Final Session of IIUM’s 41st Convocation Honours Over 760 Graduates

By, Wan Amni Nabihah Wan Azman

GOMBAK, 10 December 2025: The ninth and final session of the 41st IIUM Convocation celebrated the accomplishments of 396 graduates from the Kuliyyah of Sustainable Tourism and Contemporary Languages (KSTCL), 89 from the Centre of Islamisation, 106 from the IIUM Academy of Graduate & Professional Studies, 18 from the Institute for Language Advancement, and 159 from the IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, held from 2.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

The session was officiated by Honourable Prof. Dr. Samsul Draman, a representative of the Senate.

The ceremony continued with the Conferment of Undergraduate Degrees for graduates from Sustainable Tourism and Contemporary Languages as follows:

Conferment of Undergraduate Degrees for Kuliyyah of Sustainable Tourism and Contemporary Languages:

1. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Arabic for International Communication
2. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English for International Communication
3. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Malay for International Communication
4. Bachelor in Tourism Management (Honours)
5. Bachelor of Tourism Planning and Hospitality Management (Honours)

Conferment of the Centre of Islamisation

1. Postgraduate Diploma in Islamic Studies
2. Bustan Al-‘Ilmi Programme

Conferment of the IIUM Academy of Graduate & Professional Studies

        1.   Certified Healthcare Facility Manager

        2.   Certified Data Practitioner in Artificial Intelligence & Analysis

        3.   Arabic Through the Quran

 Conferment of the Institute for Language Advancement

        1.   Executive Programme in Quranic Studies

        2.   Executive Programme in Quranic Language Studies

 Conferment of the IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance

        1.   Certified Islamic Banking and Finance

        2.   Certified Shariah Takaful Practitioners

        3.   Certified Islamic Finance Compliance Professionals

The highlight of the session was the presentation of Kulliyyah Awards to 11 outstanding graduates. They were:

Kuliyyah of Sustainable Tourism and Contemporary Languages: 

• Syahirah Binte Sha’ary: Best Overall Student 
• Nurul Izzah Binti Azman: Best Academic Student
• Nik Nur ‘Umairah Binti Nazri: Best Co-Curricular Student

IIUM Institutes of Islamic Banking and Finance: 

• Muhammad Taufiq Bin Nor Azlan: Certified Islamic Banking and Finance – Batch Public Bank (Cohort 2025)
• Hariz Amirul Bin Aidi Roslan: Certified Islamic Banking and Finance – Batch Bank Rakyat (Cohort 3)
• Muhammad Naim Bin Abdul Ghani: Certified Islamic Banking and Finance – Batch Bank Rakyat (Cohort 4)
• Nor Amirah Binti Mohd Rodzi: Certified Shariah for Takaful Practitioners – Etiqa Takaful (Batch 17)
• Norhayati Binti Mohamed: Certified Shariah for Takaful Practitioners – Etiqa Takaful (Batch 18)
• Siti Noor Alwani Binti Hamid: Certified Islamic Finance Compliance Professionals – (Cohort 2025)

IIUM Academy

•  Siti Aini Binti Nordian: Certified Healthcare Facility Manager – Batch Public 021
• Kamarul Bahrain Bin Hassan: Certified Healthcare Facility Manager – Batch Public 019

The awards were presented to excellent graduates by the Deputy Rector (Academic and Internationalisation), and Chairman of the 41st IIUM Convocation Ceremony, Honourable Professor Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Faris Ismail.***