Dr Siti Alawiah Siraj
Assistant Professor
KENMS
International Islamic University Malaysia
Islamic Accounting, Public Sector Accounting, Management Accounting
Siti Alawiah is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Accounting, Kulliyyah of Economics & Management Sciences, IIUM since July 2013. She earned her ACCA qualification in 1993 and was accepted as a full member of ACCA and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) in 1998 and 1999 respectively. She was later conferred the Fellowship of ACCA in 2003. She then completed her MSc in Accounting at IIUM in 2004 and obtained her Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance at Cardiff University, UK in 2013. Her exploration of the financial management and accountability practices of Islamic non-financial institutions (i.e waqf, zakat, baitulmal, and mosques) and the public sector began during her postgraduate studies. She wrote a dissertation for the MSc (Accounting) on the financial management of mosqmore...
Siti Alawiah is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Accounting, Kulliyyah of Economics & Management Sciences, IIUM since July 2013. She earned her ACCA qualification in 1993 and was accepted as a full member of ACCA and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) in 1998 and 1999 respectively. She was later conferred the Fellowship of ACCA in 2003. She then completed her MSc in Accounting at IIUM in 2004 and obtained her Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance at Cardiff University, UK in 2013. Her exploration of the financial management and accountability practices of Islamic non-financial institutions (i.e waqf, zakat, baitulmal, and mosques) and the public sector began during her postgraduate studies. She wrote a dissertation for the MSc (Accounting) on the financial management of mosques in Malaysia while her Ph.D. focused on the accountability of waqf institutions in Malaysia.
Her interest in these areas is reflected in her teachings, supervision of postgraduate students, and research profiles. Her expertise in these areas has been recognized at the national level when she was appointed by the Accountant General Department Malaysia to lead a research team on the development of the Islamic Accounting Standards for Waqf, Zakat, and Baitulmal institutions in Malaysia. She involves actively in the development of the accounting standards for Islamic Accounting Standards for Waqf, Zakat, and Baitulmal by being a member of the Working Committee, and the Research and Development Committee of the Islamic Accounting Standards. Siti Alawiah is also an editor of the local journal on the public sector, i.e. IPN Journal of Research and Practice for Public Sector Accounting and Management.
She has also successfully supervised several postgraduate students, mainly in a similar area to her research interests. At present, she is involved with research and publication, with output presented and published on local and international platforms. With many years of teaching experience, she has taught various courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Among the main subjects taught are Management Accounting Fundamentals, Management Accounting, Accounting for Islamic Banks, and Public Sector Accounting. Apart from routine academic responsibilities, Siti Alawiah is also active in community engagement, where she delivers training on basic financial management for nano and small businesses.
ACCA
MSc in Accounting (IIUM)
PhD in Accounting and Finance (Cardiff University, Wales)
Latest Additions
- Rahmawati, Rahmawati and Ab Rashid, Hafiz-Majdi and Annuar, Hairul Azlan and Siraj, Siti Alawiah (2023) Disclosure of BMTI: one size does not fit all? Al-Iqtishad: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi Syariah, 15 (2). pp. 219-246. ISSN 2087-135X E-ISSN 2407- 8654
- Baharin, NorBahriah and Siraj, Siti Alawiah and Osman@Hussin, Ahmad Zamri and Mohd Ariffin, Noraini (2025) Enhancing the sustainability of waqf: a thematic review exploration across financial, social, and environmental, governance dimensions. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Science, 15 (2). pp. 1301-1324. E-ISSN 2222-6990
- Baharin, NorBahriah and Siraj, Siti Alawiah and Mohd Ariffin, Noraini and Osman@Hussin, Ahmad Zamri (2023) Stakeholders' information needs for sustaining waqf: development of theoretical framework. Al Maqasid: International Journal of Maqasid Studies & Advanced Islamic Research, 4 (2). pp. 32-48. E-ISSN 2735-1149
- Hasan, Rashedul and Ahmad, Abu Umar Faruq and Siraj, Siti Alawiah (2020) Building Trust in Waqf Management – Implications of Good Governance and Transparent Reporting. The Singapore Economic Review. pp. 1-26. ISSN 0217-5908 E-ISSN 1793-6837
- Sulaiman, Maliah and Siraj, Siti Alawiah and Abdul Rashid, Hafiz Majdi and Abdul Hamid, Fatima and Che Mohd Salleh, Marhanum and Ismail, Yusof (2020) Cadangan pelaksanaan perakaunan dan pelaporan kewangan Islam bagi Institusi Baitulmal, zakat dan wakaf di Malaysia (Zon 3). Technical Report. UNSPECIFIED.
