Profesor Dr. Mohd Fauzi Hamat, dilahirkan pada 08 Ogos 1969 di Kampung Banggol Setol, Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Malaysia dan telah berkahwin dengan Puan Nurilhuda Haji Endut serta dikurniakan empat orang cahaya mata (dua lelaki dan dua perempuan). Mendapat pendidikan rendah dan menengah di Sekolah Menengah Arab, Khairiah, Banggol Setol, Pasir Mas, Kelantan (1975-1983), kemudian menyambung pengajian ke Kolej Ugama Sultan Zainal Abidin (KUSZA), Kuala Terengganu (1987-1990) dan memperolehi Diploma Pengajian Islam (Usuluddin). Selepas itu, menyambung pengajian ke Universiti al-Azhar dalam bidang Pengajian Islam dan Bahasa Arab (1991-1992) di Kulliyah al-Dirasat al-Islamiyyah wa al-Arabiyyah. Selepas pulang ke tanah air, beliau berkhidmat sebagai Guru Sandaran di Sekolah Menengah Ugama (Arab) Banggol Kulim, Rantau Panjang, Kelantan. Kemudian, berkhidmat sebagai Tutor di Fakulti Usuluddin, Akademi Islam, Universiti Malaya (sekarang dikenali sebagai Akademi Pengajian Islam) dan memperolehi Ijazah Sarjana Usuluddin (Falsafah Islam) (1997) dan PhD (Falsafah Islam) (2002) daripada Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Beliau dilantik sebagai Pensyarah pada tahun 2002, kemudian dinaikkan pangkat sebagai Pensyarah Kanan pada tahun 2006, Profesor Madya pada tahun 2007 dan Profesor pada tahun 2022. Pernah dilantik sebagai Pengarah/Dekan Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya (30.8.2021-31.12.2024), Pemangku Pengarah, Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (1.4.2021-29.8.2021), Timbalan Pengarah (Ijazah Tinggi), Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya (2016-2021), Ketua Jabatan Akidah dan Pemikiran Islam, Akademi Pengajian Islam, UM (2006-2009 & 2010-2012), Ahli Jawatankuasa Rayuan Universiti (2020), Pengurus Jurnal Usuluddin (2003-2006) dan Ketua Editor Jurnal AFKAR (2006-2009 & 2010-2012), Ketua Unit Perundingan Islam (2003-2006) dan Penyelaras Program Pengajian Islam (2003-2006). Pernah menjadi felo penyelidik di Georgtown University, Washington DC (2001), University of Paris 7, Paris (2009) dan Leiden University, The Netherlands (2010). Dari segi khidmat perundingan, beliau  dilantik sebagai Ahli Jawatankuasa Dilantik Majlis Raja-Raja Muzakarah Majlis Kebangsaan Bagi Hal Ehwal Ugama Islam Malaysia (MKI) (2017-2022), Ahli Panel Pakar Akidah JAKIM (2013-2021), Panel Kajian Akidah Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) (2005-2013), Ahli Panel Penasihat Pembangunan Hal Ehwal Islam (2020-2022), Ahli Panel Deradikalisasi, Kementerian Dalam Negeri (2017-2019), Pakar Rujuk Bagi Kes-Kes Keganasan Yang Disiasat Di Bawah Akta Kesalahan Keselamatan (langkah-Langkah Khas) 2012 (2018-Kini), Ahli Lajnah Pengawalseliaan Pengamal Pengubatan Islam, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (2018-2023), Ahli Lembaga Pengarah Darul Quran Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) (2021-2024), Ahli Lembaga Institut Kemahiran Islam Malaysia Sarawak (IKMAS), Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (2021-2023),  Ahli Jawatankuasa Fatwa Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang (2012-2023), Ahli Jawatankuasa Perundingan Hukum Syarak Wilayah Persekutuan (2023-2025), Ahli Jawatankuasa Pengawalan Akidah, Majlis Agama Islam Selangor (MAIS) (2009-2014) & (2018-2023), Panel Jawatankuasa Semakan Kurikulum Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM), Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia, Penilai Luar Program Usuluddin, Fakulti Pengajian Islam Kontemporari, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UnISZA), Kuala Terengganu (2009-2012) dan lain-lain lagi. Dari segi penglibatan dalam aktiviti luar, pernah menjadi Pengerusi Persatuan Ibubapa dan Guru (PIBG), SMKA Maahad Hamidiah, Kajang Selangor (2011-2013), AJK PIBG Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah, Kelang (2011-2013) dan Timbalan Nazir (Pengerusi) Masjid Bandar Bukit Puchong, Selangor (2009-2012).   Pernah menerbitkan beberapa buku ilmiah dan makalah dalam beberapa jurnal ilmiah  peringkat kebangsaan dan antarabangsa. Kebanyakan bukunya diterbitkan oleh Penerbit Universiti Malaya seperti Akidah dan Pembangunan Modal Insan (2012), al-Asma’ al-Husna dan Modal Insan (2011), Pengajian Islam di Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam Malaysia (eds) (2007) dan Ketokohan al-Ghazzali di bidang Logik (2005). Kini bertugas sebagai Pengarah Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya mulai 30.8.2021 hingga 31.12.2024. Pernah menjadi Pengurus Kualiti, Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya pada tahun 2016-2017. Beliau juga pernah berkhidmat di Brunei sebagai Profesor Madya Kunjungan di Fakulti Usuluddin, Kolej Universiti Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan (2012-2014).           

