AbstractShariah governance framework has been established by the Bank Negara of Malaysia
(BNM) to ensure an effective Shariah governance among the Islamic Financial
Institutions in Malaysia. Nevertheless, since its implementation in 2010 the financial
performance of the institutions is in doubt due to financial crisis and fraudulent acts that
have been triggered worldwide. Hence, the confidence level of the shareholders and
stakeholders towards the institutions is at stake. In addition, due to the lack of
understanding of the Shariah governance requirements and unclear roles among the
shareholders shall lead to poor disclosure and Shariah non-compliant issues. Therefore,
this study is to identify the level of disclosure of Shariah governance characteristics,
examine the relationship between Board characteristics (Board size and Non-executive
directors) and the Shariah governance characteristics and disclosures (Shariah
committee, Shariah committee report, Shariah board meeting, Shar.....