Dr. Thanalachime Perumal joined academic life as a senior lecturer in Faculty Languages and Linguistics at  The University of Malaya since 15 July 2016. Currently, she is a lecturer for Tamil Program at the Department of Malaysian Languages and Applied Linguistics. She completed her Doctoral degree  (Discourse Analysis) at University Putra Malaysia; her Masters of Modern Languages at the University of Malaya,  her Diploma in Language & Culture at University Malaya and completed teaching certificate  (Tamil) at Raja Melewer Teaching College. Her main research interests are Discourse Analysis, Tamil teaching, and learning, Media discourse, and translations. Her teaching interests are broadly within Discourse Analysis (esp Media discourse), Sociolinguistic and Translation. She welcomes proposal for Ph.D. or Master research project on any aspect of Global Tamil, areas of particular interest include: Tamil language in higher education, Language ideological debates relating to global Tamil, Intelligibility issues relating to the spread of Tamil, Attitudes towards Tamil Language, Tamil language in higher education contexts around the world, Tamil Special Purpose (CSP) in Mass Media and Language structure-Tamil syntax. 

  Profesor Dr. Mohd Fauzi Hamat, dilahirkan pada 08 Ogos 1969 di Kampung Banggol Setol, Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Malaysia dan telah berkahwin dengan Puan Nurilhuda Haji Endut serta dikurniakan empat orang cahaya mata (dua lelaki dan dua perempuan). Mendapat pendidikan rendah dan menengah di Sekolah Menengah Arab, Khairiah, Banggol Setol, Pasir Mas, Kelantan (1975-1983), kemudian menyambung pengajian ke Kolej Ugama Sultan Zainal Abidin (KUSZA), Kuala Terengganu (1987-1990) dan memperolehi Diploma Pengajian Islam (Usuluddin). Selepas itu, menyambung pengajian ke Universiti al-Azhar dalam bidang Pengajian Islam dan Bahasa Arab (1991-1992) di Kulliyah al-Dirasat al-Islamiyyah wa al-Arabiyyah. Selepas pulang ke tanah air, beliau berkhidmat sebagai Guru Sandaran di Sekolah Menengah Ugama (Arab) Banggol Kulim, Rantau Panjang, Kelantan. Kemudian, berkhidmat sebagai Tutor di Fakulti Usuluddin, Akademi Islam, Universiti Malaya (sekarang dikenali sebagai Akademi Pengajian Islam) dan memperolehi Ijazah Sarjana Usuluddin (Falsafah Islam) (1997) dan PhD (Falsafah Islam) (2002) daripada Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Beliau dilantik sebagai Pensyarah pada tahun 2002, kemudian dinaikkan pangkat sebagai Pensyarah Kanan pada tahun 2006, Profesor Madya pada tahun 2007 dan Profesor pada tahun 2022. Pernah dilantik sebagai Pengarah/Dekan Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya (30.8.2021-31.12.2024), Pemangku Pengarah, Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (1.4.2021-29.8.2021), Timbalan Pengarah (Ijazah Tinggi), Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya (2016-2021), Ketua Jabatan Akidah dan Pemikiran Islam, Akademi Pengajian Islam, UM (2006-2009 & 2010-2012), Ahli Jawatankuasa Rayuan Universiti (2020), Pengurus Jurnal Usuluddin (2003-2006) dan Ketua Editor Jurnal AFKAR (2006-2009 & 2010-2012), Ketua Unit Perundingan Islam (2003-2006) dan Penyelaras Program Pengajian Islam (2003-2006). Pernah menjadi felo penyelidik di Georgtown University, Washington DC (2001), University of Paris 7, Paris (2009) dan Leiden University, The Netherlands (2010). Dari segi khidmat perundingan, beliau  dilantik sebagai Ahli Jawatankuasa Dilantik Majlis Raja-Raja Muzakarah Majlis Kebangsaan Bagi Hal Ehwal Ugama Islam Malaysia (MKI) (2017-2022), Ahli Panel Pakar Akidah JAKIM (2013-2021), Panel Kajian Akidah Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) (2005-2013), Ahli Panel Penasihat Pembangunan Hal Ehwal Islam (2020-2022), Ahli Panel Deradikalisasi, Kementerian Dalam Negeri (2017-2019), Pakar Rujuk Bagi Kes-Kes Keganasan Yang Disiasat Di Bawah Akta Kesalahan Keselamatan (langkah-Langkah Khas) 2012 (2018-Kini), Ahli Lajnah Pengawalseliaan Pengamal Pengubatan Islam, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (2018-2023), Ahli Lembaga Pengarah Darul Quran Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) (2021-2024), Ahli Lembaga Institut Kemahiran Islam Malaysia Sarawak (IKMAS), Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (2021-2023),  Ahli Jawatankuasa Fatwa Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang (2012-2023), Ahli Jawatankuasa Perundingan Hukum Syarak Wilayah Persekutuan (2023-2025), Ahli Jawatankuasa Pengawalan Akidah, Majlis Agama Islam Selangor (MAIS) (2009-2014) & (2018-2023), Panel Jawatankuasa Semakan Kurikulum Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM), Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia, Penilai Luar Program Usuluddin, Fakulti Pengajian Islam Kontemporari, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UnISZA), Kuala Terengganu (2009-2012) dan lain-lain lagi. Dari segi penglibatan dalam aktiviti luar, pernah menjadi Pengerusi Persatuan Ibubapa dan Guru (PIBG), SMKA Maahad Hamidiah, Kajang Selangor (2011-2013), AJK PIBG Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah, Kelang (2011-2013) dan Timbalan Nazir (Pengerusi) Masjid Bandar Bukit Puchong, Selangor (2009-2012).   