Faisal Ahmad Shah, is a Professor at the Department of Qur’an and Hadith Academy of Islamic Studies University of Malaya. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from the Faculty of Hadith at the Islamic University of Medina, Saudi Arabia in 1996, and later pursued his Master's Degree in Islamic Studies (Al-Quran and Sunnah Studies) at the National University of Malaysia (UKM). Subsequently, he undertook his Ph.D. studies at the University of Malaya (UM) and successfully completing his doctoral program in 2007. His Ph.D. thesis titled "The Hadith Methodology of Shaikh al-Marbawi in the book of Bahr al-Madhi" delves into the works of Shaikh al-Marbawi, a renowned hadith scholar in the Malay Archipelago (Nusantara), within his book Bahr al-Madhi, published in twenty-two volumes. Dr. Faisal is actively engaged in extensive research within the field of hadith. He has played a key role in major research projects, including the translation of al-Kutub al-Sittah, funded  from various university grants such as University Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, and Ngo's like Athar Foundation. Moreover, he has contributed to the research project titled "Smart Phone Applications – Check Before Spread" at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, which received a substantial research allocation of RM458,963. Notably, Dr. Faisal's research endeavors transcend Malaysia, as he had the opportunity to join the Courant Research Center "Education and Religion" at George August University Gottingen, Germany, as a Visiting Scholar for four months in 2014. Additionally, in June 2022, he served as a visiting scholar at Istanbul University, Turkey, where he had valuable interactions and discussions with Turkish scholars specializing in hadith, including Prof. Dr. Bekir Kuzudisli from Istanbul University and Professor Dr. Serdar Demirel from Ibn Haldun University. Dr. Faisal is distinguished as the only Malaysian hadith scholar who is a member of the International Association of Hadith Scholars based in Baghdad, Iraq. Due to his extensive experience and knowledge, he holds editorial positions in several international journals, such as Jurnal Riwayah, Journal of Quran and Hadith Studies from Indonesia, and Journal of Al-Ulum al-Islamiyyah from Al-Iraqiyya University. Furthermore, he is actively involved in the academic community, serving as an academic advisor for various hadith studies programs, including those at al-Madinah International  University, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kolej Universiti Islam Perlis, Universiti Islam Selangor, and Universiti Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah. He also had served as an associate research fellow at the Institute of Hadith Studies (Inhad) and as a Committee Member of Lajnah Irsyad MAIWP and Lajnah Ma'alim al-Sunan li Dirasati al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyah (MAIWP) During his tenure at Universiti Malaya, Dr. Faisal has demonstrated his commitment to mentoring and academic supervision. He has successfully supervised a total of 77 students at the Ph.D. and Masters levels, with 18 students completing their Ph.D. degrees and 29 students achieving their master's degrees. Aside from his research contributions, Dr. Faisal has a keen interest in writing, having published numerous articles and books. It is noteworthy that he had published 19 articles indexed by Scopus and 39 academic books, with 19 of them published by MAPIM (Majlis Ilmiah Publishing Malaysia). Some of his notable book titles include "Understanding 'Ulum al-Hadith Through Infographic Sanad," "Harmonizing the Difference in Hadith," "Weak and False Hadith and Its Application in Malaysia," and "Accurate Methods In Understanding Hadith."  

Nader Ghaffari Khaligh received his Ph.D. in Organic chemistry from the University of Guilan, Iran, in 2013. Since 2015 he has worked as a researcher at the Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Center, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. His publications, including papers, reviews, and mini-reviews, are focused on heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis, sustainable chemistry, green chemistry, energy, synthesis of heterocycles, and multi-task reagents. ‎ He has been elected as World's Top 2% Scientist Career-Long Citation ‎Impact and World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. He received a Chinese Chemical Letter Excellent Paper in 2017 and the Best Research Award in International Research Award on Oncology, Cancer Research in 2022, the Advanced Materials Award in 2024, and the Green Materials Prize in 2024. He is the executive editor, section editor, and associate editor of three international journals. He is a member of the editorial board of several international journals.