Ustaz Muhammad Elyas is a well know scholar actively involved in Halal industries advisory and professional development. He holds a Bachelor of Shariah Law from Al-Azhar University, Egypt and has been involved with JAKIM and HDC for many years. Prior to his degree, Ustaz Elyas obtain a certificate of A’lim (Islamic Theologies) and Shahadah (certificate) in Hifz Al-Quran (memorize of Al-Quran) from Institute of Islamic Knowledge, Karachi and Institute of Darul Quran, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
He is also the Master facilitator & certified trainer for:
- Halal Awareness Program for all levels of participants including young and professional levels.
- Halal Industries Program including The Malaysian Halal Standard and Manual Procedure of Malaysian Halal Certification.
- Master Facilitator and module developer for Halal Professional Program including Halal Professional Trainer, Auditor and Consultant.
- Certified Halal Executive Program.
His scope of professional trainings covers people from all walks of life – Malaysian from all area, and international including Japan, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Europe, and the Middle East. The industries in which he has been involved include SMEs, MNCs, hotels, manufacturing, universities and college, government and others.
Among the organizations that Ustaz Muhammad Elyas has trained and consulted with are F&N, Matrix Flavors, MISC, Central Sugar Refinery, Nestle, FFM, CCM, Felda, Royal Brunei, MAS, Air Asia, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Giant, Aeon, Mandarin Oriental, JW Marriot, KFCH, MOHE, Polytechnics, UUM, UITM, UPM, Taylor’s University College and many more.
He also contributes toward the development of the nation’s leaders through his project including The Halal Executive Program, Go! Halal Program, Halal Module Development for MOHE, National Occupational Skill Standard (NOSS) for Halal and many more.