About Us
D-8 Creative Economic and Financial Centre (CEFC)
SECRETARY GENERAL D-8 ORGANIZATION
Ambassador Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam
Thank you for your kind words and also for the warm welcome during my visit to the beautiful office of the Al-Hidayah Group. Mr. Ahmar and I were equally pleased to have met you and your friendly team. I did enjoy our frank and cordial discussion on the way forward to materialize the D-8 CEFC, a crucial project that, I believe, will contribute to the economic development of the D-8 Organization. I also look forward to working closely with you and your able team to bring the D-8 CEFC into fruition.
I am happy that I have had the opportunity to pay a visit to Malaysia, a vibrant and economically prowess country, who has vast potential to double, or even triple, its economy in the near future. I was humbled by the warm welcome and hospitality accorded to me by all Malaysia’s important high-ranking officials, including your good self.
I look forward to welcoming you to Istanbul to continue our joint effort to strengthen the D-8 Organization.
Stay healthy, and until we meet again.
DATO’ KU JAAFAR KU SHAARI
Chairman of Al Hidayah Group
Dato’ Ku Jaafar first started his diplomatic career in 1981. Throughout his extensive and distinguished career as a diplomat, Dato’ Ku Jaafar has held various ambassadorial positions as a diplomatic administrative officer such as Second Secretary in the High Commission of Malaysia in Ottawa, Canada, Counselor at the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations in New York, United States, Chargé d’Affaires in Croatia and Jordan, and Undersecretary for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
His peak career as a diplomat was during his appointment as the 5th Secretary General of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, becoming the first Malaysian to hold the post. Prior to that, Ku Jaafar was the highest diplomatic envoy of Malaysia to Egypt, Brunei, and Qatar. Ku Jaafar has also served as the Director General for the Malaysian Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR). Currently, he sits as the chairman for Al-Ebreiz Global Capital Berhad, a public company listed in Bursa Malaysia that deals with shariah-compliant financing. At present, he has been appointed as a Chairman of Al Hidayah Group.
ORGANISATION CHART
In December 2018, a strategic economic collaboration between D-8 and Al-Hidayah Group was formed through the official signing of a Statement of Intent (S.O.I.). It is known as D-8 Creative Economic & Financial Centre (D-8 CEFC). The collaboration was intended to initiate D-8 common plan in establishing more socio-economic sustainable development activities to achieve creative, innovative, harmonious, friendly and trustworthy sphere of life.
Islamic Gift Economy For Common Prosperity
Islamic Gift Economy
The Islamic Gift Economy is a socio-economic concept rooted in Islamic principles that emphasize generosity, social justice, and community well-being. Unlike traditional economic systems that often revolve around profit maximization and individual accumulation of wealth, the Islamic Gift Economy places a strong emphasis on giving, sharing, and fulfilling the needs of the community.
The Islamic Gift Economy promotes an economic system based on ethical values, generosity, and community well-being. It seeks to create a society where economic activities are guided by principles of justice, compassion, and shared responsibility, fostering a sense of interconnectedness and harmony within the community.
The adoption of Islamic economy concept has gained tractions in the global market. AHG plans to introduce D-8 CEFC as the leader to promote the knowledge of the Islamic Gift Economy among D8 member states through education including Zakat, Waqaf, Hibah, Qardhul Hassann, etc.
D-8 CEFC Milestones
12 D-8 CEFC Products of Digital Eco-System
A fully integrated & inter-connected system
D-8 CEFC Digital Platform Roadmap
D-8 CEFC envisions the creation of a digital service platform for the D-8 community, a platform that will not only consolidate all D-8 CEFC programs but also seamlessly connect the various elements of this vibrant ecosystem. We have carefully identified the key areas where we can make an immediate and profound impact
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
D8 CEFC
Media Platform(Streaming, Movies, Education, Marketing, Advertisement, etc)
Cross Border Payment System
B2B marketplace (Trade)
- MyMasjid - Masjid Management & Donation
- Community E- Wallet
- Education & Training
- Islamic Finance
- Haji & Umrah
- Agriculture
- Transportation
- Many more..
- Identify & collaborate with local players on short term & long term engagement
- Malaysian success way
- Agent Management System
- SDG
- Agent Management System
- SDG
Malaysian Success Stories
Malaysian Success Stories is a program to showcase Malaysian organizations which have made achievements and recognitions locally and internationally in their own field especially in the field related to Islamic Gift Economy. The showcase is made with the intention to share the technical and technological knowledge of these successful organizations with their relevant counterparts from other D-8 member states. The program will eventually be made in a way that the success stories from other D-8 member states can be shared with their counterparts in Malaysia.
