Khong obtained his Bachelor’s Degree and PhD in Sports Sciences from the University of Malaya. He has been working in exercise physiology labs since 2013,and from 2018 - 2019 he was a senior lecturer in the Department of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Tunku Abdul Rahman (TAR) University College, mainly lecturing on exercise physiology subjects as well as some sports psychology and motor control and learning courses. He began his new career, also as a senior lecturer, at his alma mater, University of Malaya, since 2020. He specialises in exercise physiology and exercise testing, particularly laboratory-based cardiovascular fitness (VO2max) test and isokinetic & isometric strength tests. His research field mainly involves usage of nutrition intervention to prevent exercise fatigue in both endurance exercise and muscular force demanding situations. He has also started to delve into works investigating effects of exercise on health conditions such as diabetes and sarcopenia. On the administration end, he is currently the program coordinator for the Master's Degree in Strength and Conditioning.

Professor Dr. Maya Khemlani David (Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya) received the Linguapax Award in 2007 and   is an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists, United Kingdom and an Honorary Member of the Foundation of Endangered Languages. As a sociolinguist, Dr. David has a special interest in discourse analysis, languages in Malaysian minority communities, and the role of language in establishing and maintaining national unity within and across cultures. She is a Visiting Scholar, College for Women and also consultant (ELT) for Kinnaird College, both in Lahore, Pakistan. She also is Hon. Academic Consultant, London College of Clinical Hypnosis. She holds an Executive Diploma in Coaching and also in Counselling.  Her publications include Malaysian Indian: Sociocultural Assimilation towards the Malay Majority (2012, Tanjung Malim, UPSI), Leadership Discourse of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad (2010, Shah Alam, UPENA ), Code-Switching in Malaysia ( 2009,Frankfurt, Peter Lang) and The Sindhis of Malaysia: A Sociolinguistic Account (2001, London, ASEAN), and her co-edited and edited publications are National Planning and Language Shifts in Malaysian Minority Communities: Speaking in Many Tongues(2011,IIAS/ICAS, University of Amsterdam Press), Politeness in Malaysian Family Talk (2008, Serdang: UPM), Language and Human Rights: Focus on Malaysia (2007, Serdang: UPM), Language and the Power of the Media (2006, Frankfurt, Peter Lang), Language Choices and Discourse of Malaysian Families: Case Studies of Families in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2006, Petaling Jaya, Strategic International and Research Development Centre), Teaching of English in Second and Foreign Language Settings: Focus on Malaysia (2004, Frankfurt, Peter Lang) and Developing Reading Skills (2002, Kuala Lumpur: Melta/Sasbadi). Dr. David can be contacted at: mayadavid@yahoo.com Areas of Specialisation • Cross-Cultural Communication • Discourse Analysis • English for Specific Purposes • Language Maintenance and Language Shift • Language of the Elderly • Language and Human Rights

Biography (English) Associate Professor Dr Siti Mashitoh Mahamood is currently an Associate Professor at the Syariah and Law Department, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia. She graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Syariah with honours class one from the Faculty of Syariah, Islamic Academy, University of Malaya in 1992. In 1996, she was awarded a Master of Syariah by the same University. She completed her doctoral studies in 2000 at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom in which she specialized in Waqf and Islamic Law of Property. Her areas of expertise and research interests are Waqf and Islamic Law of Property (on Wasiyyah/Bequest, Hibah/Gift, Islamic Succession, Zakat and Baitulmal), Islamic Wealth Management and Estate Planning and also Law and Administration of Muslim Property. She has written many articles and books within her specialization areas. She received a number of gold and excellence