Guest Lecture with Dr. Fatimah Yusro Hashim from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: “Inheritance Law in Malaysia”

The Undergraduate Study Program in Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII), held a public lecture on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at the Stage Room, west wing, Faculty of Law UII. This public lecture featured Dr. Fatimah Yusro Hashim from the Faculty of Law (FUU), National University of Malaysia (UKM), as the speaker. The lecture addressed the theme of Islamic Inheritance Law in Malaysia, with the specific title discussed being “Estate Management in Malaysia.” This mandatory event was attended by students of the Undergraduate Program in Law enrolled in the Islamic Inheritance Law course and was moderated by Dr. Umar Haris Sanjaya, S.H., M.H., the lecturer for the Islamic Inheritance Law course at the Faculty of Law UII.

In this public lecture, it was conveyed that “Islamic Inheritance Law has differences, possibly due to the influence of the common law system. However, fundamentally, the inheritance distribution for Muslims is almost the same as in Indonesia. This is because both Malaysia and Indonesia possess and adhere to Islamic law,” stated Dr. Fatimah Yusro Hashim.

The Head of the Undergraduate Program in Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Dodik Setiawan Nur H, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D., in his opening remarks, stated that, “This public lecture or guest lecture program is not the first, and it is an ongoing program, similar to previous semesters. This includes inviting [speakers] from the National University of Malaysia so that both international and regular program students have comprehensive preparedness and understanding, especially a comparative understanding of the inheritance systems in both Indonesia and its implementation in Malaysia.”

The Undergraduate Study Program in Law greatly hopes that students can develop, or perhaps gain insights and knowledge from Dr. Fatimah’s presentation, which can later serve as a basis for writing their final assignments. The event was attended by approximately 40 students and proceeded smoothly due to active interaction from the students. Before the event was closed by the moderator, a question-and-answer session was opened for the students, followed by a group photo session with the speaker and the moderator.