Sheikh Amir is the Chairman of the Religious Advisory Board of the Federation of Islamic Association of New Zealand (FIANZ) and Chairman of the Halal Committee of New Zealand. He is also the Vice President and spokesperson of the Ulama Council of New Zealand and a member of the Shari’ah Advisory Committee of the World Halal Food Council and Imam, Wellington Islamic Centre (International Muslim Association of New Zealand Inc) (1998-2014). He is a Graduate of Faculty of the Qu’ran and Higher Islamic Studies (Distinction), Islamic University, Al-Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and holds a BA (Islamic Studies) (First Division), from the Islamic Institute, Darul Uloom Deoband, India.