researcher Award” at UTP for Publications in JCR Q1 journals.
• Presided over the student society "Management & Humanities Postgraduate Society," which was awarded the "Best Student Society at UTP."
• Received GA Merit Awards at UTP for publications in JCR Q1/Q2 ranked journals.
• Coordinated the successful accreditation of Iqra University, Pakistan with CIMA and ACCA.
• Successfully coordinated the development and improvement of Iqra University's online learning system.
• Being continuously rated as the “Best Teacher” while working with IQRA UNIVERSITY.
• Certificated as the “Star Performer of the Department” for the year 2011 while working with KASHF.
• Consistently secured a rating of “outstanding” in APRs for all the 4 years (2009-2012) in KASHF having scores greater than 3.8 out of maximum

• Dr. Yasir Ali Soomro, Executive Director, University Studies, Northlands College, Canada, dr.yasir@hotmail.com
• Dr. Lai Fong Woon, Associate Professor, Department of Management, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia, laifongwoon@utp.edu.my
• Mr. Saleem Shahzad, Senior Manager – Internal Audit, Kashf Microfinance, Pakistan, saleem.shahzad@kashf.org
• Dr. Rohail Hassan, Associate Professor, Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Malaysia, rohail.hassan@uum.edu.my