Dr. Noorasyikin Shamsuddin has been serving as a dedicated pharmacy lecturer in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Practice, University of Malaya (UM), since 2005. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Pharmacy from Universiti Sains Malaysia  and earned her PhD in Pharmacy from Universiti Teknologi MARA.  Dr. Noorasyikin’s research focuses on the safe use of herbal supplements, optimizing pharmacotherapy in the geriatric population, and advancing pharmacy practice. Her work bridges the gap between evidence-based medicine and practical applications, reflecting her commitment to improving patient care and pharmacy education. In addition to her teaching and research roles, Dr. Noorasyikin is currently the Program Coordinator for the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons.) program at UM.  

PROF. DATUK DR SITI ZAWIAH BINTI OMAR Emeritus Professor

Datuk Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi  had served in the academia world for 26 years.  The journey of his academic crossing  the institutions such as  Faculty Of Applied and Creative Arts, Center For Language Studies (Now Faculty of Language and Communication Studies), Nusantara Chair, Institute of East Asian Studies ( Now Institute of Borneo Studies) University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) untill Guest Scholar at Leiden University, Netherlands. He has been involved in the Malay Studies for more than 20 years. He graduated in Malay Studies (UM) for his doctorate and Malay Letters for his Master of Arts (UKM) and  Bachelor of Arts Second Class Upper (UKM)(Malay Letters and minor in History). He has researched, written and produced books, chapters in books, refereed journal papers (national and international), mass media and social media. Currently, he is a columnist for Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur,  Sin Chew Daily, The Malaysian Insight and Sarawakvoice.com, a social media platform for Sarawak political affairs. His views in socioculture and political affairs appeared in Bloomberg, The South  China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Channel News Asia (Singapore), Nikkei Asian Review (Tokyo), Tempo (Jakarta). His interest in cross-discplinary field in Malay world culture, literature and heritage as well as Borneo ethnics and political culture. He is involved as a life member for Association of National Writer (PENA), Association of South-east Asian Studies in United Kingdom, European Association for  Southeast Asian Studies (EUROSEAS), Southeast Asia Library Group and Sarawak Development Institute (SDI), Now, he is affiliated at Department of Socio-Culture, Academy of Malay Studies, Universiti Malaya.   Field of Research Keywords:  Malay/Indonesia Culture and Heritage (Customs, Ritual, Practices and Contemporary), Malay/Indonesia Literature (Modern, Traditional and Contemporary), Malay/Indonesia Politics (Formation, Rhetoric, Tradition, Invention, Contestant's Identity, Election, Political Culture), Borneo Ethnics Studies (Ethnicity, Worlview,  Identity,  Material Culture, Ritual, Literature and Heritage), Postcolonial Studies and Postmodern (Malay World), Cross-discplinary Approach such as Culture and Literature Studies, Modern folklores in Malay Contemporary's Politic,  Politic of Culture, Cultural Studies, The Idea of National Hero from Malay Literature and Culture etc.