awards for her research works, career development and academic services. Her scopus article in Humanomics journal entitled “Financing universities through waqf, pious endowment: is it possible?” received the Outstanding Paper Award for the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2016 from the Emerald Group Publishing Limited, United Kingdom. Associate Professor Dr Siti Mashitoh Mahamood is the Chairman of the Syariah Advisory Board for the As-Salihin Trustee Berhad, Waqf Expert for UM-MAIWP Waqf Joint Management Committee, Zakat Expert for UM Zakat Fund Committee and a member of Cash Waqf Fund Committee of MAIWP. She is also a Task Force member For Empowerment of Muslim Property Governance of JAKIM where laws related to Muslim Properties are drafted and codified.  She has been involved in various consultation projects and activities with the government and private institutions, including Syariah and Civil law firms. She has also been involved in providing legal opinions and serving as an expert witness for Malaysian court cases as well as other institutions, including some international institutions on waqf matters. Another aspect of her work has been her active involvement on the codification and amendment of waqf laws in Malaysia including for the Federal Territories & the Wakaf (State of Selangor) Enactment 2015. She has also been involved in the codification and amendment of other Islamic law matters including the Muslim Wills (Selangor) (Amendment) Enactment 2016. Previously, she was the first and former Director of UM Awqaf of the University of Malaya. Her appointment was made for two years (January 2017-December 2018) with the remit of promoting the University and collecting waqf for it. The national and international  research findings and experiences that she gathered from her waqf university research projects involving grants LR001A-2013B, LR001B-2013B, LR001C-2013B, RP012D-13HNE and RG 284-11 HNE were used to benefit the running of UM Awqaf portfolio. The 10th of October 2018 was an important historical marker for the University of Malaya as on that date UM was finally granted the legal status of Mutawalli from the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) for the operation of waqf. She had also started the collection of University of Malaya Waqf in the same year. Associate Professor Dr Siti Mashitoh Mahamood had also served a number of portfolios of advisories and board members at the Malaysian Waqaf Foundation (YWM): as a member of the Board of Trustees (2019 - April 2023), the Chairman of the Syariah Advisory Committee (2021- April 2023), the Chairman of the Technical Committee of Supplementary Trust Deed for the Malaysian Waqaf Foundation (2020) and a member of the Syariah Advisory Committee for the foundation (2010–2015 & 2019-2021). She had also served a number of other advisories and committees including a member of the Law Committee for Islamic Religious Council of Selangor (2012-2020), a Member of the Law Committee for Islamic Religious Council of the Federal Territories (MAIWP) (11 August 2019-10 August 2023), a Corporate Advisor (Syariah Compliant Advisor) for Al-Hidayah Group of Companies (2020-2022), the Chairman of PWS-KUIS Wakaf Ilmu Joint Management Committee (2016-2019), Muamalat Expert Panel Member of JAKIM (2016-2018) and many others. She had also been involved in the codification of various waqf Manuals for the Department of Waqf, Zakat and Hajj (JAWHAR). Associate Professor Dr Siti Mashitoh Mahamood had also served as an Expert Consultant for the National Wakaf Master Plan (Legal Aspects) in empowering the Malaysian waqf laws.   