Islamic Finance More Assured Means of Investing

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Islamic Finance More Assured Means of Investing
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1568909561&play=1

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Worldwide Islamic bond issuances doubled in the first half of 2010 from a year earlier. Musa Hitam, chairman of World Islamic Economic Forum Foundation, tells CNBC's Yousef Gamal El-Din, Chloe Cho & Steve Sedgwick why Islamic finance is a more assured means of investing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_Hitam

Tun Musa bin Hitam (born 18 April 1934), is a Malaysian politician and a former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, serving under Mahathir bin Mohamad. He was born in Johor Bahru, Johor in 1934. He is currently the chairman of Sime Darby Berhad.

Between 1990 and 1991, he was Malaysia's Special Envoy to the United Nations, and since 1995 he has been the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG). Tan Sri Musa also led the Malaysian delegation to the UN Commission on Human Rights from 1993 to 1998 and was elected Chairman of the 52nd Session of the Commission in 1995. As a member of UMNO, Musa has held various positions within the party up to Deputy President until 1987.

He also served as the Chairman of Suhakam, the Malaysian Human Rights Commission, from 1999 till 2002. In 2007, Musa became the chairman of Synergy Drive Berhad, the entity which arose out of the newly formed merger between Sime Darby, Guthrie, and Golden hope Plantations.[6] He also serves on the International Advisory Council of the Brookings Doha Center. Tun Musa is currently the Chairman of the World Islamic Economic Foundation.