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 From UKM News Portal Malaysia’s Civil Laws Are Already 90% Syariah Compliant, Former Chief Justice Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamed Says By Saiful Bahri Kamaruddin Pix Danial Norizzat BANGI, 31 Jan 2013 – Malaysian Civil Laws are already 90% Syariah compliant and have been proven suitable for all. Former Chief Justice of Malaysia and Adjunct Professor Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad said this proves that Syariah law is compatible with a modern pluralistic society despite the fact that few people are even aware of it. Compliance of the civil laws with the Syariah include regulations for commercial financial institutions, Tun Abdul Hamid said in his public lecture on ‘Harmonising Laws In the Islamic Finance Banking System’ at The National University of Malaysia (UKM) campus here today. The lecture was organised by the Institute of Islam Hadhari (HADARI) of UKM. Tun Hamid said while there were many similarities between the two systems, the streamlining of Civil ...