Professor Irwandi Jaswir
King Faisal Prize in Service to Islam 2018 Laureate
The Quran, the sunnah, and hadiths are full of scientific concepts that inspired Muslims scholars in the past with the intention of contributing to humanity and civilization
Irwandi Jaswir majored in Food Technology and Human Nutrition at Bogor Agriculture University (IPB), Indonesia, and received his bachelor’s degree in 1993. He conferred a Master’s of Science in Food Science and Biotechnology in 1996, and a Ph.D. in Food Chemistry and Biochemistry in 2000 at Universiti Putra Malaysia. In the years 1998 to 1999, Universiti Putra Malaysia granted him the opportunity to participate in the Ph.D. exchange program at the Department of Food, Nutrition and Health of the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada. He continued his pursuit of knowledge at a Diploma in Islamic Revealed Knowledge at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 2003. Then, he obtained a fellowship in Lipid Biochemistry at the National Food Research Institute in Tsukuba, Japan, 2006-2008.
With his present appointment as the Deputy Dean for Academic, Research, and Publication at INHART at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Professor Jaswir was appointed various administrative and academic positions, including, a Secretary of IIUM Council of Professors from 2014 to present, a Senior Professor of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry at IIUM from 2015 to present, and the Chairman of the Korean-INHART Halal Certification Authority in Korea from 2016 to present.
Professor Irwandi Jaswir’s contributions to the Islamic World has uniquely carved an edge in the development of scientific knowledge by establishing and developing a new discipline termed “Halal Science”. This cutting-edge research reveals a significant relationship between Halal and Haram in Islamic jurisprudences and science. Through this new discipline, he is in a position to incorporate Halal Science as a tool to complement the opinions held by Fiqh scholars.
Professor Jaswir dedication to scientific research is shown in the publication of over 120 articles in scientific journals, 30 Book Chapters, completed over 30 research projects, and presented more than 250 papers in International Conferences. He is a member of the Editorial Board of many reputable scientific journals. Professor Jaswir’s achievement and dedication in the scientific research of Halal Science culminated with receiving 60 international awards and honors.
This biography was written in the year the prize was awarded.
