OUR SCHOLARS

PROF. DR. HAZIZAN BIN MD. NOON

Prof. Hazizan serves as the Dean of ISTAC-IIUM, embodying a rare synthesis of intellectual rigor and civilisational vision. A scholar of sociology deeply rooted in the study of development...

DR. SH FATIMAH ALZAHRAH BINTI SYED HUSSEIN

Serving as Deputy Dean of Academic and Internationalisation. Dr. Sharifah Fatimah scholarship moves at the intersection of sociology, gender, and community life, guided by a quiet conviction that knowledge must ultimately return to society in...

ASSOC. PROF. DR. MOHD. NOH BIN ABDUL JALIL

Dr. Noh Bin Abdul Jalil is a scholar of quiet depth whose intellectual journey unfolds at the confluence of religion, civilisation, and the Malay world. His work reflects a sustained engagement with the historical and...

ASSOC. PROF. DR. KHAIRIL HUSAINI BIN JAMIL

Dr. Khairil Husaini's scholarship journey unfolds within the luminous traditions of Qur’anic and hadith sciences, where text, meaning, and being converge. As an associate professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia, his work reflects a...

EMERITUS PROF. DATUK DR. OSMAN BIN BAKAR

Standing as one of the foremost intellectual architects of contemporary Islamic thought, Emeritus Prof. Osman's work traverses the delicate frontiers between science, philosophy, and civilisation. As the holder of the Al-Ghazali Chair at ISTAC-IIUM, his...

PROF. DATO’ DR. AHMAD MURAD BIN MOHD NOOR MERICAN

Prof. Ahmad Murad Merican is a scholar of social and intellectual history whose work moves between memory and meaning, tracing the contours of the Malay-Islamic world with both critical clarity and civilisational depth...

PROF. DR. KHALIQ AHMAD

In the intersection of corporate governance, Islamic management, and sustainable development, Prof. Khaliq's scholarship is not merely about efficiency, but moral coherence in organisational life...

PROF. DR. IMTIYAZ AHMED SHAUKAT ALI YUSUF

Prof. Imtiyaz's scholarship centres on Muslim–Buddhist relations, an area he has helped define with both scholarly precision and moral imagination. Through his writings and teaching, he invites a rethinking of religious encounter...

PROF. DR. JAMAL AHMED BASHIER BADI

Prof. Jamal Badi's work unfolds at the intersection of usul al-din, da‘wah, and the philosophy of knowledge, where the Qur’an is approached not only as revelation, but as a living pedagogy of inquiry, reflection, and...

ASSOC. PROF. DR. MOHAMAD NASRIN BIN MOHAMAD NASIR

Dr. Mohamad Nasrin's work reflects a sustained engagement with philosophy, theology, and the Islamisation of knowledge, where inquiry becomes a form of devotion and understanding a mode of witnessing...

DATUK ASSOC. PROF. DR. WAN AHMAD FAUZI
BIN HASHIM @ WAN HUSAIN

Trained as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaysia, and later refined through academic inquiry, Datuk Wan Ahmad Fauzi's journey bridges the courtroom, the corridors of governance, and the contemplative space of...

ASSOC. PROF. DR. MEHMET OZAY

A scholar of history and civilisation, Dr. Mehmet Özay's intellectual compass is oriented toward the vast, interconnected worlds of the Ottoman and the Malay Archipelago. His work traverses oceans of memory—linking Istanbul to Aceh...

DR. NURUL AIN BINTI NORMAN

Dr. Nurul Ain Norman's scholarship spans applied and comparative philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of religion, engaging enduring questions on consciousness, belief, and the nature of reality...

DR. AHMAD EL-MUHAMMADY BIN MUHAMMAD UTHMAN

Deputy Director at the Peace, Dialogue and Xenophobia Studies Centre (PEDIXS), Dr. Ahmad's work navigates the complex terrains of extremism, governance, and civilisational renewal...

DR. WAN ALI @ WAN YUSOFF BIN WAN MAMAT

Dr. Wan Ali is a scholar of memory and manuscripts, whose intellectual life has been devoted to the preservation of the written heritage of the Malay world...

PROF. DR. JASSER AUDA

As the founder of the Maqasid Institute, Prof. Jasser Auda's work advances a systemic methodology that reorients law, ethics, and public life toward the higher objectives of the Qur’an and the Prophetic tradition...

PROF. DR. AMIR HOSSEIN ZEKRGOO

Prof. Amir is a scholar-artist whose intellectual and creative life unfolds across the intersections of art, spirituality, and civilisation. Trained as both a practitioner and historian of Islamic and Oriental arts, his work moves fluidly...

PROF. DR. KHAIRUDIN ALJUNIED

Trained at the School of Oriental and African Studies, Prof. Khairudin's work is anchored in intellectual history yet expands across sociology, political thought, theology, and cultural studies—reflecting a mind attuned to the many dimensions of...

PROF. DR. FARISH A. NOOR

Aa historian and political thinker whose work probes the deep structures of power, identity, and knowledge in Southeast Asia, Prof. Farish's intellectual journey has been shaped by a sustained engagement with colonial discourse, religio-political movements,...

DATO’ PROF. DR. NOOR INAYAH BINTI YA’AKUB

Dato’ Prof. Dr. Noor Inayah is a scholar of law and a transformative leader in higher education, whose work is guided by a rare synthesis of intellectual rigor and social compassion. Trained in both civil...

PROF. DR. SULEYMAN DERIN

A scholar of Sufism whose work dwells in the subtle interior of Islamic thought, where theology meets the language of the heart. Prof. Süleyman Derin's doctoral research centred on the evolving paradigms of divine love...