Dr. Yusri currently serves as a Shariah advisor and consultant in various capacities. He currently appointed as a Chairman of Shariah Committee at FWD Takaful, Legal Associate at Nuaim Razak & Partners and member of Fatwa Council of Majlis Agama Islam Kelantan.
In the past, he was an Assistant Professor and Lecturer at the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He has held leading posts as a member of Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (MAIWP) from 2021-2024, Chairman of Baitulmal Kuala Lumpur Professional College (2021-2024), Chairman of Shariah Committee at Waqaf Felda (2023-2024), member of Board of Director at Waqaf Felda (2023-2024), member of Board of Director at MAIWP Waqaf Centre (2021-2022), Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM) from 2014 to 2018, an Independent Director and member of the Shariah Committee at Zurich Takaful (2007–2020) and Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (2013–2015).
He obtained a double major in Law and the Shariah at the International Islamic University Malaysia (1995-1996). He then completed his Masters in Law (LL.M) at The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London in 1997. He obtained his Ph.D in Laws at International Islamic University Malaysia in 2010 with a thesis on Contemporary Ijtihad. His areas of specialisation are Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic and Malaysian Constitutional Law and Islamic Finance.
