Dr. Zainal Abidin Ali is a senior lecturer at Pusat Asasi Sains Universiti Malaya (PASUM). He is the Head of Welfare and Counselling Unit and also the Mental Health Liaison Officer (MHLO) for PASUM.His researches focus on green synthesis of nanomaterials, development of antibacterial coating as well as UV/IR filtered coating.He enjoys listening to music, plays guitar and reading history books

Hanafi Hussin is an Honorary Professor at the Department of Southeast Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya.  He has received his Master's Degree and PhD in Cultural and Performing Arts Studies.  His current focus is on Southeast Asian anthropology, particularly ritual and performing arts. He actively researches and publishes on rituals and identity of the Kadazandusun community of Sabah, particularly in Penampang and Tuaran Sabah and Bajau and Bajau Laut/Sama Dilaut of the east coast of Borneo and Southern Philippines. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Creative Arts (2022-2024) and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (2016-2018). Before his retirement, he also served as Head of the Maritime Social Sciences and Humanities Unit, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES) and Head of Universiti Malaya Migration Research Centre (UMMRC), Universiti Malaya. He was appointed and served as a Visiting Professor at various universities, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China (2024), Thammasat University (2021), Universitas Indonesia (2020-2021) and Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2020). He can be reached at hanafih@um.edu.my.

Currently is a Language lecture  of Arabic Language at Arabic Language & Middle Eastern Languages Department , Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Studied at Saddam University For Islamic Studies Baghdad and received Bachelor in Arabic Language and Qur’anic Studies (Qur’an Science) (with honours) in 1999. Later, continued his studies at the same university for Master Degree of Tafsir and Qur’an Science and graduated Master in 2002.. Area of specialization is Syntax ,Grammar Arabic, Qur’anic Science especially (Tafsir al-Qur’an) . Has been teaching at the University of Malaya since 2009 .Before this he teaching at Kolej Universiti Islam Melaka since 2003. Authored four books at Arabic Language Moduls For Kolej Universiti Islam Melaka and University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur and edited two famous books of Hadis Nabawi Riyadus Al-Salihin and Mukhtasar Sahih Muslim and others books ( Pelbagai Jenis Solat untuk Mengatasi Masalah Hidup,Kesalahan Sedekah yang Membuatku Tidak Kaya and Ramalan-Ramalan Rasulullah s.a.w yang Mula Menjadi Kenyataan). The latest edited is Mukhtasar Sahih Muslim written by Imam Al-Munziri 2012, will be publishing by Hidayah Publication Kuala Lumpur . Served as consultant and preacher on Shariah and Arabic Language at many institutions goverment and private like Jabatan Agama Islam Melaka,(JAIM),Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi Mara,(KKTM),Kolej Universiti Islam Melaka(KUIM) ,Pusrawi Hospital ,mosques at Kuala Lumpur and others .He also a panel of Islamic Terminology and Nomenclature SIRIM Berhad  Work Group since 2009 until now. He also a moderator of Islamic Grand Forums with famous panelist  likes  Dato' Abu Hasan Din al-Hafiz,Dato' Hj Hassan Mahmud al-Hafiz, Datuk Dr. Zahazan Muhammad and others .Born in 1973 and married to Noor Mudhir Abdullah , with five children (four daughters(Maryam,Amani & Minnah dan Hanan) and a boy (Anas).