Biografi (Malay) Profesor Madya Dr Siti Mashitoh Mahamood adalah seorang Profesor Madya di Jabatan Syariah dan Undang-Undang, Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. Beliau berkelulusan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Syariah dengan Kepujian Kelas Pertama daripada Fakulti Syariah, Akademi Islam, Universiti Malaya pada tahun 1992. Pada tahun 1996, beliau dianugerahkan Sarjana Syariah oleh Universiti yang sama. Beliau menamatkan pengajian kedoktorannya pada tahun 2000 di University of Birmingham, United Kingdom dengan pengkhususan dalam bidang Wakaf dan Undang-undang Harta Islam. Bidang kepakaran beliau adalah dalam Wakaf dan Undang-Undang Harta Islam (melibatkan Hibah, Wasiat, Pusaka, Zakat dan Baitulmal), Pengurusan Harta dan Perancangan Pusaka Orang Islam dan Undang-Undang Pentadbiran Harta Orang Islam. Beliau banyak menulis artikel dan buku dalam bidang kepakarannya. Beliau telah menerima pelbagai pingat emas dan anugerah kecemerlangan untuk kerja-kerja penyelidikan, pembangunan kerjaya dan perkhidmatan akademik yang dilaksanakan. Artikel scopus beliau dalam jurnal Humanomics bertajuk “Financing universities through waqf, pious endowment: is it possible?” telah menerima anugerah Outstanding Paper Award for the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2016 daripada Emerald Group Publishing Limited, United Kingdom. Profesor Madya Dr Siti Mashitoh Mahamood merupakan Pengerusi Lembaga Penasihat Syariah As-Salihin Trustee Berhad, Pakar Rujuk Wakaf Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bersama Wakaf UM - MAIWP, Pakar Rujuk Jawatankuasa Tabung Zakat UM dan Ahli Jawatankuasa Tabung Wakaf Tunai MAIWP. Beliau juga terlibat sebagai Ahli Pasukan Petugas (Task force) Berhubung Dengan Pemerkasaan Governan Harta Orang Islam, JAKIM di mana undang-undang berkaitan kehartaan orang Islam dideraf serta dikodifikasikan. Beliau terlibat dalam pelbagai projek dan aktiviti perundingan dengan institusi kerajaan dan swasta, termasuk firma undang-undang Syariah dan undang-undang Sivil. Beliau juga terlibat dalam menyediakan pendapat undang-undang dan bertindak sebagai saksi pakar untuk kes-kes Mahkamah di Malaysia serta institusi lain, termasuk beberapa institusi antarabangsa mengenai perkara wakaf & kehartaan Islam lainnya. Beliau sangat aktif dalam usaha penggubalan dan pindaan Undang-undang Wakaf negara termasuk untuk Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan selain terlibat secara langsung dalam penggubalan Enakmen Wakaf (Negeri Selangor) 2015. Selain itu, beliau juga terlibat dalam penggubalan dan pindaan undang-undang Islam lainnya termasuk Enakmen Wasiat Orang Islam (Selangor) (Pindaan) 2016.  Beliau merupakan Mantan dan orang pertama yang dilantik sebagai Pengarah UM Awqaf. Pelantikannya dibuat untuk 2 tahun (Januari 2017-Disember 2018) bertujuan untuk memajukan Universiti Malaya melalui pengumpulan wakaf. Hasil penyelidikan dan pengalaman peringkat nasional dan antarabangsa yang diperolehinya daripada projek-projek penyelidikan universiti wakaf melibatkan geran-geran LR001A-2013B, LR001B-2013B, LR001C-2013B, RP012D-13HNE dan RG284-11 HNE telah digunakan untuk pelaksanaan wakaf Universiti Malaya. 10 Oktober 2018 merupakan tarikh bersejarah kerana pada tarikh tersebut UM telah diberikan status Mutawalli oleh MAIWP untuk tujuan pelaksanaan Wakaf UM. Beliau juga telah memulakan kutipan Wakaf Universiti Malaya pada tahun yang sama. Profesor Madya Dr Siti Mashitoh Mahamood telah juga terlibat menganggotai pelbagai portfolio sebagai Penasihat dan Ahli Lembaga Pemegang Amanah di Yayasan Waqaf Malaysia (YWM): iaitu sebagai Ahli Lembaga Pemegang Amanah Yayasan Waqaf Malaysia (2019 - April 2023), Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Penasihat Syariah (2021- April 2023), Pengerusi Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Teknikal Surat Ikatan Amanah Tambahan (JKSIAT) (2020) dan Ahli Jawatankuasa Penasihat Syariah (2010–2015 & 2019-2021) bagi Yayasan Waqaf Malaysia.   Beliau juga telah terlibat menjadi Penasihat dan Ahli Jawatankuasa di pelbagai portfolio lainnya termasuklah sebagai  Ahli Jawatankuasa Undang-undang Majlis Agama Islam Selangor (2012-2020), Ahli Jawatankuasa Undang-undang Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (MAIWP) (11 Ogos 2019-10 Ogos 2023), Corporate Advisor (Syariah Compliant Advisor) untuk Al-Hidayah Group of Companies (2020-2022), Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Bersama Wakaf Ilmu PWS-KUIS (2016-2019), Panel Pakar Muamalat JAKIM (2016-2018) dan lain-lain lagi. Beliau juga terlibat dalam penggubalan pelbagai Manual wakaf untuk Jabatan Wakaf, Zakat dan Haji (JAWHAR). Profesor Madya Dr Siti Mashitoh Mahamood telah juga terlibat sebagai Pakar Rujuk dalam Penyediaan Pelan lnduk Wakaf Nasional (Aspek Perundangan) bagi Pemerkasaan Perundangan Wakaf di Malaysia.