From the Mufti's Desk
Datuk Wira Haji Abdul Halim
bin Tawil
State Mufti of Melaka
Serving as Mufti since
1 August 2016 – present
Date of Birth
10 February 1966
Official Email
jmm[at]mufti.melaka.gov.my
Educational Background
— Studies
Early Education
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1973 – 1978
Alai National School, Melaka
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1979 – 1981
Sultan Muhammad Religious Secondary School, Melaka
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1982 – 1983
Islamic College Klang, Selangor
Academic Qualifications
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1984 – 1985
Islamic Pre-Academy, University of Malaya
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1986 – 1990
B.A. (Hons) Usuluddin, Islamic Studies — University of Malaya
Career Journey
— Service Experience
1 November 1990
Islamic Affairs Officer — First Appointment
1990 – 1994
Chief Assistant Director of Shariah Law
1994 – 1997
Chief Registrar of New Converts
1 August 2016 — present
State Mufti of Melaka
Experience and Contributions
Service Experience
- First appointment in the Malacca State Public Service as Islamic Affairs Officer — 1 November 1990
- Chief Assistant Director of Shariah Law, Malacca Islamic Religious Department — 1990–1994
- Chief Registrar of New Converts, Malacca Islamic Religious Department — 1994–1997
- District Religious Officer of Central Melaka / Undertaking KPP Mosque duties, Malacca Islamic Religious Department — 1997–1998
- Joined the Joint Service Scheme with Islamic Affairs Officers JAKIM; transfer appointment process from State Service to JAKIM — 1998
- Chief Assistant Director of Dakwah, Malacca Islamic Religious Department — 1998–2003
- Secretary of the Malacca Islamic Religious Council on secondment — 2003–2008; concurrently performing duties of JAIM Director
- District Islamic Officer of Jasin, Malacca Islamic Religious Department — 2008 to December 2009
- JAKIM Hadhari Officer at the Melaka Chief Minister's Department — 4 January 2010 to 31 July 2010
- District Religious Officer of Central Melaka, Malacca Islamic Religious Department — August 2009 to June 2015; undertaking KPP Dakwah duties January 2011 to March 2012
- Deputy Mufti of Melaka State (Special Posting) — 15 June 2015 to 31 July 2016
- State Mufti of Melaka (Special Posting) — 1 August 2016 to present
Specialized Training Experience
- 39th International Imam and Preacher Course, Al-Azhar University, Egypt — April to July 1998
- Special Officers Course, sponsored by JPA and JAKIM, Muslim College, London — September to November 2002
- Dakwah Management and Fatwa Handling Course, sponsored by JPA and JAKIM, Al-Azhar and Dar al-Ifta, Egypt — August to November 2014
- Special Course at the International Fiqh Academy, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — December 2015
- Short-term Shariah (Astronomy) Course in Turkey — September 2024
Contributions to Organizations and Community
- National Islamic Muzakarah (National Fatwa Committee) — Permanent Member
- Quran Text Oversight Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs — Permanent Member
- Malacca Islamic Religious Council — Permanent Member
- Malacca State Fatwa Committee — Permanent Chairman
- Malacca State Rukyah Committee — Permanent Chairman
- Conducting studies related to the administrative management of Islamic affairs
- Facilitator for the Review Workshop of the JAKIM Advanced Certificate in Islamic Management and Leadership Module
- Shariah Officer Interview Committee — Permanent Chairman
- Interview Committee for Certification to Teach Islamic Religion and the Quran — Permanent Chairman
- Writing contributions: DBP magazine, JAIM and MAIM; Berita Harian; Melaka Hari Ini; and the USIM Journal of Fatwa Management and Research
- Malacca State Halal Panel Committee — Permanent Member
- JAKIM Fatwa Research and Management Committee Panel 2022–2023 — Permanent Member
- Melaka Zakat Company (MAIM) — Permanent Board Director
- Waqf, Zakat and Baitulmal Management Committee (JUKMAL MAIM), session 1 January to 31 December 2021 — Permanent Member
- Al-Khawarizmi Falak Complex Company (MAIM) — Permanent Vice Chairman
- JAIM Diniyah School Curriculum Review and Development Committee — Permanent Chairman
