Dr. Noorilham Ismail is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya. He earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Universiti Sains Malaysia before completing his PhD in History at Universiti Malaya. His expertise centers on Modern United States History, with particular emphasis on the foreign policy of President Ronald Reagan. His doctoral dissertation, Penglibatan Amerika Syarikat dalam Perang Falkland, 1982-1983 (United States' Involvement in the Falklands War, 1982-1983), analyses Washington's role in the conflict. His academic interests further extend to Modern European History, Latin American History during the Cold War, United States-Southeast Asia relations during the Malayan Emergency (1948-1960), and the History of Islam in Johor.

Throughout his career, he has received several notable honours, including the Gold Medal Award (2016) from the Malaysian Historical Society, the USM Fellowship Award (2017-2018), and the Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (Sylff) for 2022-2024. As a Sylff alumnus, he was also awarded the Sylff Research Grant (SRG) by the Tokyo Foundation for his research project titled, United States' Role in Consolidating Democratic Values in Malaya, 1948-1960. He actively writes Scopus indexed and WoS indexed articles, while also producing writings for Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.