He is the most prominent Mufti of Sri Lanka, the President and Ex-officio of various committees of the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) Which is the supreme body of Islamic theologians in Sri Lanka.
He has extensive experience in the field of Islamic financial transactions and serves as in the Shariáh Supervisory Board of several Islamic financial institutions and banks.
Further, he is a prominent member of a group of educational and Shariáh councils and institutions, and a famous preacher in most prominent mosques in Sri Lanka more than 30 years.
He had his early education in Sri Lanka and is a graduate of Jami'athul Uloomil Islamiyya, Karachi where he specialized in Islamic Jurisprudence. He gained MA in Arabic & Islamic Studies which is recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
In order to perform the educational duty while following the curriculum of the righteous predecessors in spreading the Knowledge of Quran and Sunnah the Mufti Mohammed Rizwe occupied himself teaching Shariáh education in some of the Arabic Colleges of Sri Lanka. Consequently, he now has significant experience in the field of education spanning more than thirty (30) years.
Mufti M I M Rizwe has been a frequent traveller and had conducted and attended several programs in Asian, Middle Eastern, African, European and North American countries in the field of advocacy, Islamic awareness, guidance, participation in international conferences and promoting coexistence.
He has been chosen from among the most influential 500 personalities in the world since 2011 by the Islamic Strategy Study Centre based in Amman, Jordan. The focus of his work, efforts and continuous activities is one: Unity and peaceful coexistence.
He has been working in the field of Islamic finance since a quarter of a century, and his work aims to orient the society towards the right Islamic economy. He is the Chairman of the Shariáh Supervisory Council of Amana Takaful PLC, member of the Shariáh Supervisory Council of the Amana Bank, Bank of Ceylon and Peoples Leasing Finance. He is also a member of Shari'ah Boards of several other Islamic Financial Institutions in Sri Lanka.
As a member of the Shariáh Committee of Maldives Islamic Bank (MIB) since 2011, he has provided Shariáh guidance on Islamic Banking products and operations.