Currently is a Professor at Shariah and Law Department, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Studied at University of Malaya. Received Bachelor of Shariah (Islamic Law) (first class honours) in 1987 from University of Malaya. Later, went to London to receive further training at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and obtained LL.M in 1989 and PhD in 1996. Area of specialization is Islamic law of transactions and property, contemporary issues of fatwa and Shariah courts in Malaysia. Has been teaching at the University of Malaya since 1987 both at postgraduate and undergraduate levels. Awarded a number of governmental and international research fund with the accumulative amount of RM600,000. Has successfully supervised more than 30 postgraduate thesis and dissertations. Written and presented more than 100 articles and papers in journals and conference both locally and internationally. Authored and edited six books. Served as consultant and adviser on Shariah matters to several Banks and financial institutions in Malaysia and Singapore. Currently served as Chairman of the Shariah Supervisory Council for Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (BIMB) and Amanah Raya Berhad. Qualified Shariah Legal Counsel in the Federal Territory Shariah Courts. Appointed as visiting lecturer at Religious Department, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand in 2001, awarded as visiting research associate at Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, UK in 2005, visiting fellow at Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London in 2006, visiting scholar at the Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA in 2011, Ankara Social Sciences University, Universitas Islam Negeri Jakarta and Soka University Japan in 2019 respectively. Hold various administrative posts at University of Malaya as Head of Shariah and Law Department 1997-1999, Deputy Director for Research and Development, Academy of Islamic Studies 2005-2006 and Director of Academy of Islamic Studies 2006-2011. Involved in curricula development, design and monitoring of Islamic Shariah Higher Degrees at University and national level as Senate Member of the University, member of the national accreditation committee of Malaysia Qualification Agency (MQA) 2010-2019, auditor and panel assessor for the same agency since 1997. Conferred DSDK by His Majesty the Sultan of Kedah which carries the title Dato' in the conjunction of His Highness 88th birthday on 17th January 2016 for excellent and loyal service. Born in 1962 in Kedah and married to Raihanah Abdullah, with four children (three boys and a daughter) and two grandchildren.

  Chen Chen is a Professor at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya. She is also the Founder and CTO of IOMInsight Sdn Bhd, a spin-off company from Universiti Malaya Centre of Innovation and Enterprise focusing on developing Economic System modeling for scenario analyses involving 62 countries and 35 economic sectors. With over 9 years of experience in consultancy work with government and private agencies, such as PwC, ILO, EPU (currently known as the Ministry of Economy), MOHR (currently known as KESUMA),MASTIC, CIDB, SOSCO, WorldBank, JPAL, PE Research Sdn Bhd and etc), she also actively involved in research collaboration work with the University of Pennsylvania, World Bank, Harvard University, J-PAL, Singapore Food Agency and local/international Universities/Institutions. She has contributed to research and book publications, facilitate learning and programme development, and foster professional growth together with the stakeholders of the University.  

Professor Dr Puteri Shafinaz Abdul Rahman received her tertiary education at the University of Malaya and was awarded a prestigious Split-Site Doctoral Scholarship by the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Commission (United Kingdom) to pursue her PhD in Proteomics jointly at Nottingham Trent University and the University of Malaya. She completed her PhD in 2007 and subsequently joined the Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, where she now serves as the Head of Department. She is also a founding member and current Director of the Universiti Malaya Centre for Proteomic Research (UMCPR). Across her academic career, Dr Puteri has secured more than RM 14.5 million in research funding as Principal Investigator and in collaborative roles. She has supervised 8 Master's and 8 PhD candidates to completion, and she currently mentors 7 PhD and 3 Master's students. She previously led the Unit for Central Research Laboratories, which is the Faculty of Medicine’s designated facility for state-of-the-art proteomics, genomics, and analytical research infrastructure for 15 years (2008–2023). She has also held several administrative appointments under the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) portfolio, including Deputy Dean of the Innovative Technology Research Cluster (2015–2018), Deputy Dean of the Frontiers of the Natural World Research Cluster (2019–2021), and Coordinator of the Research Project Monitoring Section at the Research Management Centre, Universiti Malaya (2022–2024). In addition to her university leadership roles, Dr Puteri serves as a Board Director of the Malaysian Lactation Educators & Support Association (MyLESA), where she contributes to national efforts in advancing breastfeeding education, maternal–infant health advocacy, and evidence-based lactation support.  As a molecular biologist and proteomic scientist, Dr Puteri’s primary expertise lies in comparative proteomics. Her research group utilises mass spectrometry–based platforms to interrogate protein expression patterns across biological states, enabling the identification of dysregulated proteins and molecular pathways in cancers such as gynaecological malignancies, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and bone tumours. Her work in cancer proteomics was recognised with the Merck Young Scientist Award (First Prize) in 2008. Her research portfolio also encompasses natural products and herbal medicine, where proteomics is applied to elucidate the mechanisms underlying bioactive compounds with anticancer, antimicrobial, or immunomodulatory potential. Over the last decade, her work has extended into the molecular characterisation of human milk, particularly proteins associated with the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) and soluble fraction across human, bovine, and caprine species. Her current research examines the proteome, metabolome, and circadian biology of human milk from early lactation through 24 months postpartum, with a particular interest in how maternal metabolic conditions, including gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), influence milk composition. Central to this body of work is the emerging conceptualisation of breast milk as a biologically intelligent system- a dynamic, adaptive fluid shaped by evolution, developmental timing, and maternal physiology. Dr Puteri’s studies aim to unravel how bioactive milk constituents modulate infant immune protection, metabolic programming, and neurodevelopment, and how milk may undergo functional reprogramming or adaptive prioritisation under maternal metabolic stress.