- MAIM Bentara Security Company — Permanent Board Director
- State Masjid Al-Azim Melaka, Selat Mosque and MITC Mosque — Committee Member
- PERKIM Melaka State — Permanent Vice President
- Malacca Islamic Religious Council Cooperative — Board Director
- New Converts Welfare Body of Malacca State (BAKPIS) — Advisor
- Dayak Muslim Association of Malacca State — Advisor
- Malay World Secretariat — Head of the Dakwah Bureau
- Alumni Association of Sultan Muhammad (A) Secondary School, Melaka
- Speaker Panel for JAIM and Radio 3 Melaka
- Presenter of papers at seminars and forums by invitation
- Nairobi Summit 2019 — Participant
- Shariah Panel Committee of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia 2021–2023 — Chairman
- Waqf Fund of Kolej Universiti Islam Melaka — Advisor
- Malacca State Chinese Mosque Committee (Al-Muttaqin) — Chairman
- MAIM Management and Disposal Committee for Abandoned Property — Member
- State of Melaka Sermon Review Committee — Member
- MAIM Financial, Investment and ICT Development Planning Committee
- School Management Board (LPS) SM Imtiaz Ulul Albab Melaka — Committee Member
- MAIM Small Committee Meeting for Mall Management — Member
- Shariah Court Rules Committee — Member
- Interfaith Harmony Committee, session 2021–2022 — Member
- JAKIM Fatwa Research and Management Committee, 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2024 — Member
- Advisory Committee on Islamic Accounting Standards — Member
- Shariah Committee for Islamic Accounting Standards — Deputy Chairman
- Muzakarah on Strengthening Educational Waqf in Melaka State
- State of Melaka Shariah Lawyer Interview Panel No. 1 of 2022
- Permatang Pasir Mosque Committee 2022 — Deputy Chairman
- JAKIM Aqidah Expert Panel, 3 January 2022 to 31 December 2023 — Deputy Chairman
- JUKMAL, session 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2023 — Meeting Member
- Subcommittee under MAIM, 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2023 — Member
- Malacca State Islamic Religious Council, 1 April 2020 to 31 October 2022 — Member
- Malacca Islamic Religious Council, session 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2024 — Member
- Educational Waqf Fund of Al-Quran Sayyidina Ali College (DWP-KAQSA) — Committee Member
- State of Melaka Shariah Lawyer Committee, starting 1 July 2022 — Member
- Melaka Zakat Small Committee (Tenders, Quotations and Discipline) — Member
- Malacca State Halal Certification Panel — Deputy Chairman
- Educational Waqf Fund of Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), 6 October 2022 to 5 October 2025 — Member
- Advisory Council of the Malacca State Shariah Astronomy Association — Member
- MAIM Management and Disposal of Abandoned Property Committee, 3 January 2023 to 31 December 2024 — Member
- Oversight Committee for Islamic Religious Teaching in Melaka State — Chairman
- International Imam As-Syafii Seminar at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching
- Shariah Panel of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM), 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2026 — Chairman
- Interfaith Harmony Committee (HARMONI), session 2023–2024 — Member
- JAKIM Aqidah Expert Panel, 3 January to 31 December 2025 — Deputy Chairman
- MAIM Technical Committee on Shariah/Civil Law, 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2025 — Member
- Steering Committee of the MICOST Educational Waqf Fund, 12 April 2024 to 12 April 2027 — Member
- Oversight Committee for Islamic Religious Teaching in Melaka State under Section 106 of the Islamic Religious Administration Enactment (Melaka State) 2002, 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2025 — Chairman
- Aqidah Advisory Panel for the Implementation of the Aqidah Advisor Module in Melaka State, 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026 — Chairman
- State of Melaka Muallaf Affairs Committee, 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026 — Chairman
- Interfaith HARMONY Committee, 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026 — Member
- Melaka State Water Waqf Committee — Chairman
- State of Melaka Sermon Writing and Sermon Review Committee, from 1 January 2025 — Chairman
- Tambak Sebelong Surau Committee — Treasurer
- Permatang Pasir Mosque Committee — Advisor