- Nining, Islamiyah and Siraj, Siti Alawiah and Osman@Hussin, Ahmad Zamri (2020) Internal control practices of mosques in Java, Indonesia. Jurnal Akuntasi dan Keuangan Indonesia, 17 (1). pp. 84-101. ISSN 1829-8494 E-ISSN 2406-9701
- Hasan, Rashedul and Siraj, Siti Alawiah and Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani (2017) Antecedents and outcome of Waqif's trust in Waqf Institution. Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, 38 (4). pp. 155-180. ISSN 1308-7800
- Sulaiman, Maliah and Abdul Hamid, Fatima and Abdul Rashid, Hafiz Majdi and Siraj, Siti Alawiah and Che Mohd Salleh, Marhanum and Ismail, Yusof (2020) Perakaunan dan pelaporan kewangan Islam bagi Institusi Baitulmal, Zakat dan Wakaf Di Malaysia Fasa 4 (Zon 3). Technical Report. UNSPECIFIED.
- Hossain, Dewan Mahboob and Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli and Siraj, Siti Alawiah (2017) Power relationships in gender-related disclosures: exploring language in selected Fortune 500 companies’ sustainability reports. International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 12 (3). pp. 262-288. ISSN 1477-9048 E-ISSN 1741-802X
- Siraj, Siti Alawiah and Che Mohd Salleh, Marhanum and Sulaiman, Maliah and Osman@Hussin, Ahmad Zamri and Abu Talib, Nori Yani and Abdul Rashid, Hafiz Majdi (2018) Pengiktirafan dan pengukuran aset-aset di Majlis Agama Islam Negeri (MAIN): amalan dan cabaran. IPN Journal of Research and Practice in Public Sector Accounting and Management, 8. pp. 23-48. ISSN 2180-4508
- Hasan, Rashedul and Siraj, Siti Alawiah (2017) Toward developing a model of stakeholder trust in waqf institutions. Islamic Economic Studies, 25 (Special Issue). pp. 85-109. ISSN 2411-3395
- Siraj, Siti Alawiah and Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli and Ismail, Suhaiza (2016) Cost management in public higher education institutions in Malaysia: Challenges in financial sustainability. In: 8th International Management and Accounting Conference (IMAC8), 28th-29th September 2016, Langkawi Island.
- Hasan, Rashedul and Siraj, Siti Alawiah (2016) Complexities of waqf development in Bangladesh. Journal of Emerging Economics and Islamic Research, 4 (3). pp. 17-26. E-ISSN 2289-2259
- Hossain, Dewan Mahboob and Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli and Siraj, Siti Alawiah (2016) Marxist feminist perspective of corporate gender disclosures. Asian Journal of Accounting and Governance, 7. pp. 11-24. ISSN 2180-3838
- Siraj, Siti Alawiah and Mohamed_Ibrahim, Shahul Hameed and Sulaiman, Maliah (2007) The financial management practices of state mosques in Peninsular Malaysia. The Indonesian Management Accounting Research , 6 (2). pp. 65-86. ISSN 1411-8858
- Siraj, Siti Alawiah and Mohamed_Ibrahim, Shahul Hameed and Sulaiman, Maliah (2007) Pengurusan kewangan: mempamerkan akauntabiliti masjid Negeri di Semenanjung Malaysia. In: Seminar Kebangsaan Pengurusan Masjid 2007, 28-29 April 2007, Dewan Senat, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor.
- Sulaiman, Maliah and Siraj, Siti Alawiah and Mohamed_Ibrahim, Shahul Hameed (2008) Internal control systems in West Malaysia's state mosques. American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 25 (1). pp. 63-81. ISSN 0742-6763
- Siraj, Siti Alawiah and Ismail, Yusof (2015) Strategic planning and accountability of waqf management in Malaysia. In: 4th International conference on Inclusive Islamic Financial Sector Development 2015, 17th-18th Nov. 2015, International Islamic University Islamabad. (Unpublished)
- Siraj, Siti Alawiah and Karbhari, Yusof (2014) Financial accountability of Waqf (Pious endowment) institutions: the case of budgeting practices in state Islamic religious councils in Malaysia. In: 50th BAFA Annual Conference, 14th-16th April 2014, London School of Economics. (Unpublished)