Dr. Md Mahfuzur Rahman

Biography

Mahfuzur Rahman has the distinction of completing his first degree in Business Administration (concentration in finance) from International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) and received the 'Best Student of the Department' and 'Best Student of the Faculty' award. He also received the 'Academic Excellence Award 2014' from University of Malaya International Student Centre (ISC). Subsequently, he obtained PhD in Finance from University of Malaya Business School in 2015. Currently, he is working as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Finance and Banking of University of Malaya (UM). Mahfuzur has taught several courses in Finance, Economics and Business. The list of courses taught includes Financial Management, Managerial Finance, Corporate Finance, Advance Managerial Finance, Principle of Microeconomics, Principle of Macroeconomics, Business Statistics, International Fiance, Business Mathematics and Credit Management. Presently, he is also serving as a visiting Professor at Management & Science University (MSU). His areas of research interest include investment behaviour, financial decision makings and financial risk management. Mahfuzur has published about 20 research papers in local and international journals. He has attended international conferences in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. Dr Mahfuzur is also a reviewer for several ISI and Scopus indexed journals.    

Research Interest

Economics, Business and Management, Finance (Financial behaviour, Risk management, Decision making)