About Us

AWARIS Mission

• To become the first Shariah-compliant trustee institution that provides fully-digital services
• To offer competitive trust, hibah and legacy fees in the market
• To encourage Malaysians to live in harmony without family conflict

Education

He obtained a Master Degree in Business Administration from UiTM and the Bachelor in Business Administration (Hons) Marketing also from UiTM. He also holds the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) (U.K) and attended the Senior Management Development Program (SMDP) from the University of Harvard. Dato’ Saruji also hold Certified Islamic Financial Planning from IBFIM (Islamic Banking & Finance Institute Malaysia)

Experiences

Dato’ Saruji started his career at Levi Strauss (M) Sdn Bhd, 1988-1990, handling Retail, Channel, Branding, shipment and KRA (Key Retail Audit). Then he served Pusat Pungutan Zakat, MAIWP as Head of Department from 1992 to 2005. Later he joined AmanahRaya Berhad as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Head of Information Technology from 2006 – 2010. Next, he joined Koperasi Pembiayaan Shariah ANGKASA BHD as General Manager from 2010 – 2013. Later he served as Chief Executive Officer at MyANGKASA AMANAH BERHAD from 2014 – 2019

Education

Hail from University of Southern New Hampshire, USA. He holds a Degree in Economics and Finance and completed his MBA in Decision Supports System.

Experiences

During his time in Bank Rakyat and Tekun Nasional, he has completed and commissioned few projects namely Credit Card, Retail Islamic Products, Islamic Pawn Broking (‘Ar Rahnu’), Micro Financing Product using the Grameen Model, recovery initiatives on reducing non-performing financing (“NPF”), develop a business continuity plan, structured auditing, training for entrepreneurs, introduce new payment channels and various other cutting edge initiatives.

Education

He obtained a Bachelor of Accountancy Studies from University of Portsmouth, U.K and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) from UITM Shah Alam.

Experience & Professional Membership

Has more than 18 years of experience in financial, assurance and business advisory. He has led various multi-million ringgit transactions involving merger & acquisition, fundraising & structuring, treasury & valuation and corporate re-organisation; both locally and internationally.

Prior to ECS, he was a Senior Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers (‘PwC”) and specialises in Banking & Financial Services. He was in charge of the PwC’s Global Islamic Finance Team, supporting the PwC Global Islamic Banking Leadership.

Azril is a Member of the Malaysia Institute of Accountants (“MIA”) and a Licensed Financial Planner (license no: CMSRL/B1039/2010) issued by the Securities Commission of Malaysia.

Experiences

She started her career in 1991 with Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Bhd (PLUS), where she was involved in the introduction of Malaysia’s first electronic toll payment system and management of contracts for commercial outlets and advertising billboards along the expressway.

Education & Professional Membership

She is a graduate in Mathematics (minor in Computer Science) from the University of Texas at El Paso, USA, and in 2014 attended an Advanced Management Programme (AMP) at Harvard University, Boston, USA.  She is currently part of the CEO faculty Program since 2016, under the Ministry of Higher Education, to help the Ministry’s vision of bringing industry and academia closer.