About
Naseem Mohamed Abdulla is a Partner at Mohamed Ridza & Co with over 26 years' experience advising on corporate, banking and finance, capital markets and Islamic finance matters, with particular expertise in cross-border Shariah-compliant financing, REIT and unit trust structures. She regularly advises government-linked corporations, statutory bodies, financial institutions and listed companies on sovereign-linked and public-sector mandates, sukuk issuances, syndicated financings, M&A, joint ventures, corporate restructurings and Shariah-compliant wealth and estate planning, and is experienced in regulatory coordination and Syariah Court proceedings.
Practice areas
Corporate / M&ABanking & FinanceCapital MarketsIslamic FinanceReal EstatePrivate WealthPublic Sector
Office
Expertise
Cross-border Shariah-compliant financingREIT and unit trust structuresSukuk issuancesSyndicated financingsSovereign-linked and public-sector mandatesCorporate restructurings and separation schemesJoint ventures and asset injectionsShariah-compliant estate planning and Syariah Court proceedingsBoard-level governance and continuity planning
Education
- Bachelor of Law, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom (1997)
- Certificate of Legal Practice, Legal Profession Qualifying Board Malaysia (1998)
- Advocate and Solicitor (Malaya) (1999)
- Diploma in Shariah Law & Practice, International Islamic University Malaysia (2005)
- Qualified Shariah Practitioner - Negeri Sembilan (2010)
- Commissioner for Oaths (2014)
- Qualified Shariah Practitioner – Wilayah Persekutuan (2020)
Admissions
- Advocate and Solicitor (Malaya)
- Malaysian Bar
- Commissioner for Oaths (2014)
- Qualified Shariah Practitioner - Negeri Sembilan (2010)
- Qualified Shariah Practitioner – Wilayah Persekutuan (2020)
Languages
EnglishMalay