Dr. M. A. Motalib Hossain is working as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), a potential National HICOE and UM COE. Earlier, he was appointed as Assistant professor (visiting) in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology' at Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (sponsored by the Bangladesh Diabetic Association) Dhaka, Bangladesh from February 2018 to May 2018. Previously, he served as Research Assistant in Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University Malaya from 19/09/2013 to 06/12/2017. He started his career in the Pharmaceutical company and gained experience in Quality Control for 13 years as a Senior Executive. He received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Biology from the University of Malaya in 2017, whilst M. Sc. And B. Sc. (Honours) in Biochemistry from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. His expertise is in the area of conventional and real-time multiplex PCR, design of DNA biomarkers, Electrochemical DNA Biosensors, Halal authentication, Food security and safety as well as the synthesis of Nanomaterials. Dr. Hossain is currently supervising five Ph.D. students. He has received a Bronze Award on Halal Authentication Tools in Invention, Innovation & Design Exposition 2018 held on 24-28 September 2018 at Dewan Agung Tuanku Canselor (DATC) Universiti Teknologi Mara, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. He also received the Best Poster Presentation Award at International Conference on Applications of Physics, Chemistry & Engineering Sciences 2020 held on January 09-10, 2020, at Taman Botani Rimba Ilmu, Institut Sains Biologi, Fakulti Sains, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His work has been made a patent (Patent file no. PI 2016701716 and reference PIC/P/777/16/UM/Eaqub/1139-DG) and one of his articles was selected for international science news (ACS News PressPac: Aug 10, 2016).

Dr. Abdul Muneem is currently serving as a Lecturer at the Department of Fiqh and Usul, Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya (UM). He holds both a PhD and a Master’s degree from the same department, reflecting his strong academic foundation in Islamic jurisprudence. He completed his undergraduate studies at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 2015. Following his graduation, Dr. Abdul Muneem joined the International Shariʿah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA)—now known as ISRA Institute—as a Sharīʿah Management Trainee in 2015. This role allowed him to delve deeply into research and industry practices within the field of Islamic finance. He also gained hands-on experience through an internship at the Sharīʿah Research and Advisory Department of AmBank Islamic Berhad in 2017. Dr. Abdul Muneem has made meaningful contributions to the development of Islamic finance through his research and academic publications. His areas of expertise include Islamic banking, Islamic finance, takaful, and broader Sharīʿah-related legal issues. His current research focuses on emerging topics such as Islamic financial technologies (fintech), Islamic crowdfunding, digital assets, zakat, and other contemporary issues in Islamic finance. He has authored and co-authored numerous articles in prestigious academic journals indexed by Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), as well as reputable local journals such as MyCite.

He was born in Pahang, Kampung Gali Hilir, Raub and growing up in Kampung Budu, Kuala Lipis Pahang. His early studies began at Kampung Budu, Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Budu and later at Al-Ulum Ad-Diniah Religious Secondary School, Raub, Pahang. Furthermore, he continued his studies at high school level at Kulliah Sultan Abu Bakar, Pekan, Pahang. He then was offered to pursue foundation study at University of Malaya, Nilam Puri for two years. He then pursued his Bachelor Degree, in Fiqh and Usul Department, Academy of Islamic Studies, UM and obtained his first degree in 2012. He then offered to pursue his Doctoral degree at the same university and obtained his Doctorate of Philosophy in 2016.  He build up his expertise in Fiqh al-Zakah (especially the zakah of Islamic financial institutions in Malaysia), Islamic Law of Property (Islamic Inheritance, Waqf, Hibah and Will) and Usul al-Fiqh at the Department of Fiqh and Usul, Academy of Islamic Studies UM. He also being actively involved in writing books, journal articles and presentations in national seminars as well as international seminars. In addition, his research tendency covers the field of Fatwa, Mu'amalah, the History of Islamic Law. He has produced writings as much as 11 books, 50 chapters in books, 118 journal articles, 27 articles in proceeding and a number of studies in the form of presented paper, media and technical report (about 224 publications in total by 2024). All of these writings cover areas of Islamic Law of Property, Zakah, Mu'amalah, Islamic finance, Fatwa, Islamic Inheritance Law, Historical Development of Islamic Law, Islamic Medicine and Halal (Islamic Consumerism). He also involved in the study of zakah with Zakah Collection Centre of MAIWP, halal and Islamic Medicine with Jabatan Mufti Negeri PulauPinang and JAKIM, Takaful With Takaful Institutions, Islamic historiography in collaboration with the Sultan Abu Bakar Museum, Pekan, Pahang. He is actively participating seminar and conference at the national and international level. Apart from that, he is also being actively involved in Persatuan Ulama Malaysia, National Dakwah Council organization (or Majlis Dakwah Negara) and the Pondok Perdana Curriculum Development Committee. As a Associate Professor at University of Malaya, he performed his duties by conducting lectures, tutorials and research related to Fiqh and Usul Fiqh and currently being appointed as head of department of Department of Fiqh and Usul. He is the son of Rosele bin Mohd Sari and Norihan bt Aman and the third of four siblings. He is also a husband to Ummi Farahin Yasin and a father of two sons and one daughter named Muhammad Aqil Munsif, Muhammad Arfan and Afwa Shafiyya.