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.  

DR. WANG KAH LUN presently serves as a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya. He earned first-class honors in Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Universiti Malaya in 2016, followed by the completion of his Master of Science in Mathematics at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2018. Continuing his academic journey, he pursued a Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics at Universiti Malaya, successfully obtaining his degree in 2023. Since obtaining his Ph.D., he has been actively involved in research focused on the intricate domain of group theory. Dr. Wang's primary research interest lies in the field of group theory, a branch of abstract algebra. His scholarly endeavors concentrate on the analysis of group factorizations, with a particular emphasis on complete decompositions and complete factorizations of groups, marking significant contributions to the field.

Professor Dr. April Roslani is a Professor of Colorectal Surgery, and was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya from 2020 - 2024. She graduated from the University of Wales College of Medicine in 1995, and was awarded Universiti Malaya’s Master of Surgery in 2003. In 2007, she established University Malaya Medical Centre’s (UMMC) Colorectal Surgery Unit, which is now the largest in the country, and a key stakeholder in colorectal training and services nationally and regionally.   Her areas of expertise include surgery for colorectal cancer, proctology, surgical training and professionalism. She established the first Malaysian Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) and Hyperthermic Intra-Peritoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) service in UMMC, which is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team.   Prof. April is an influential driver of postgraduate medical training nationally, regionally and internationally. She has chaired the Conjoint Committee for Postgraduate Medical Degrees, which oversees, aligns and coordinates medical specialist training programmes across all higher education providers in Malaysia. Recognizing the need to standardize training across institutions in order to meet the country’s need for healthcare specialists, she led the development of a new national training curriculum for general surgery under the National Postgraduate Curriculum Project. As chair of the Train-the-Trainers Steering Committee, she led the development of a blended curriculum for train-the-trainers modules, which has been rolled out across all specialties, nationally. She has advocated against toxic workplace environments, generating the evidence base and incorporating training modules in both trainee and trainer curricula.   Her leadership credentials are undisputed. She is currently a Director for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh's International Office, has been Regional Ambassador for the Association of Academic Health Centers International, and hosted the ASEAN Medical Deans Summit in 2023. She is a Councillor in the International Surgical Society, which champions outreach educational activities to improve access to surgical services globally, and was part of the team that successfully ran the International Surgical Week 2024 in Malaysia for the first time. She was Chair of the Steering Committee for the National Postgraduate Medical Curriculum Project. From a regulatory perspective, she leads the Malaysian Medical Council’s Specialty Subcommittee (Education) for General Surgery, which set the standards for recognition of training programmes, and she regularly evaluates programmes for accreditation by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency. She is the immediate Past-President for the Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons, the College of Surgeons, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia and the Asia Pacific Federation of Coloproctology.   Through these and other related roles, she works towards advancing surgical standards, and fairness in the workplace. Her work has been recognized by the international surgical fraternity, through numerous Honorary Fellowship awards, including most recently from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.