Pernah menerbitkan beberapa buku ilmiah dan makalah dalam beberapa jurnal ilmiah  peringkat kebangsaan dan antarabangsa. Kebanyakan bukunya diterbitkan oleh Penerbit Universiti Malaya seperti Akidah dan Pembangunan Modal Insan (2012), al-Asma’ al-Husna dan Modal Insan (2011), Pengajian Islam di Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam Malaysia (eds) (2007) dan Ketokohan al-Ghazzali di bidang Logik (2005). Kini bertugas sebagai Pengarah Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya mulai 30.8.2021 hingga 31.12.2024. Pernah menjadi Pengurus Kualiti, Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya pada tahun 2016-2017. Beliau juga pernah berkhidmat di Brunei sebagai Profesor Madya Kunjungan di Fakulti Usuluddin, Kolej Universiti Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan (2012-2014).           

Associate Professor Dr. Sa’adan Man is an established scholar in Contemporary Islamic Jurisprudence, currently serving at the Department of Fiqh and Usul, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya. He holds a Bachelor of Shariah and earned his PhD in Islamic Law from the University of Edinburgh, UK. Since beginning his academic career in 1993, Dr. Sa’adan has held various positions at the University of Malaya, including Academic Tutor, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Associate Professor. He has served twice as the Head of the Department of Fiqh and Usul (2010–2013 and 2020–2022) and played a pivotal role in shaping academic development and research initiatives within the university. He has been holding the position of Deputy Dean (Postgraduate Studies) at the Academy of Islamic Studies from March 2025 to February 2027. Dr. Sa’adan’s expertise is widely recognized beyond the university setting. He has been an external auditor for the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) since 2011 and served on multiple expert panels for Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM), including the Falak Expert Panel (2013–present) and the Advisory Committee for Malaysia Halal Certification (2014–2020). He was also the Deputy Coordinator of the International Halal Research University Malaya (IHRUM) from 2016 to 2018 and fellow of Universiti Malaya Halal Research Centre (UMHRC) until now. He also contributes to the development of Malaysia National Halal Policy (DHN 2025-2035) as consultant panel.  His contributions to Shariah governance include roles as a member of the MBSB Shariah Advisory Board (2012–2017) and the Shariah and Technical Advisory Board for the International Halal Certification (IHC), South Korea (2017–2019). He was also appointed as a fellow for Malaysia International Islamic Fiqh Academy (MIIFA) in 2020-2022). He is also a Certified Halal Trainer recognized by JAKIM, and prviously conributed in developing several halal training modules including Halal Technical Competent Person (HTCP) under Halal International Selangor (HIS). With his expertise, Dr Sa'adan serves as an External Academic Assessor and Advisor for various academic programmes in local public and private tertiary education institutions.    Dr. Sa’adan was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Edinburgh in 2013 and continues to engage in scholarly exchanges globally. He has led several research projects in his field and presented extensively at both national and international conferences. He has published several impactful academic books and numerous articles in leading international and local journals. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Fiqh (2021–present) and is actively involved in academic editing and peer review. With a proven track record in postgraduate supervision, Dr. Sa’adan has guided over 50 postgraduate students and continues to contribute to intellectual discourse through public forums, religious lectures, and scholarly engagements.