Biography

M. Luthfi Hamidi, Ph.D.

Dr. Luthfi is the Head of the MA in Economics Program at UIII. He completed his bachelor degree in Syariah law (IAIN Walisongo) and development studies (Diponegoro University). He holds a master degree in Islamic banking, management and finance from Loughborough University, UK, and a doctoral degree in finance from Griffith University, Australia. Prior joining UIII, he was a lecturer at Paramadina University and SEBI School of Islamic banking and also worked as business and economics editor for Republika, an Indonesian daily newspaper and served as an assistant to president director of Bank Mumalat Indonesia. His research interests focus on Islamic economics and finance, social and Islamic banking, Islamic business management, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and sustainability. His research appears in various journals including Review of Islamic Economics, Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance, Malaysian Journal of Economics, Journal of Islamic Marketing, and International Journal of Bank Marketing.

Journals

Year Author(s) Title Outlet Indexed
2025 Saputra, Y & Hamidi, M.L. Thirty Years of Research in Halal: A Bibliometric Analysis Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, 46/3, 91-118 SCOPUS Q4
2025 Hamidi, M. L., Setiawan, G., & Asutay, M. The quest for sustainable mosques: A paradigm shift with the quadruple bottom line framework Sustainable Futures, 9, 100588. SCOPUS Q1
2025 Hamadou, I., Hamidi, M. L., & Yumna, A. (2025). Potential customers’ intention to use Islamic banking products in Cameroon: the mediating effect of attitude. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 16(2), 373-401. SCOPUS Q1
2024 Hamidi, M. L., Zobair, K. M., & Pratama, A. A. N. The role of spirituality dimension in the sustainability of Islamic banking: a combined structural equation modeling and artificial neural network approach. Environment, Development & Sustainability , 26(8). SCOPUS Q1
2023 Hamidi, M. L., & Worthington, A. C. Beyond the triple bottom line: Prosperity, people, planet, and prophet in Islamic banking. Journal of Islamic Marketing , 14 (2), 394-409 SCOPUS Q1
2023 Pratama, A. A. N., Hamidi, M. L., & Cahyono, E. (2023). The effect of halal brand awareness on purchase intention in indonesia: the mediating role of attitude. Cogent Business & Management , 10 (1), 2168510. SCOPUS Q2
2021 Hamidi, L., & Worthington, A. C. How social is Islamic banking?. Society and Business Review , 16 (1), 51-70. SCOPUS Q1
2021 Hamidi, M. L., & Worthington, A. C. Islamic banking sustainability: theory and evidence using a novel quadruple bottom line framework. International Journal of Bank Marketing , 39 (5), 751-767 SCOPUS Q1
2021 Hamidi, M. L., & Salahudin, F. An Alternative Credit Guarantee Scheme for Financing Mses in Islamic Banking. Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance, 7(1), 27-54 SCOPUS Q2
2019 Hamidi, M. L., Worthington, A. C., West, T., & Ismal, R. The prospects for Islamic social banking in Indonesia. Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance , 5(2), 237-262 SCOPUS Q2
2018 Hamidi, M. L., & Worthington, A. (2018).. Islamic social banking: The way forward Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia , 52 (1), 175-186. SCOPUS Q3

Book Chapter

Year Author(s) Title Publisher
2025 Hamidi, M. L., & Aisyah, S. N. Exploring the Minds of Millennial and Gen Z Tech-Adopters of Islamic Fintech in Indonesia Using Artificial Neural Networks. In The Routledge Handbook of Islamic Economics and Finance (pp. 137-154). Routledge
2025 Nisa, M., & Hamidi, M. L. Relational Ramifications Between Political Factors and Sukuk in Promoting Sustainable Forest Management. In Islamic Finance and Sustainability (pp. 265-292). Routledge
2020 Hamidi, M. L., & Worthington, A. C. (2020). Islamic Banking in Indonesia: Emergence, Growth, and Prospects. In A. Rafay (Ed.), Growth and Emerging Prospects of International Islamic Banking (pp. 38-60). Hershey, PA:. doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-1611-9.ch003 IGI Global
2017 Hamidi, M. L., & Worthington, A.C. Islamic Banking Plus Social Banking Equals Islamic Social Banking: An Equation in the Making, in Banking: Services, Opportunities and Risks , (pp. 15-39) Nova Science Publishers

Book

Year Author Title Publisher
2023 Hamidi, M. L. Beyond Economics: Refleksi Ekonomi, Bisnis dan Keuangan Dalam Bingkai Al-Quran Rajawali Press
2015 Hamidi, M. L. Rich Now . Jakarta. Indocipta Anak Negeri, Indocipta Anak Negeri
2003 Hamidi, M. L. Jejak-jejak Ekonomi Syariah . Senayan Abadi
2003 Hamidi, M. L. Dolar Vs Euro: Awal Kebangkrutan AS? Senayan Abadi

Oped

Year Author(s) Title Media
2023 Hamadoe, I & Hamidi, M. L Islamic banking development in Cameroon, Tuesday, 13 Jun 2023 | Volume20.Issue24 Islamic Finance News
2020 Hamidi, M. L. Kinerja Sosial di Bank Syariah. Koran Tempo . https://koran.tempo.co/read/opini/459727/opini-kinerja-sosial-di-bank-syariah-oleh-m-luthfi-hamidi? Koran Tempo
2020 Hamidi, M. L. Mengatasi Defisit Sosial Bank Syariah. Bisnis Indonesia. https://koran.bisnis.com/read/20200904/251/1286821/industri-finansial-mengatasi-defisit-sosial-bank-syariah Bisnis Indonesia.
2020 Hamidi, M. L. Keberlanjutan Bisnis. Republika. https://republika.co.id/berita/kolom/wacana/qfwhga9925000/keberlanjutan-bisnis Republika
2017 Hamidi, M. L. Pribumi Vs Kolonial. Republika. https://republika.co.id/berita/oy8a27440/ekonomi-pribumi-vs-kolonial Republika
2017 Hamidi, M. L. Hati-hati Mengelola Dana Haji. KoranTempo . https://kolom.tempo.co/read/1000154/hati-hati-mengelola-dana-haji/full&view=ok , KoranTempo
2016 Hamidi, M. L. Ekonomi al-Ghoib. Republika. https://republika.co.id/berita/ohv2g233/ekonomi-alghaib , Republika
2016 Hamidi, M. L. Bank Syariah, Asosial? Republika. https://republika.co.id/berita/ofwb87/bank-syariah-asosial Republika