Dr Fadillah Mansor is an Associate Professor at the Department of Islamic Management and Finance (formerly known as Shariah and Management), Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya (UM). She was  Head of the department from October 2018 till April 2025. She joined UM in February 2002, previously, she was a lecturer cum Head, Department of Muamalat at Selangor International Islamic University (UIS) from 1999 till February 2002. She obtained her PhD (in Islamic finance) from La Trobe University, Australia. Before that, she holds a Bachelor in Shariah (Honours) with a minor in economics in 1997 and an MBA specialized in Finance in 2001 from UM as well. Her areas of expertise include Islamic finance, Islamic banking, Islamic investments and capital markets, takaful, and also Islamic management. She has written numerous articles in Islamic finance, and her works have been published in International journals and proceedings. In her teaching tasks, she has taught several subjects in her field, encompassing the  Islamic financial system, Islamic capital market, economics for muamalat, and Islamic banking operations at undergraduate levels. Her research interest focuses on Islamic banking and finance, including Islamic mutual fund investments, Islamic financial literacy, and Islamic financial planning. She is also interested in research related to halal industrial management. Nationally, she is a member of the Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia (FIMM)